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(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, a company called Don Doroteo Cigars introduced a line known as El Legado.
Don Doroteo Cigars was founded by Juan Lugo. The company name pays homage to Doroteo Fermin Delgado. Back in 1936 at the age of 16, Doroteo decided to follow in his late father’s footsteps by growing tobacco in the heart of Santiago, Dominican Republic. One of the factories Doroteo grew tobacco for was La Aurora.
Now 86 years later, Juan Lugo has reignited the partnership with La Aurora by selecting the factory to produce his cigar line, El Legado. The cigar itself utilizes Ecuadorian Sumatra leaf for the wrapper and binder over Colombian, Dominican, and Nicaraguan fillers. The cigars will be available in five sizes – each in 20-count boxes. Approximate pricing for the line begins at $17.00 for the Corona size.
Blend and Origin
Wrapper: Sumatra seed grown in Ecuador
Binder: Sumatra seed grown in Ecuador
Filler: Colombia, Cibao Valley (Dominican republic) , Nicaragua
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: La Aurora S.A.
Vitolas Offered
Robusto: 5 x 50 REVIEWED TODAY
Corona: 5 1/2 x 42
Toro: 5 3/4 x 54
Belicoso: 6 1/4 x 52
Churchill: 7 x 47
The cigar is medium brown and well made. It has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were peach, cedar, brown sugar, nutmeg, and earthy leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. The peach notes are nice and the leather is in line with the other notes. Nice start.
At the first third (29 minutes) there was light peach, brown sugar, chewy nutmeg, earthy leather, and black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied at this point. The finish is mostly peach and some leather with very good lingering black pepper. The sweetness tailed off just a little from the light up. Earthiness is never a good thing but it combines nicely with the black pepper. Nice first third. I rated it 92.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 1 minute) the cigar is holding it's ground pretty good. The peach notes are a little better, there's still some earthiness, and the other notes are still in play. The finish is unchanged. The cigar is now medium to full bodied. The notes in the cigar are nice. The leather and black coffee are not intrusive. I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 20 minutes. A nice burn time for a robusto. This cigar doesn't change much. In the final third the black coffee dropped off. It was rather light anyway. I still had the peach, brown sugar, nutmeg, and earthy leather. The cigar is full bodied now. That was quite a surprise. I didn't expect that. The finish is unchanged. Again, not much changes in this cigar. For an initial offering Don Doroteo Cigars and La Aurora did a good job on this cigar. I look forward to future offerings. I held the score of 92 for the final third.
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