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Cubariqueño Cigar Co. announced the release of the Protocol Jane Doe, a follow up to the quick selling John Doe. The John Doe is now a unicorn. John and Jane Doe are the names given to unidentified persons. Males are given John Doe and females are given Jane Doe. The cigars are packaged in 10 count white paper bundles and no information is known on the blend. This project is a Limited Edition with an undisclosed amount of bundles.
The cigars were produced at LaZona in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Wrapper- Unknown
Binder- Unknown
Filler- Unknown
Size- 6x52 Toro Box Press
Bundles of 10.
The cigar is a sharp box press and has an average feel in the hand.
These cigars have been resting a little over a month since I received my bundle of 10. The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were a very pronounced orange citrus with a ton of cinnamon. One of the highest amounts of cinnamon I've ever had in a cigar. There was also quite a bit of brown sugar with a very thick, creamy nutmeg. The cigar had a nice black coffee base. There was a large amount of black pepper which I rated at an 8. The cigar is very sweet but the thick, creamy nutmeg holds it down as much as it can.
At the first third (25 minutes) I am still impressed by the high amount of cinnamon in this cigar. The orange citrus is very sweet. The brown sugar has increased. The nutmeg has toned down a bit. The black coffee is unchanged. This is another cigar that is right up my alley. The black pepper remains very good; between 7 1/2 and 8. The finish is orange citrus, nutmeg, and a touch of cream with nice lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied leaning toward medium to full. The cigar is fantastic at this point. I rated the first third at 95.
At the second third (52 minutes) I noted some changes. The intense orange citrus was toned down. While the brown sugar was still very good the cinnamon was also toned down. The nutmeg is now more of a toasted nutmeg and was slightly elevated. The black coffee was also a little elevated. These changes did not overly hurt the cigar but they did affect the second third score. The cigar is still nice and sweet but you will notice these changes. The finish has a little more nutmeg to go along with the citrus and light cream. There is more lingering black pepper. The cigar is now medium to full bodied. With the minor changes I lowered the second third score to 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 15 minutes. The final third pretty much mirrored the second third. Not much, if anything changed except in the final stages I got a small amount of sweet, raw almond in the front end mix. The cigar remained medium to full bodied. The finish was unchanged. This was a very good cigar and the only bad thing to say is there are no more. I was luck enough to get a bundle of 10 to enjoy. The month rest did these cigars a world of good. Very impressive cigar from Protocol. I held the score of 94 for the final third. 
Overall Score: 94.33
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