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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
ADV & McKay was founded in 2016 and had been selling in cigars in Europe since 2017, and while some of the company’s cigars had made it to the U.S. since that time, its reach was fairly limited. The time had come for the company to formally introduce itself to the U.S. cigar industry, and it would be doing so with a new cigar called ADVentura The Conqueror.
The ADVentura line had been one of the company’s core offerings, and already had two lines, ADVentura The Explorer and ADVentura The Navigator. The ADVentura series is centered around the fictional adventures of ADVentura and his companion, McKay, as they make their way around the world on various adventures.
For The Conqueror, the company adopted a nautical theme, most notably by designing the boxes to look like a boat.
The cigar, meanwhile, uses an Ecuadorian habano 2000 wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. It is offered in four sizes, with two of them going to the U.S. and two released exclusively to the European market.
ADVentura The Conqueror Comandante (5 x 50) — $12 (Box of 20, $240) REVIEWED TODAY
ADVentura The Conqueror El Capitán (6 x 60) — $13.80 (Box of 20, $276)
ADVentura The Conqueror Cañonero (7 x 60) — Not Available in U.S.
ADVentura The Conqueror Marinero (5 x 52) — Not Available in U.S.
Since the release of The Conqueror, the company has added The Conqueror Emperor’s Edition, a limited edition 7 x 40 lancero that came out in December 2019 and featured a modified blend.
Origin and Blend:
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura
Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano 2000)
Binder: Ecuador (Sumatra)
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
The cigar is a dark brown and a little rustic looking. It has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were a citrus/cedar combination, citrus peel, light leather, a lot of earthy nutmeg, and even more earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2. The cigar has a very earthy overtone but there are substantial sweeter notes. Nice start.
At the first third (32 minutes) the cigar is burning very evenly. The flavors are very much like they started. One minor change is there are some apricot notes from time to time mixed with the cedar/citrus notes. There is still a lot of earthy nutmeg. The leather is somewhat elevated and the black coffee is quite earthy. The earthy notes really stand out but the sweeter notes are holding their ground. The cigar is currently medium bodied. The finish is a leathery nutmeg with average or above lingering black pepper. The cigar is intriguing. I rated the first third 92.
As I moved through the second third (58 minutes) not much changed. One minor change is the cedar no longer has citrus attached. Now it has the apricot. The leather has continued to rise slowly. The other dark notes of earthy nutmeg and earthy black coffee seem to have slightly increased also. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The cigar continues to be very earthy but it has enough sweeter notes to even it out. It remains intriguing. It has a meaty characteristic. I held the score of 92 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 18 minutes. About average for a robusto. The cigar continued to be pretty consistent. There have only been minor changes throughout. One thing of note is the cigar is now full bodied. A minor note is the cedar/apricot notes now have a tanginess to them. Perhaps the citrus came back enough to give the tangy notes. It gave the sweeter notes a slight elevation. Overall the cigar is very consistent. I held the score of 92.
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