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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
The fifth installment in Espinosa Premium Cigars’ Las 6 Provincias line, ZDT, which honors the province of Pinar del Río on the western end of the island, has shipped to retailers.
The acronym in the cigar’s name stands for Zona de Tabaco, a reference to Pinar de Río being the province where premium cigar tobacco is grown in Cuba. The blend, however is all-Nicaraguan, featuring a corojo wrapper atop a Nicaraguan binder and fillers, which gets presented in a 6 1/2 x 48 short Churchill vitola. The cigars are being produced at the San Lotano Factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua.
As with other Las 6 Provinicias releases, the packaging is more dressed-up than a traditional cigar box, as the cigars come in a ceramic jar that features artwork by Edin Gutierrez, who created artistic renderings of the cigar-making process.
“This is really a passion project for me, my son, and the team; we have been creative with this project since the beginning,” said Erik Espinosa in a press release. “This year’s project is simply beautiful.”
Espinosa Premium Cigars launched the Las 6 Provincias line in 2018 as a way to pay tribute to the original six provinces of Cuba through art and cigars. Thus far, the provinces of La Habana, Matanzas, Las Villas and Camagüey have been honored, seemingly making Oriente, on the eastern end of the island, the sixth installment in the line.
The Las 6 Provincias ZDT is priced at $18 per cigar and $360 for the 20-count ceramic jar.
For context here are the scores of the previous releases:
9/1/18
94-93-92 = 92
10/16/19
94-92-89 = 91.67
2/18/22
94-91-91 = 92
1/29/23
93-91-90 = 91.33
The cigar is well made and the band is colorful and ornate. 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 orange citrus, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. Nice sweet start.
At the first third (31 minutes) I still had the orange citrus, elevated brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lighter leather, and black coffee. The finish is orange citrus and brown sugar with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The flavors in the cigar are something I really like. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (59 minutes) the cigar continues to move into my wheelhouse. The orange citrus is very nice and there is now a drop of citrus peel, toffee, cinnamon, leather, and black coffee. The cigar is still medium to full bodied. The finish is a lot of orange citrus and very good lingering black pepper. The sweet notes ticked up a little and the pepper is still very good. I rated the second third 95.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 18 minutes. Nothing much changed from the second third. The cigar is still nice and sweet. The black coffee and leather are in a very good amount. The black pepper is still very good. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I held the score of 95 for the final third. This is a very good cigar and the best of the 5. Definitely should be on your must-try list.
Overall Score: 94.67
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