Murcielago cigar band
- Length: 6 inches
- Ring Gauge: 50
- Wrapper: Mexican Maduro
- Binder: Mexican
- Filler: Nicaraguan
Murcielago, "The Bat" in Spanish, is the latest offering from Espinosa y Ortega. The Murcielago is manufactured by Pepin Garcia for EyO.
The Toro vitola has a box press shape that looked good and felt firm to the touch. The dark maduro wrapper had a slight sheen that added to its attractivness. Looking over the cigar, it had a well formed cap and a few veins. The wrapper gave off a dirt and hat aroma and from the foot, I could smell a faint grassy aroma.
After clipping the cap, the pre-light draw was very easy. I could taste a tartness on my lips from the wrapper.
Once the cigar was lit, the first few puffs made my tongue tingle. There was a big spice sensation on the exhale for about the first half inch. The cigar produced a great amount of smoke that had a thick mouthfeel. For the first third, the main flavor was cedar with a spicey aftertaste.
The ash was light gray with black stripes. It held onto for about an inch and a half before it fell off.
As I got into the second third of the Murcielago, the cigar began to smooth out a little. The smoke still tingled my tongue but to a lesser degree. In addition to the cedar flavor, I could taste some wood and also a sweetness on the finish.
I enjoyed this cigar very much. It was not your run of the mill maduro. This is a great cigar if you are looking for a change of pace.
The Murcielago Toro comes in boxes of 20 and sells for around $8 per cigar.
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Comments
The correct website address for the Murcilago cigars, and others by Erik and Eddie, is:
unitedtobaccoinc not just unitedtobacco.
You are correct! That's what I get for trying to link by memory.
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