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Espinosa Cigars has announced the release of the Espinosa Sumatra. As the name indicates, it adds a Sumatra-wrapped offering to the company’s eponymous core line offering.
While Espinosa has worked with Sumatra before, this is the first Sumatra offering to come out of La Zona. The blend features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler.
“This is just another example of us finding the right cigar to fill a void in our portfolio. It’s right in my wheelhouse, nutty but with the spice note I love,” commented Erik Espinosa in a press release.
The Espinosa Sumatra is being launched in three sizes:
Robusto, 5 x 52, 20-count boxes, MSRP $11.00 a cigar, $220.00 a box.
Toro, 6 x 54, 20-count boxes, MSRP $11.50 a cigar, $230.00 a box. REVIEWED TODAY
Gordo, 6 x 60, 20-count boxes, MSRP $12.00 a cigar, $240.00 a box.
“This is the first Sumatra blend made at La Zona, and unlike the Laranja Azulejo or the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro, this has its own distinct and unique flavor profile. This is a great cigar for us to start off 2024,” added Hector Alfonso, Director of Operations.
The Espinosa Sumatra joins the Espinosa Habano and Espinosa Crema as the company’s eponymous core line offerings.
The cigar is natural brown and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, citrus peel, apple, brown sugar, and earthy leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Pretty good start.
At the first third (28 minutes) I had the same notes. The cigar is fairly balanced. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is leather with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is good. It's not "wow" good but it's good. I rated the first third 93.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 7 minutes) not much has changed. The front end flavors had combined into one massive flavor. It's like they were mixed in a bowl. The cigar is still medium bodied, leaning toward medium to full. The finish is unchanged. Nothing has really changed so I held the score of 93.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 31 minutes. The earthy leather waited until the final third but it rose considerably and got the cigar out of balance. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The increased earthy leather was significant. I rated the final third 91. This is a good cigar for 2/3 of it but then it got a little too earthy.
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