(Description provided by Casa Cuevas Cigars)
The Patrimonio cigar brand translates to Patrimony in English. It is dedicated to Luis Cuevas Sr. and to the paternal lineage of the Cuevas tobacco history which began over a 100 years ago. The Cuevas family’s tobacco history began when Juan Cuevas, a Spanish expatriate, began growing tobacco in Cuba in the mid 19th century.
The Patrimonio is the brainchild of Luis Cuevas Jr. and son Alec Cuevas. While the Patrimonio was created in conjunction with Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr. at the Cuevas family-owned Las Lavas Cigar Factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic, the name of the new line, its significance, and its packaging was not revealed to Luis Cuevas, Sr. until the blend itself was finalized. This was in order to surprise Cuevas, Sr. with a line that is an homage to him, his father, and his grandfather.
Luis Cuevas Jr., President of Casa Cuevas Cigars stated: “Patrimonio is a project that is extremely near and dear to my son Alec and myself. When my father left Cuba, he left tobacco behind. Years later, after rebuilding in the U.S.A., he was able to revive our family tobacco history by opening his cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. Because of my father’s perseverance, our family legacy continues to live on.”
Patrmionio is a full-flavored, full-bodied cigar. The blend features tobacco from various regions, with the purpose of creating an extremely complex blend with richly bold flavors. The Patrimionio is composed of a Honduran Corojo wrapper, Ecuadorian Habano binder, and filler made up of Peruvian, Nicaraguan, and Dominican tobaccos.
The Patrimonio blend will be available in three vitolas and packaged in 20 count boxes.
5 X 54—Robusto Gordo $10.50 REVIEWED TODAY
6 X 52—Toro $11.00
6 X 60—Gordo $11.50
The cigar has a beautiful, clean band and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were a nice tangy, cedar/citrus, brown sugar, nutmeg, light leather, and a little earthy black coffee. There was a lot of black pepper which I rated an 8. The retrohale has a ton of black pepper. The sweeter notes are a higher percentage of the flavors. A nice, sweet, very peppery start.
At the first third (29 minutes) the black pepper is simply amazing. It's at 8 to 8 1/2 now. I still had the tangy cedar/citrus, a little citrus peel, nutmeg, nice brown sugar, light leather, and black coffee. The finish is nutmeg and some of the cedar/citrus with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied leaning toward medium to full. This is a sweet, peppery cigar. Two things I like. I rated the first third 95.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 4 minutes) the cigar took a turn to the darker side. The nutmeg has increased and it's very earthy. The black coffee has increased. The leather has not but it's still in the mix. The sweeter notes are somewhat downplayed by the elevated darker notes. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is straight nutmeg with good lingering black pepper. The front end black pepper downgraded to around 7 1/2. The cigar took a little hit. I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 27 minutes. In the final third the sweeter notes made a little resurgence. Not to the level of the first third but an improvement. The pepper also bounced back to around 8. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is citrus/cedar and nutmeg with good lingering black pepper. The cigar definitely improved. I rated the final third 93.
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