Micallef

Grande Bold Mata Fina

Has a light hay and dried fruit sweetness from the wrapper and foot. Cold draw is also light with hay and tobacco sweetness. Has a mild pepper and leather on the lips. First draw is earthy dry hay with a cocoa bitterness and mild pepper on the retrohale. Into the first third it holds the earthy dry hay but the cocoa develops a more dark chocolate flavor and an aged leather note comes in. The retrohale holds the pepper as well but all notes are subdued and well balanced. Rounding out the firs tand starting the second third a smoky nutty note and a coffee with cream note. The flavor intensity picks up a bit but is still very smooth. Smoke has a subtle floral aroma. Final third has little change other than the pepper picks up. Overall a solid stick had a couple burn issues.

Fantastic smoke. Only reason it's not a perfect score is because I had to touch-up the burn one time. Otherwise it had a smooth flavor and no harsh notes on the retrohale. A very slight sweetness to the cigar. Cigar developed spicy notes on the tongue going into the final third. Only other problem was the cigar smoked way faster than it should have. But I blame that on the cigar lounge. Their air handling system was so strong that the cigar continued to smoke, even when I didn't draw on it. Overall an excellent cigar and definitely on my smoke again list.