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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
Currently, it’s offered in a single 6 x 52 toro size that uses a two-year-old Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a three-year-old Indonesian Sumatra binder and three-year-old fillers from the Dominican Republic. The cigars were rolled at the Ventura family’s El Maestro factory in the Dominican Republic and then aged of one year prior to being released.
The Lampert 1593 Edición Oscura Toro has an MSRP of $16 and is sold in boxes of 10 cigars. Lampert says it will add Robusto and Short Robusto sizes later this year.
While the cigars began heading out to most stores last week, three stores received the cigars last month: Humidor of Lisle (Lisle, Ill.), Matador Cigars (New York/Pennsylvania) and MAXAMAR Ultimate Cigars (Orange, Calif.)
Most of the Lampert 1593 Edición blends are produced at AgroIndustrial Nicaraguense de Tabacos S.A. in Nicaragua, but this is the second line to be made in the Dominican Republic. The Lampert 1593 Edición Blanca, which is expected to get an expanded release later this year, is made at Julián Sued & Compañía.
The cigar is dark brown and well made. It has an average 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, citrus peel, brown sugar, cinnamon, cayenne, and leather. The cayenne is more of a flavor because there is also black pepper in the mix, which I rated at 7 1/2. Pretty good start.
At the first third (29 minutes) the ash was still intact with a noticeable bend. The citrus peel is out a little more along with the brown sugar. The citrus is secondary but it combines with the citrus peel, cinnamon, and brown sugar nicely. I no longer had the cayenne notes. There is some earthiness in the cigar to go along with the leather. The sweet notes have a syrup-like flavor. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is a little citrus and brown sugar with good lingering black pepper. The syrup-like mix and consistency make a nice flavor profile for the cigar. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 2 minutes) I got nice chocolate notes. For a maduro cigar I didn't have much in the way of maduro-esque notes until now. The chocolate is more of a milk chocolate rather than dark chocolate. Everything else is about the same. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The cigar is intriguing. For only one sample to review I am impressed so far. I held the score of 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 32 minutes. A very nice burn time. And, the cigar burned very evenly all the way through. The notes haven't changed. I still had they syrupy mix, chocolate, and leather. The cigar is now full bodied. The finish is citrus, brown sugar, a little leather, and very good lingering black pepper. I held the score of 94. This is an impressive cigar and well worth trying.
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