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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com)
The sixth and newest vitola in AGANORSA Leaf’s Supreme Leaf line has begin heading to stores.
It’s a 6 x 52 toro, a familiar vitola for many cigar smokers. However, it’s the first size in the Supreme Leaf line—which debuted in March 2020—to be round, as the previous five have all been box-pressed. While the round vitola might be new for the line, it uses the same blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos, capped off by a corojo 99 wrapper.
The MSRP is set at $13.99 per cigar and it is limited to 2,750 boxes of 10 cigars.
“Demand for Supreme Leaf continues to grow and we are committed to releasing the same incredible blend in a new format with each release,” said Terence Reilly, vp of sales and marketing for AGANORSA Leaf, in a press release. “Rolling the blend as a traditional parejo and not box pressing it gives the consumer the opportunity to compare how this vitola compares to previous releases. I’m excited for the feedback from consumers once this hits the market in February, especially since this release will mark the first time in over a year Supreme Leaf will be available and expectations are higher than ever. ”
The Supreme Leaf line is considered to be a limited production item, as AGANORSA Leaf releases it in small batches throughout the year.
The previously released vitolas of Supreme Leaf with my review in the links.
Supreme Leaf Robusto (5 x 52) — March 2020; 95.67
Supreme Leaf Toro (6 x 54) — July 2020: 93.33
Supreme Leaf Corona Gorda (6 x 46) — February 2021; 94.33
Supreme Leaf Torpedo (6 x 54) — August 2021; no review
Supreme Leaf Robusto (2022) (5 x 54) — February 2022; 93.67
The cigar is nicely made 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 citrus, cedar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and earthy leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Nice start.
At the first third (32 minutes) the cigar is very sweet. Nice cedar/citrus, large amount of brown sugar, a little cinnamon, a little underlying toffee, and a lot of earthy leather. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is mostly leather with a touch of toffee and good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very good at this point. I rated the first third 96.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 9 minutes) Here I had the same flavor notes with more earthy leather. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged but the lingering black pepper is now very good. The elevated earthy leather hurt it somewhat. I rated the second third 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 30 minutes. In a nutshell not much changed. The earthy leather is still elevsated but there are quite a bit of sweet notes. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is primarily leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is just as enjoyable now as it was in the second third so I held the score of 94. Another very good vitola in the Supreme Leaf portfolio. These are a little hard to find. My local shop has boxes of 10 for sale. Contact Mike at The Maduro Room in Lexington, SC; 803-957-3547.
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