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(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)
Last year a company called Stallone Cigars made its debut at the 2020 PCA Trade Show. Stallone Cigars is a company founded by Tony Barrios, a cutting horse competitor. For several years, Stallone Cigars has been sold in the International (non-U.S.) market. At this year’s trade show, Stallone had planned to launch a six-blend line to the U.S. market known as the Cowboy Series. Earlier this summer, the company made some headlines by introducing industry veteran Todd Vance as its North American Vice President of Sales.
Production for the Cowboy Series comes from Guillermo Peña’s Tabacalera La Perla in Estelí, Nicaragua. Peña is best known for handling production for Paul Stulac Cigars. Barrios has brought a horse theme to his brand. The name Stallone is Italian for stallion. In addition, the Cowboy series draws an analogy to the color of the wrapper and the Spanish name for the color of a horse.
Alazán is a term used for reddish-brown and corresponds to the rosado-hued wrapper on the cigar. The Alazán Habano is highlighted by a multinational blend featuring an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. It is offered in two box-pressed vitolas.
Blend and Origin:
Wrapper: Habano Ecuador
Binder: Brazilian
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacalera La Perla
Vitolas available:
Robusto: 5 x 52
Toro: 6 x 54
The cigar looks nice and the bands are very impressive. It is a box press but not overly sharp. It has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were pear, brown sugar, a very pasty, almost leathery nutmeg, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper, which was very light. I almost wanted to call it white pepper but went with black, rated at 7 1/2. The cigar has nice sweetness but has some developing to do.
At the first third (26 minutes) the notes are very much the same; pear, brown sugar, a minor touch of buttery note to the pear, very earthy, thick nutmeg, and earthy black coffee. I don't think there is leather in the flavors but if it is it's quite light. But, the nutmeg has some much earthiness it comes across as leathery. You might have picked up on the key word "earthy". The cigar is quite earthy and it really takes away from the sweeter notes. The cigar is mild to medium bodied. The finish has hints of pear, brown sugar, and nutmeg with pretty good lingering black pepper. At this point the cigar is on the line with me. I rated the first third 89.
As I moved through the second third (53 minutes) the earthiness increased. I had a little sweetness but you can't miss the massive amount of earthiness. It ties in with the black pepper making a scratchy, earthy note. The cigar is now medium bodied. The finish is unchanged. I rated the second third 86.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 15 minutes. In the final third the cigar actually got a little more earthy. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is also quite earthy now as I got deeper into the cigar. The cigar started out on the line with me and finished way back from the line. It's too earthy with not nearly enough sweetness to counteract those notes. With the blend described I had higher hopes for this cigar but it just did not deliver. I rated the final third 85.
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