Alec Bradley Cigars Black Market Esteli Torpedo
- Size: 6 1/2 x 52
- Strength: Medium to Full
#9 Cigar of the Year 2018!
I’ve noticed that many cigar enthusiasts know their favorite cigars come from Nicaragua, but the exact location remains a mystery. Since the term ‘black market’ alludes to things unidentified or shadowy, I felt compelled to bring Esteli, the cigar capital of Nicaragua, out of the shadows. Black Market Esteli pays homage to the importance of the city and every-thing it offers to cigar making.
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Scent:Got some honey sweetness.
Construction: Oily, smooth, toothy wrapper. Great construction, great burn, great draw, firm, and great tight ash.
First Third: Got chocolate and nutty flavors and a nice spice in the back of the throat. Coffee toward the end of the third.
Second Third: In the beginning I got a sweet tanginess that I could not articulate. Developed a sweetness and started to get smooth.
Final Third: smooth, lots of smoke, coffee, chocolate. A bit of bitterness but purging it helped get over that.