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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
Dapper Cigar Co. is releasing a new version of its Desvalido blend that was remixed by Raul Disla, the production manger of the Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) factory in Estelí.
According to Ian Reith, founder of Dapper Cigar Co., a couple of years ago, Reith asked Disla if Disla would create a version of one of the company’s cigars that was more to Disla’s liking than Reith’s. The end result is what Reith says is “an almost complete remake of (the) original Desvalido blend.” Reith didn’t disclose blend details about the changes, but he said the Disla version is more Nicaraguan than the original version which uses an Ecuadorian habano rosado cafe wrapper over an American binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Estelí and Jalapa, Connecticut broadleaf and an undisclosed filler leaf.
The Desvalido – Disla will be offered in the same four sizes as the original Desvalido line:
Desvalido – Disla Robusto (5 x 50) — $11.36 (Box of 20, $227.20)
Desvalido – Disla Toro (6 1/8 x 52) — $12.36 (Box of 20, $247.20) REVIEWED TODAY
Desvalido – Disla Lonsdale (6 1/2 x 46) — $11.96 (Box of 20, $239.20)
Desvalido – Disla Corona Doble (6 3/4 x 54) — $13.34 (Box of 20, $266.80)
“The resulting blend is simpler in leaf variety, bolder in flavor and strength… yet ritualistically smoke-able,” said Reith in an email to halfwheel. “The blend reminds of why I started smoking Nicaraguan cigars to begin with.”
Dapper Cigar Co. will continue to sell the original Desvalido line and this appears to be the first of Disla remixed blends from Desvalido.
Interestingly, this is not the first time that a cigar company has released a cigar that was a result of Disla creating a blend to his own liking. In 2020, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust released a cigar called Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor, which was blended by Disla instead of Dunbarton’s Steve Saka.
The cigar looks nice and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were citrus peel, a little brown sugar, creamy nutmeg, and earthy, leathery black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7. Not a very sweet start.
At the first third (29 minutes) there is a lot of citrus peel with only a little brown sugar. There is also a lot of earthy, leathery black coffee. The finish is citrus peel with light to average lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. The cigar is not impressing me much. I rated the first third 88.
Moving through the second third (59 minutes) there was a little orange citrus that crept into the notes. There's still plenty of citrus peel and light brown sugar but the actual orange citrus made the cigar a touch better. There's still quite a bit of the earthy, leathery black coffee. The finish is citrus peel and earthy, leathery black coffee with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied, leaning toward medium to full. There was a modest improvement so I raised the score to 89.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 23 minutes. The slight improvement was short lived. In the final third there was a lot of leathery, earthy black coffee and only a slight hint of anything sweet. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is earthy, leathery black coffee and a hint of citrus/citrus peel with good lingering black pepper. The cigar sort of took a dive. I rated the final third 84. This cigar disappointed me. Compared to the original I think the original is better. I had high hopes since it had a lot of Nicaraguan tobacco but it did not deliver.
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