(Description taken from cigarpublic.com website)
Valacari Cigars has announced that their new Mark 19 Black Iris has shipped to select retailers. Founded in 2016 by Nimmer Ahmad, Valacari has already begun to amass a dedicated following in the cities where they are sold. As with many of their previous limited production projects, only 1000 of the MK 19 blend have been made. The Mark 19 features an Oscuro wrapper and utilizes Nicaraguan binder and filler.
The cigar is very dark. It has an average feel in the hand.
The cigar is listed as a 46 ring but it plays off much bigger. The test draw after cutting the cap was not great so I used the PerfecDraw to open the draw. The initial flavors at light up were quite dark; dark chocolate, lime, brown sugar, and light black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 8. A very dark start.
At the first third (25 minutes) the lime notes have morphed into more of an apple/peach. There is still a little brown sugar, dark chocolate, and elevated black coffee. The finish is dark chocolate and a little black coffee with average lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The cigar is a little lacking on significant sweetness but I like the dark chocolate. I rated the first third 93.
Moving through the second third (53 minutes) there was a lot more black coffee. There is still dark chocolate but not much in the way of a sweet note. There is a little brown sugar but we're back to the lime and now there's citrus peel. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is citrus peel, dark chocolate, and black coffee with good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 91.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 15 minutes. The cigar has gotten darker. There's a little brown sugar and citrus peel. Quite a bit of dark chocolate and black coffee. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is dark chocolate and black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar lost a little appeal with the citrus peel and light brown sugar. I rated the final third 89. This is a pretty good cigar that is quite dark and average sweetness. (The band was pretty much destroyed when I removed it so no band pic.)
Overall Score: 91
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