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(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)
It’s been an interesting journey for the Crux Epicure Maduro to make it to market. First, when it was announced in 2018, it was branded as the Crux Epicure Galant. It’s actually the second “Epicure”-branded cigar following the Connecticut Shade Crux Epicure blend. Prior to the actual release, the cigar was rebranded the Crux Epicure Maduro. As mentioned above, the Crux Epicure Maduro would make it to market in 2019, but shortly after that Crux Cigars underwent a major packaging overhaul in terms of logo, boxes, and branding.
There is one difference with the Crux Epicure Maduro as opposed to all of the other cigars in the Crux Cigars portfolio. Since its inception in 2014, the company has worked with the Plasencia factory in Estelí, Nicaragua to handle its production. With the Crux Epicure Maduro, the production is handled out of the Tabacalera AJ Fernandez de Nicaragua – also in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Blend and Origin
The Crux Epicure Maduro features a San Andres Maduro wrapper. The remainder of the blends are all-Nicaraguan tobaccos.
Wrapper: San Andres Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez
Vitolas Offered
The Crux Epicure Maduro is available in five sizes. The Gordo and the Corona Gorda were the two line extensions added in 2020. Each size is available in 20-count boxes and five-count packs. Prior to the Crux rebrand, the Epicure Maduro was sold in ten-count boxes.
Corona Gorda: 5 3/8 x 46
Robusto: 5 x 50
Robusto Extra: 5 3/4 x 54 REVIEWED TODAY
Toro: 6 1/4 x 52
Gordo: 6 x 60
The cigar is very dark and the contrast between the baby blue band and the wrapper make it stand out even more. The cigar has a dense feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were sweet chocolate, citrus peel, brown sugar, nutmeg, and espresso. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. A pretty good start.
At the first third (40 minutes) a citrus note appeared. It added sweetness to the cigar. The other notes are still in play. The citrus notes add more sweetness than the brown sugar. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is chocolate and average lingering black pepper. I rated the first third 92.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 15 minutes) the citrus notes seemed to disappear. The espresso was quite elevated, along with the citrus peel. The chocolate notes now seem more like unsweetened dark chocolate. The cigar turned darker. The finish is dark chocolate, nutmeg, and elevated lingering black pepper. The cigar is a low grade medium to full bodied. I wasn't crazy about the cigar turning darker so I lowered the score to 90 for the second third.
The cigar lasted a very impressive 1 hour 52 minutes. A very nice burn time. In the final third the cigar reverted back to the way it was in the first third with sweet citrus notes, chocolate, brown sugar, nutmeg, and espresso. The finish had a touch of citrus with chocolate with pretty good lingering black pepper. The cigar is barely medium to full bodied. The cigar improved from the second third. I raised the score back to 92. A pretty good maduro cigar that you can purchase HERE.
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