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This will be a 3 cigar review. I will be reviewing 3 of ATL's cigars; Good Trouble, Magic, and Libertad.
(from the ATLCigar.co website)
ATL Cigar Company is committed to bringing people together around a shared premium cigar experience. With unique blends developed in partnership with leading tobacco farms and factories, we believe the country's greatest cigar city deserves its own line of great cigars.
We are a diverse company with a shared passion for quality, a reflection of the city and cigar community we love. Our vision is a connected Atlanta: connected with its history, toward its future, and to each other.
In these days of division, we want to be a force for uniting our city. ATL Cigar Company is for all of Atlanta: Old Atlanta with its rich tobacco tradition, New Atlanta and its music and media empire. West Atlanta vibe meets East Atlanta highbrow. White Atlanta, Black Atlanta and Latinx Atlanta. ITP and OTP. Bankhead and Buckhead. Atlantans who've smoked everything and those who are lighting up for the first time. No matter who you are, a great cigar is a reason to celebrate the ATL, and to get to know a part of the city you may not have encountered before.
Their website is atlcigar.co (not .com)
ATL Good Trouble (6 1/2 x 56)
Named in honor of the late Atlanta congressman and civil rights icon, John Lewis, this Habano-wrapper blend from Estelí boasts a complexity of Nicaraguan filler from 3 growing regions, double-bound by Indonesian Sumatra paired with a priming from the volcanic soil of Ometepe. The outcome of this unique blend is a flavorful, accessible cigar that leaves a clean finish.
Offered in 3 sizes:
Robusto 5X50
Cañonazo 6.5X56 REVIEWED TODAY
Gordo 6.5X64
The draw after cutting the cap had a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were apricot, citrus peel, brown sugar, and earthy leather. There was white pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2.
At the first third (32 minutes) I had apricot, brown sugar, nutmeg, cream, and light leather with decreased earthiness. The cigar is medium bodied at best. The finish is hazlenut and earthy leather with average lingering white pepper. The cigar is not bad but's it's not grabbing me. I rated the first third 89.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 10 minutes) the cigar got a little more earthy. Now I had apricot, light brown sugar, citrus peel, and light leather which is quite earthy. The finish is quite a bit of earthy leather and a touch of brown sugar. The cigar is now medium to full bodied. The cigar took a step back with the increased earthiness. I rated the second third 87.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 43 minutes. It had a small bounce back in the final third. The cream notes came back. Now I had apricot, brown sugar, cream, and elevated earthy leather. The cigar is medium bo full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I rated the final third 88.
Overall Score: 88
ATL Cigar Co's 4th cigar line, the ATL Magic, celebrates a city full of passion and mystery, gems and ghosts. A single 6x54 vitola created in partnership with Master Blender Luciano Meirelles and produced at the ACE Prime factory in Esteli, the Magic features unique flavor notes from tobacco grown in the hidden Pueblo Nuevo region of Nicaragua. A San Andres wrapper caps off this complex, medium-medium-plus blend, adding another chapter to the ATL story.
This is ATL's newest cigar. It came out about a month ago.
The test draw after cutting the cap was a bit firm so I used the PerfecDraw tool to open the draw. The initial flavors at light up were crabapple, brown sugar, nutmeg, and semi-sweet chocolate. There was black pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2.
At the first third (28 minutes) the notes I got were apricot/pear, brown sugar, light citrus peel, nutmeg, and semi-sweet chocolate. The finish is pear and black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied leaning toward medium to full. The cigar is pretty good albeit a little different. I rated the first third 93.
Moving through the second third (1 hour) there were a few changes. I now had pear, light brown sugar, nutmeg, light leather, and quite a bit of full bodied black coffee. I don't have the semi-sweet chocolate any more. The finish is pear and black coffee with pretty good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The changes were a net zero change. I held the score of 93 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 27 minutes. The cigar lost a lot in the final third. Now I had minor amounts of pear, quite a bit of citrus peel, light brown sugar, light leather, and quite a bit of black coffee. The cigar is now full bodied. The finish is still pear and black coffee with good lingering black pepper. The cigar lost a lot of sweetness and got very dark noted. I rated the final third 90. Still, a pretty good cigar from ATL.
Overall Score: 92
A Nicaraguan puro born of an exclusive partnership with Aganorsa Leaf and produced at the world-renowned TABSA factory, the Libertad is a celebration of the Cuban-seed leaf and production process Eduardo Fernandez began curating in the Jalapa Valley more than twenty years ago. With the inimitable flavor of Aganorsa Corojo wrapper, the Libertad is a medium-bodied smoke that will help any ATLien to “shake that load off.” Offered in a Robusto 5X50 (REVIEWED TODAY) and Toro 6.5X54.
This cigar has a pigtail cap and a closed foot.
The test draw after cutting the cap was ok considering the foot is closed. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, cedar, pear, a lot of brown sugar, cinnamon, dry nutmeg, and black pepper rated at 7. A nice, sweet start.
At the first third (28 minutes) the flavors have morphed into something different. Now there are nice, sweet notes of raisin, citrus, light citrus peel, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a chewy, thick nutmeg. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is raisin and nutmeg with pretty good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very tasty at this point. I rated the first third 95.
Moving through the second third (1 hour) the cigar started changing. I didn't have a lot of the raisin notes any more. The overall sweetness has really dipped. I now had light raisin, light citrus, brown sugar, cinnamon, much elevated nutmeg, and black coffee at the base. The cigar is now full bodied. The finish is light raisin and nutmeg with good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 22 minutes. The cigar continued changing in the final third and not for the better. The nutmeg is at a very high amount. There are now hints of citrus, hints of brown sugar, a dab of cinnamon, an overwhelming amount of dry nutmeg, and black coffee. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is primarily nutmeg with nice lingering black pepper. The cigar started out fantastic and has gone downhill since. I rated the final third 87.
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