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(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced a new line under its Macanudo line known as Heritage Nuevo. It’s a limited release line that Macanudo describes as a “bold, multi-year” project that will involve taking some of Macanudo’s most popular brands and remaking them with unique tobaccos.
The first release of the Macanudo Heritage Nuevo was based on the Café blend but replaces the U.S. Connecticut Shade wrapper with an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper cultivated by an independent grower in Ecuador’s Los Rios province. The blend also features a Mexican binder over Mexican and Dominican fillers. The cigar is available in three sizes: Robusto, Toro, and Churchill – each packaged in ten-count boxes.
“Macanudo Heritage Nuevo gives us the opportunity to juxtapose the brand’s most enduring heritage blends with a modern reinterpretation that features the emerging tobaccos of today. We believe that Macanudo Heritage Nuevo will awaken a new dialogue among seasoned Macanudo smokers, while giving others a reason to awaken their passion for the perennially top-selling brand,” said Steve Abbot, senior brand manager for Macanudo in a press release concurrent to the IPCPR Trade Show.
Blend and Origin
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
Binder: Mexican San Andres
Filler: Dominican (Piloto Cubano), Mexican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: General Cigar Dominicana
Vitolas Offered
Robusto: 5 x 50 (SRP $12.99/cigar REVIEWED TODAY
Toro: 6 x 52 (SRP $13.99/cigar)
Churchill: 7 x 50 (SRP $14.99/cigars)
The cigar is a very light Connecticut shade and it has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were cedar, brown sugar, cream, a touch of chocolate, and black coffee. There was black pepper noted at 7 1/2. A nice sweet start. While there are cream and chocolate notes there are more cream notes than chocolate.
At the first third (21 minutes) the cigar is a basic, sweet, cigar with nice notes. The flavor notes are just like I previously described but the most surprising thing is the cigar is medium bodied. I expected something mild. It seems to be a step up from the basic Macanudo. The finish is one of cedar and brown sugar with some nice lingering black pepper. I would suggest you have a very clean palate and go very slowly to get the best flavors. While the cigar has basic flavors and nothing really jumps out I rated the first third at 88.
As I moved through the second third (41 minutes) there was a little more brown sugar. There are also some nice cinnamon notes. The chocolate notes are quite small but detectable. The finish is unchanged. I was a little surprised that the cigar moved up to medium to full bodied. The cigar got a little better in the second third. I raised the score to 89.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 2 minutes. About what I expected. Nothing much changed in the final third but I noted some earthiness popping up in the mix. Believe it or not, the cigar reached full bodied. This may be the most surprising thing about the cigar. The finish is unchanged but there are also some earthy notes on it also with a touch of black coffee. The lingering black pepper is pretty good. This was a good, basic flavored cigar with some nice power. While it's not something I tend to gravitate toward there is nothing wrong with the cigar. I did lower the score back to 88 with the entrance of earthiness. 
Overall Score: 88.33
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