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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
“When creating and blending Sin Compromiso I was never satisfied with the robusto vitola,” said Saka, in a post on his Facebook page when the cigar was announced. “It always seemed a little off so when we launched the brand in 2019 I decided to just not include arguably the most popular format. (This is) a 5.00 x 54 prensado robusto whose blend is now perfectly tailored for its format and to suit its namesake.”
The Sin Compromiso blend uses a Mexican San Andrés negro “Cultivo Tonto” wrapper covering an Ecuadorian habano-seed binder and filler tobaccos grown in Nicaragua. As often happens with certain sizes, the blend Selección No. 4 needed to be tweaked a bit to accommodate this specific size.
With the arrival of the Sin Compromiso Selección No. 4, the line grew to nine sizes, though production of the Selección Espada Estoqu, later renamed the Varita Májica, was halted in August 2023.
Sin Compromiso gets its name from the Spanish phrase for no compromise, which Saka said was the approach he took to creating the cigar. “Sin Compromiso is the result of over three years’ of experimental black tobacco harvests in Mexico, Ecuador and Nicaragua and the culmination of my experiences as a cigar blender,” said Saka in a press release when the line was announced. “The marquee’s name translates to ‘no compromise’ and that is the exact approach I took when creating this cigar. This blend is a direct reflection of all the skills I have learned and developed over the last twenty plus years and I am genuinely excited to share it with my fellow cigar smokers.”
The Sin Compromiso Selección No. 4 shipped to retailers at the end of May, arriving with an MSPR of $17.95 per cigar and $233.36 per box of 13 cigars. They are produced by Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A. in Estelí.
The cigar is nicely made and 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 a sweet pear, brown sugar, some earthiness, leather, and black coffee. There's a creaminess after the black coffee which is a little hard to describe. It sweet and creamy. It sort of reminds me of a vanilla pudding but I think it needs to develop more. Overall, nice start.
At the first third (24 minutes) the mystery flavor is a rich, creamy toffee. The front end flavors of pear are very rich, no doubt helped by the toffee. There is brown sugar to help the sweetness. There is also leather and black coffee with a minor amount of earthiness. The black coffee is bordering on espresso. The finish is pear with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The cigar is very good and rich. I rated the first third 95.
Moving through the second third (44 minutes) the cigar continues to burn evenly. Go slow. These notes will pop the best if you smoke the cigar slowly. The notes are very much the same but they are not quite as rich. They are still very nice but the first third had a lot of richness. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is faint pear with black coffee and very good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 4 minutes. The richness returned. The front end notes of pear is now more of a pear/citrus. There is nice brown sugar and richness of toffee. The base is primarily black coffee. The leather is light. The cigar is quite full bodied. The finish is pear, toffee, and a little black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very good. I rated the final third 95. Smallbatchcigar.com has these in 3 packs for $54. Use code tinytim for 10% off and free shipping.
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