Davidoff
Escurio Gran Perfecto
Jan 28, 2025~7.4
7.6 7.3
Reviews
Dec 8, 2024 Review 7.6
OverviewA warm and well-rounded cigar with flavors of sourdough, chocolate, leather, and baking spices that evolve into rich notes of dark chocolate and oak in the final third. Subtle saltiness lingers around the edges, enhancing the depth and complexity of the flavor experience.
Paid$23
CutV-Cut
AcquiredDec 8, 2024
SmokedDec 8, 2024
Start Time6:51pm
End Time7:48pm
Duration57m
DrinksRiesling (white wine)
LocationBlend Cigar Lounge (Indianapolis)
Profile
- Wrapper: Subtle chocolate and dry earth aroma.
- Start: Sourdough with hints of chocolate and white pepper.
- First Third: Leather emerges, and the retrohale reveals woody notes.
- Second Third: Warm baking spices with a touch of saltiness as the flavor deepens.
- Final Third: Rich dark chocolate and oak dominate, with subtle saltiness lingering around the edges.
Raw Notes
- Wrapper odor is subtle chocolate and dry earth
- Forgot to do a cold draw
- initial pools give me some notes of sourdough
- Chocolate
- White pepper
- Leather coming in half way through the first third
- Retrohale has woody notes
- 20 minutes in and I'm making my way into the second third
- the profile is warm with like baking spices
- Near the halfway point of the cigar and getting a bit of saltiness
- Ash stack fell at 7: 25pm
- Entering the final third getting dark chocolate and oak
- Still a little bit of salt around the edges, but very subtle, mostly notice it when I lick my lips
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