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(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
Viaje Cigars has announced that the Viaje Super Shot, a short smoke reminiscent of a shotgun shell, will be making a return in 2019. The name for the Super Shot comes from Farkas’ interest in clay shooting. Farkas was hoping to create a short smoke to have while taking a break in between shooting. The line made its debut in 2012 with the Criollo blend. The Super Shot made a return in 2013 with both the Criollo and a Corojo blend. Since then, the Viaje Super Shot has returned with its original blend in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
As with the previous installments of the core Super Shot line, there are two vitolas. Each vitola is sized to represent the Shotgun shells – a 10 gauge (3 1/2 x 54) and a 12 gauge (3 1/4 x 52). The cigars will come in 25-count boxes looking like a Shotgun Shells box. As with all releases, the Viaje Super Shot 2018 is a small batch release. The cigars are currently en-route to retailers. Viaje has said the allocation to retailers resulted in a sell out of their inventory for this year.
Blend info:
Wrapper: Nicaraguan criollo 98
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitolas available:
10 ga. 3 1/2 x 54 (REVIEWED TODAY)
12 ga. 3 1/4 x 52
The cigar has a very oily wrapper with an absolutely closed foot.
There was no need to test draw the cigar with it's closed foot so I lit the cigar and gave the cigar a test draw. It drew well. The initial flavors at light up were a tangy orange citrus with brown sugar and cinnamon but immediately following the sweet flavors was a mountain of leather and black coffee with quite a bit of nutmeg bridging the sweeter flavors and the darker notes. There was a nice amount of black pepper which I rated at a 7 1/2 to 8. The cigar is quite dense so going slow will be the rule with this cigar for an even burn.
At the first third (21 minutes) the flavors settled down quite a bit. The overpowering leather and black coffee toned down and the sweeter notes went up bringing the cigar is somewhat of a balance. The cigar tastes pretty good at this point. The orange citrus, brown sugar, and cinnamon are quite nice. The flavors are bold and full flavored but the actual strength at this point is medium to full bodied. The finish has some citrus, nutmeg, and a nice lingering black pepper. Again, you must smoke this cigar slowly to get an even burn and get the best flavors. I rated the first third a 93.
At the second third (45 minutes) the flavors are changing. In the second third I lost a lot of the nice, tangy citrus, brown sugar, and cinnamon notes due to the rising leather, nutmeg, and black coffee. The pendulum started swinging back to the darker side. The cigar is very close to full bodied at this point. The finish has a lot more nutmeg now with a little brown sugar. The citrus notes are very decreased. The lingering black pepper is up. I rated the second third at 91.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 3 minutes. A rather long burn time for just a 3 1/2 inch cigar. The pendulum kept going on an upward trajectory with the sweeter notes but it didn't quite get to a point that I would raise the score. I maintained the score of 91 for the final third. The sweetness did rise a little. The cigar is full bodied. The flavors are nice but the cigar is a little heavy on leather, nutmeg, and black coffee. The finish is unchanged. This was a good cigar overall and you get a nice burn time for such a short vitola.
Overall Score: 91.67
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