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Espinosa Cigars has made a second vitola in the Fair Warning line for Caravan Cigar Company in Bath, Pennsylvania. A 6 x 50 box pressed cigar with a rabito cap. The initial offering was a 5 x 50 robusto.
The cigar uses a Brazilian and Candela barberpole wrapper. It is made in the La Zona factory in Nicaragua. The binder and filler are Nicaraguan. Packaged in 10 count bundles.
Wrapper: Brazilian Oscuro/Candela (Barber-pole)
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: La Zona S.A.
The cigar is well made and I love the barber pole wrapper. It has an average feel in the hand.
After having a sample of this cigar I decided to review it while on vacation in Punta Cana at the Excellence Punta Cana Resort.
The test draw after cutting the rabito cap was a bit firm. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, brown sugar, light citrus peel, light toffee, nutmeg, and light leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2. Nice start.
At the first third (25 minutes) the flavors haven't changed that much. The orange citrus is a little tangy and seems to be slightly increased, brown sugar, cinnamon, light citrus peel, light toffee, and light leather. The finish is citrus, toffee, and leather with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. The cigar is very tasty. The toffee is combining with the nutmeg which somewhat dulls the toffee. The citrus and brown sugar are very nice. The leater is rather light and makes the base. I rated the first third 94.
Moving through the second third (51 minutes) the flavors have not changed at all. I would also say it's still medium bodied. The finish has a little more toffee now, light citrus, and light leather with very good lingering black pepper. For a shop exclusive this is a very well made cigar. I held the score of 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. Same story...the cigar did not change. If you like a cigar that starts off good and remains that way this is it. Same flavor notes. Medium bodied. The finish is still heavy on the toffee and light leather. The lingering black pepper remained very good. I enjoyed this cigar a lot. I held the score of 94. Well worth trying. Get them while they're still around. Go to caravancigar.com to purchase these cigars.
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