Chicamocha cigar band
- Length: 7 inches
- Ring Gauge: 48
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
- Binder: Colombian
- Filler: Colombian
The Chicamocha comes from Colombia via its distributor, Route 45 Cigars. While the cigar band says Colombian Puro, it’s really not. After a little research, I found that the wrapper is Ecuadorian Connecticut.
As I have come to expect with Colombian cigars, the cylindrical cellophane which protects the top, is truly a tube shape with an open top. This seems to be common on Colombian cigars.
The cigar has a tan colored natural wrapper and a well formed cap, There was some “give” along the body of the cigar. Just below the cap, the cigar felt “spongy”. There were a few prominent veins visible.
The wrapper and foot aroma consisted of sweet tobacco.
The pre-light draw was easy with just the right amount of resistance. I perceived more tobacco flavor coming from pre-light draw.
Once lit, there was a prominent spice sensation while exhaling through my nose.
The cigar had a good, even burn. There was a medium amount of smoke volume at the beginning; much greater smoke was produced at the halfway point.
The profile of this Chicamocha was mostly a tobacco flavor through the first two thirds with some coffee/mocha notes in the last third.
The last third really made this cigar enjoyable for me. I was concerned that this was going to be a very one dimensional cigar and was greatly surprised when the profile started to change. This has been one of the better Colombian cigars I have sampled.
Overall, I consider this a medium strength, mild bodied cigar.
Disclosure: This cigar was given to me to sample for review purposes.
Comments
Wow, that sounds pretty good. I don't think I've ever had a Colombian cigar before.
That's a cool name cigar.
Say that ten times in a row, lol. Thanks for a nice article.
I never could understand the term "sweet tobacco"
thanks for the great info
No building photos? C'mon Tom, I depend on you!!! Sheesh...
I never thought about cigars as being so sophisticated sounding.
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