Video review HERE.
(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
Early this year, Brown and Emilio Cigars’ brand owner Scott Zucca announced a collaborative partnership between their brands. The two brands were already being distributed by Zucca’s Boutiques Unified distribution company. Under the agreement branding and marketing of Emilio would now be handled by Black Label Trading Company and all Emilio cigar production would be moved to Fabrica Oveja Negra. Prior to the partnership, the waters of such an arrangement were tested out when Emilio reintroduced the Grimalkin line.
Like the original releases, the AF1 will feature a San Andres Maduro wrapper and the AF2 will feature an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. The AF1 will be available in three sizes (Robusto, Toro, and Grand Toro) while the AF2 will be available in four sizes (Corona, Robusto, Toro, Grand Toro). Both the AF1 and AF2 will be presented in 20-count boxes.
Blend Info:
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan Habano
Filler: Nicaragua
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Fabrica Oveja Negra
Vitolas available:
Corona: 5 1/2 x 42 (MSRP $8.50/cigar)
Robusto: 5 x 50 (MSRP $9.00/cigar)
Toro: 6 x 50 (MSRP $9.50/cigar) REVIEWED TODAY
Grand Toro: 6 x 58 (MSRP $10.00/cigar)
The cigar is a medium brown and has a rather light to average feel in the hand.
The test draw after the cutting the cap was effortless which concerned me as it may mean the cigar is loosely packed and may get soft. The initial flavors at light up were a sweet cedar, brown sugar, cinnamon, creamy nutmeg, light leather, and a black coffee base. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. The cigar produced a lot of smoke. At the outset the cigar comes across as medium bodied. The cigar had a nice start but rather unremarkable.
At the first third (26 minutes) I noticed the cigar had soft spots. If you remember I noted at the outset that the cigar had a light feel and it also had an effortless draw. The flavors are just like initially described and the cigar is in balance. The finish is nutmeg and brown sugar with nice lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied at this point. The flavors continue to be nice but unremarkable. It's sort of an average Nicaraguan cigar. I rated the first third at 89.
At the second third (50 minutes) the nutmeg was elevated. It's also a creamy, toasted nutmeg. The other notes are somewhat subdued. The cigar is now a low grade medium to full bodied. The black pepper remains good on both ends. The cigar continues to be a good, basic Nicaraguan cigar. With the slight elevation in nutmeg I lowered the score to 88.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 8 minutes. A rather short time for a toro. This cigar makes a lot of smoke. The flavor notes continued on the same track as previously described. The sweetness is slightly subdued with an elevated creamy, toasted nutmeg. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. Even with the elevated nutmeg the cigar still has nice sweetness but it's slightly subdued from what it was initially. This has been a good cigar, albeit unremarkable. By that I mean nothing stands out. It doesn't have the wow factor. I rated the final third at 87.
Overall Score: 88
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