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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
Villiger’s Cuéllar brand has been offered in two blends: a mild blend known as Krēmē and a stronger blend called Black Forest. Now, there will be a third blend that slots in between the two.
The Cuéllar Caribe blend is the result of taking the Villiger TAA Exclusive 2021 and modifying it. Like the TAA Exclusive, the Caribe uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper over a Dominican binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic. It is produced at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic.
It will be offered in four vitolas:
Villiger Cuéllar Caribe Robusto (5 x 48) — $11 (Box of 20, $220) REVIEWED TODAY
Villiger Cuéllar Caribe Toro Gordo (6 x 54) — $11.50 (Box of 20, $230)
Villiger Cuéllar Caribe Torpedo (6 1/4 x 52) — $12 (Box of 20, $240)
Villiger Cuéllar Caribe Churchill (7 x 50) — $12 (Box of 20, $240)
The cigar is medium brown and has a average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was a bit tight so I used the PerfecDraw tool. The initial flavors at light up were lime, ginger, a little brown sugar, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2.
At the first third (19 minutes) the cigar is burning nicely and the ash is tight. The lime seems to be coming out a little more. There's now somewhat of a butterscotch note. There's still come brown sugar and earthy black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is butterscotch with good lingering black pepper. The cigar isn't too bad but lime notes are tricky. The butterscotch actually helps them. I rated the first third 91.
Moving through the second third (38 minutes) the earthiness and black coffee are way up. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is lime, black coffee, and good lingering black pepper. The cigar took a little dip. I rated the second third 89.
The cigar lasted 1 hour. The earthiness and black coffee continued to creep up. I found if you go extremely slow and hold the smoke and let it out slowly you can get some decent notes. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is black coffee, earthiness, very faint butterscotch, with very good lingering black pepper. I rated the final third 88. This one fell a little short. It has nice sweet notes but too much earthiness and black coffee.
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