Sacra Folium Law of Sines Toro Gordo (6 1/2 x 52)

Video review HERE.

(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)

At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, a new company called Sacra Folium Cigar Company made its debut. The company is ambitiously starting with five new cigar blends. Given pending FDA regulations taking place on August 8th (2016) will require all new blends to go through an regulatory approval process, it isn’t too much of a surprise a new company is going in with a large number of blends.

Sacra Folium was founded by Boris Grossman. Grossman used to work on Wall Street, but in 2008 Grossman left to found Matador Cigars. Today Matador Cigars has several retail locations. Like many retail owners, Grossman has now decided to venture into the world of brand owner.

To make his blends, Grossman turned to Fabrica de Tobaccos Raices Cubanas where is is working with  Hugo Endemano to make his blends.

Law of Sines

Wrapper Corojo 99 Viso/Seco Jalapa Nicaragua

Binder Corojo 99 Viso Esteli, Criollo 98 Seco Honduras

Filer: Criollo 98 Ligero Honduras, Criollo 98 Ligero Esteli, Corojo Honduras

Country of Origin: Honduras (Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L)

Robusto: 5 x 50

Corona Gorda: 6 x 48

Toro Gordo: 6 1/2 x 52

I absolutely love the name of this company. Sacra Folium actually means Sacred Leaves. The cigar is quite dense feeling and has a nice feel in the hand. It should translate into a long burn time.

The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were a somewhat tangy citrus/cedar, orange peel, brown sugar, caramel, quite a bit of cinnamon, light nutmeg, and a light earthy black coffee base. There was nice black pepper which I rated at a 7 to 7 1/2. 

At the first third (36 minutes) the flavors are very much like I described initially but they have blossomed! The cigar is now very sweet. The citrus/cedar has the accent on the citrus; orange citrus. The orange peel is still there. There is plenty of brown sugar and caramel giving the cigar added sweetness. The cinnamon is quite nice. The nutmeg is subtle. The black coffee makes a nice base but it does not call a lot of attention to itself. The black pepper remains good but it has toned down a bit; around a 7, probably due to the elevated sweetness. The finish is nutmeg, a little cream, and a touch of caramel with a decent amount of lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. The cigar is very good with the blossomed front end flavors. I rated the first third at 93.

At the second third (1 hour 19 minutes) the flavors are just like they were in the first third except the sweetness has decreased by about 5%. The extreme sweetness is now just "pretty darn sweet". The cigar is still medium bodied and the finish is unchanged. With the slight lowering of overall sweetness lowered the score to 92.

The cigar lasted an amazing 1 hour 56 minutes! That's called getting your money's worth. In the final third the flavors were very close to what they were in the second third. Primarily you have a nice, sweet orange citrus with undertones of cedar, lots of brown sugar and caramel, lots of cinnamon, subtle nutmeg, and a somewhat subtle black coffee base. I also got subtle notes of tart apple. The black pepper remained good at 7. The finish was unchanged. The cigar reached medium to full bodied in the final third. This is quite a good cigar that was new to me before smoking it. I purchased these at Smallbatchcigar.com over a month ago so they have been resting nicely every since. I would put these on the must-try list. I rated the final third at 92.

Overall Score: 92.33