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(Description taken from jcnewman.com website)
Since 1986, La Unica cigars have been offering an outstanding premium cigar value unparalleled in the industry. As with many classics, La Unica Dominican Primeros came from humble beginnings. More than twenty years ago, before the cigar boom, J.C. Newman Cigar Company patriarch Stanford J. Newman, challenged his good friend Carlos Fuente, Sr. with an idea that had never been tried in the cigar industry – to develop a rich, flavorful, superb-tasting premium cigar and package it in an inexpensive cellophane bundle, without costly boxes and trimmings found with other premium cigars. Until that time, factories only packaged their “seconds” in bundles.
Carlos selected the sizes and Stanford approved the blend – a combination of Cuban seed Dominican long filler tobaccos specially aged for maximum flavor and smoothness. When skillfully hand-rolled with a delicate Connecticut shade (light natural) wrapper or a dark rich (maduro) Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Carlos fulfilled Stanford’s vision. Within six months La Unica became the #1 selling premium bundle cigar in America.
Today La Unica – with the original 1986 blend and smooth rich flavor – preserves the history of the brand. These superb cigars have now grown up from their bundle days and are elegantly packaged in custom cedar cabinets of 20. Despite the maturity of the packaging, we have not strayed from our roots and the original hand selected, perfectly aged blend of tobaccos that make La Unica a favorite.
Handmade by Tabacalera A. Fuente in the Dominican Republic, La Unica continues to be one of the finest cigars on the market.
The cigar is light brown 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, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7. Pretty good start.
At the first third (37 minutes) I still had the citrus, cedar, brown sugar, and leather and now there's a lot of earthiness. I didn't have the earthiness at light up but it's steadily increased since. The cigar is mild to medium. The finish is leather with average lingering black pepper. I rated the first third 91.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 14 minutes) the earthiness continues to increase. The citrus, cedar, and brown sugar is muffled. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is unchanged. The earthiness detracts from the nicer notes. I rated the second third 88.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 46 minutes. The earthiness continued to increase but it slowed a bit. I now had cedar and brown sugar, which were both light, quite a bit of earthiness, light leather, and black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is unchanged; leather, but the lingering black pepper is now good. I rated the final third 86. This cigar is a little too light for me and the flavors could not pop with all the earthiness.
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