(Description provided by STG’s Forged Cigar Company)
Los Statos Deluxe Limited Edition, a masterful collaboration created by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews and William Ventura will ship to retailers on March 1. A total of 3,000 boxes have been produced and the blend will be retired after its release.
The trio of cigar virtuosos embarked on a quest for perfection when developing the blend, each bringing a unique sensibility to the creative process. The cigar speaks to their collective ability to weave an intriguing blend through a fabric of diverse nuances.
Matt Booth noted, “This blend is sophisticated in nature. It is medium to medium-plus in body, yet full in flavor transition throughout the entire smoke. With so much complexity, there’s only one downside to the cigar and it’s that it literally goes by too fast, leaving you to wish the experience lasted longer.”
Booth, Andrews and Ventura selected Connecticut-grown Broadleaf, Pennsylvania Broadleaf and Corojo 98 from Nicaragua as the foundation of the cigar, chose an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and crowned the blend with a lustrous Mexican San Andrés wrapper. With a spellbinding aroma, rich floral notes balanced by white pepper and cocoa, a solid retrohale and clean finish, the cigar opens the palate to infinite pairings.
Reflective of the rarefied nature of the blend, the packaging has main character energy, drawing the eye to a double outer wrapping. Black and gold branding is artistically presented, commanding attention and demanding reverence for this special release.
Los Statos Deluxe Limited Edition is handcrafted in the Dominican Republic at the William Ventura Cigar Factory.
Los Statos Deluxe Limited Edition Figurado (5.5” x 50); SRP per cigar $16.99
The cigar has a nice presentation and is very dark. It has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were apricot, brown sugar, cinnamon, and black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Nice start.
At the first third (21 minutes) the cigar has a nice pronounced sweetness. The 3 main flavors are working well together. The black coffee is actually quite reserved at this point. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is apricot with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is nice. I rated the first third 94.
Moving through the second third (53 minutes) the black coffee is up. I had the same basic notes with elevated black coffee. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is still apricot but the lingering black pepper is now very good. The black coffee has not gotten out of hand but it's up so I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted a very impressive 1 hour 26 minutes. Not much changed in the final third. Actually I'd say it was pretty much the same. The black coffee did not rise any more and I had the same sweet notes. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. This isn't a bad cigar. Well worth trying. I held the score of 92 for the final third.
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