Video review HERE.
(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
For those who were waiting for Steve Saka to release his first Connecticut Shade cigar, the wait is over. However, for those who were expecting a new-age Connecticut cigar in the mold of the bold cigars Saka is known for, that will not be the case.
According to Saka, he was looking for a blend that “reminded me of those blends I was smoking in the 80s and very early 90s.” Sobremesa Brûlée is described by Saka as a cigar that captured that sentiment that he had when he first started smoking cigars.
In a day when we hear about many Connecticut Shade cigars not being “your father or grandfather’s Connecticut”, Saka says “this is exactly what your father and grandfather’s Connecticut was like.”. It’s a mild plus cigar that he says is creamier and more flavorful than the new age Connecticut Shade cigars.
The Sobremesa Brûlée will be available in three traditional sizes –
Robusto (5 1/4 x 52)
Toro (6 x 52) REVIEWED TODAY
Gordo (6 1/4 x 60)
Each will be packaged in 13 count boxes.
Blend info:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut shade G2BW wrapper
Binder: Mexican Matacapan negro de temporal binder
Filler: Nicaraguan
The cigar is golden in color and has a pretty good feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were a nice, sweet orange citrus/cedar combination, brown sugar, cinnamon, creamy nutmeg, and black coffee. The cream that is noticed is actually combined into the heavy nutmeg making it a creamy nutmeg. There is quite a bit of black coffee in the cigar also. There was a nice amount of black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Nice start. The cigar is sweet but it has a thick creamy nutmeg at the outset.
At the first third (25 minutes) the thick nutmeg has toned down to a normal, manageable amount. The cream notes are coming through nicely. The front end main flavor is now a nice, sweet orange citrus. It's very nice. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is citrus, cream, and brown sugar and some decent lingering black pepper. The cigar is nice and sweet. I rated the first third at 92.
At the second third (51 minutes) an amazing thing happened. The flavors took off! Finally a cigar where the second third actually improved. There is a very nice, sweet, orange citrus, brown sugar, cinnamon, cream, nutmeg, and black coffee. The cream and nutmeg are not overdone. They are in the perfect amount. The cigar is very sweet and somewhat rich. The pepper is very good on both ends. The finish is a toasted cream, nutmeg, citrus, and a little brown sugar. The lingering black pepper is up on the finish. The cigar has ramped up. I rated the score in the second third at 94. The cigar jumped 2 points. I believe that's a first for me. 
The cigar lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. Here in the final third the cigar dropped back to about the way it was in the first third. But the takeaway from this review is the midpoint had the score jump 2 points. It's really, really good in the middle stages. The first and final third aren't bad. In fact, they're pretty good but it's noteworthy that the midpoint is the highlight. The cigar remained medium bodied and the finish was unchanged. This would definitely make a great morning cigar because it has great flavors and it's not too powerful. A very good cigar. I rated the final third at 92.
Overall Score: 92.67
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