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(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
For the first time since 2014, Drew Estate is bringing back its limited edition lancero size of its original Herrera Esteli brand. This time, it will be dubbed the Herrera Esteli Habano Edición Limitada Lancero and feature the line’s new name (Habano) and new packaging.
In a press release announcing the return of the Herrera Esteli Habano Edición Limitada Lancero, Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera commented, “The lancero is a notoriously difficult vitola to master both from a blending and rolling perspective. The same rollers who make the L40 are assigned to this special blend since they’re the best of the best. We took our time here at the factory when we decided to re-release this cigar so that every aspect from flavor to construction is perfection.”
The blend remains the same as the Herrera Esteli Habano Edición Limitada Lancero once again features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Honduran binder, and Nicaraguan fillers. The lancero measures 7 x 38. The Herrera Esteli Habano Edición Limitada Lancero is available only at Drew Diplomat Retailers in 15-count boxes with an MSRP of $186.96.
The cigar is quite typical for a lancero and has a typical feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were orange citrus, lots of brown sugar and cinnamon, light leather, and a light black coffee base. The black pepper, especially when you retrohale, is very good. I rated the pepper at an 8. Pretty good start.
At the first third (24 minutes) I noticed something that I would not expect from a quality cigar such as this; a mouse hole.
Very unusual but it sometimes happens. But, the flavors at this point are the nice, tangy citrus with a lot of deep brown sugar sweetness on the par of sweet caramel. There are still plenty of cinnamon notes, light leather, and a black coffee base. The finish is one of caramel and nice lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied at this point. The flavors are very good at this point. Lots of deep caramel sweetness. I rated the first third at 93.
At the second third (50 minutes) I lost some of the tangy citrus notes. It's more of a sweet cedar at this point. The caramel, leather and coffee are still the same. The strength is still medium bodied and the finish is unchanged. With the loss of tangy citrus I lowered the score to 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 15 minutes. About typical for a lancero. The citrus notes tried to make a resurgence but not to the level of the first third. If you notice I never said anything about nutmeg in this cigar. That's because I believe the light leather cloaked, or hid the nutmeg notes. I could detect slight amounts but not enough to mention. The cigar jumped to full bodied in the final third which surprised me a little. The finish was unchanged. This was another good cigar from Drew Estate and I am not letting the mouse hole detract from my scoring because I believe it was an anomaly. I rated the final third at 92. These cigars are on shelves now and can be purchased HERE.
Overall Score: 92.33
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