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(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)
In 2018 came word that Kristoff Cigars was bringing back a line called the Vengeance. The Vengeance was one of the earliest blends released by Kristoff and its company founder Glen Case. At the time Vengeance was released, Case’s company was known as Exclusive Brands. As the Kristoff-named brands became a bigger part of Case’s portfolio, a decision was made to rebrand the company Kristoff Cigars. In 2011, another decision was made to rebrand Vengeance as the GC Signature Series – where it remains a part of the portfolio this day. Now seven years later, the Vengeance is back – this time with a different blend. It’s also branded with the Kristoff name and is called Kristoff Vengeance. Today we take a closer look at the Kristoff Vengeance in the Toro size.
The original Vengeance and now Kristoff GC Signature Series features a Brazilian Maduro wrapper. Case and Kristoff Cigars are known for using a wide variety of tobaccos from around the world. One wrapper that Case had not previously worked with was Connecticut Broadleaf. The rebranded Kristoff Vengeance becomes the first Kristoff Cigar to feature this wrapper.
Blend and Origin
The Kristoff Vengeance isn’t just the original Vengeance or GC Signature Series with a new wrapper. It features an entirely new blend with tobaccos from four countries. The cigar is produced at the Charles Fairmorn factory in the Dominican Republic.
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Indonesian
Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic.
Factory: Charles Fairmorn
Vitolas Offered
The Kristoff Vengeance is available in four sizes. Each is presented in 20-count boxes.
Robusto: 5 x 50
Toro: 6 1/4 x 54 REVIEWED TODAY
6 x 60: 6 x 60
Perfecto: 6 1/2 x 60
The cigar is very dark, almost black. It features a pigtail cap.
The cigar has a very dense feel in the hand and a closed foot.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were an obvious dark chocolate with some sweetness and espresso. There were also notes of anise and nutmeg. There was black pepper rated at 7. Dark start with sweetness.
At the first third (34 minutes) the cigar is burning very evenly. There is still plenty of dark chocolate notes with some sweetness but the anise notes have dropped off. There are still lots of espresso notes. The nutmeg is quite manageable. I got hints of dry wood in the mix. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is a creamy nutmeg. It actually tastes like cream and nutmeg combined. There is pretty good black pepper. At this point the cigar is not quite as sweet as it was at light up. I rated the first third 90.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 3 minutes) the has not changed a lot. One thing that happened was the addition of light brown sugar notes. There are still a lot of dark chocolate and espresso notes. With so much dark notes the sweetness is at the minimum amount to be acceptable to me. The black pepper seems to be improving. The finish is dark chocolate and creamy nutmeg. The lingering black pepper is still good. Some of the creamy nutmeg is also on the front end. It's a very thick flavor. Almost like you could cut it with a knife. There is not a lot on the front end but it's in the mix. I maintained 90 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 31 minutes. Remember those light brown sugar notes in the second third? They slightly increased in the final third helping the sweetness of the cigar. The cigar is now medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I bumped the final third score to 91. This is what I would call a good basic maduro cigar.
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