(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
The year 2019 has proven to be very busy for Riste Ristevski and his company Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. It has seen the company introduce four blends into the market. Two of the blends are from the much talked about CBD-infused JSK Nuggs line. The other line is also a two blend line known as Tyrannical Buc. With Tyrannical Buc, Ristevski decided to introduce a line intended to be a powerhouse line with both a Maduro and a Connecticut Shade wrapper option using what he describes as a “double ligero.”
The name “Tyrannical Buc” is fitting for this cigar. When Tyrannical Buc was announced, the name Tyrannical was described as: 1) exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way 2) characteristic of tyranny; oppressive and controlling. The “Tyrannical” part of the name is attributed to the power and boldness of the Tyrannical Buc blend. The company says “The Tyrannical Buc introduces brothers and sisters of the leaf to a style of power so intoxicating, it is guaranteed to rule even the most independent of palates.” As for the Buc part, it’s a nickname of Ristevski’s.
Blend and Origin
In addition to the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, the Tyrannical Buc Maduro consists of Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler. Production is handled out of the Tabacalera de Aragon, a boutique factory in Estelí, Nicaragua where JSK moved production almost two years ago.
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaraguan (Jalapa)
Filler: Nicaraguan (Condega and Estelí), Pennsylvania
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacalera de Aragon
Vitolas Offered
Both the Tyrannical Buc Maduro and Connecticut offerings are available in the same four sizes. Each is packaged in 15-count boxes.
Magnum: 4 x 48
Generosos: 5 1/2 x 40
Golem Buc: 5 1/2 x 60
Dobles: 6 1/2 x 50 REVIEWED TODAY
The cigar is very well made and the wrapper is oily. The cigar has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were sweet chocolate, orange peel, brown sugar, a thick, pasty nutmeg, and a lot of black coffee. There was very nice black pepper rated at 8. At 1/2 inch in the brown sugar starting coming out more. Nice start.
At the first third (32 minutes) the ash was still intact. The flavors are about like the cigar started but now there are cinnamon notes. The pepper in this cigar is very good. It's intense but smooth. There are a lot of dark flavors in this cigar but it has nice sweetness. The cigar is medium to full bodied at this point. The orange peel is a little subdued due to the elevated brown sugar. The finish is chocolate and nutmeg with nice lingering black pepper. I rated the first third 95.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 15 minutes) the sweetness dipped and the darker notes elevated. The cigar is now full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The black pepper remains very good. With the sweetness dip I rated the second third 93.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 40 minutes. In the final third the sweetness made somewhat of a resurgence. Not quite to the level of the first third but better than the second. The cigar remains full bodied. The finish was unchanged. I raised the final third score to 94.
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