Savinelli Nicaraguan Reserve Robusto 5x52
These have been hibernating in my humi for around 5 months now. I opened a box and have smoked 5. I am impressed enough to bring them to the round table of BOTL's. They look much like a Gispert and do have a soft, leathery, toothy, Cuban like appearance. They are considered to be medium to full-bodied. Introduced in 2002 they seem to be now hard to find. I'm not sure why the unavailability.
They consist of a Nicaraguan filler and binder, are wrapped in a unique cross-bred Habano 2000 and Criollo wrapper and then box pressed. All 5 that I smoked drew and burned exceptionally well. I could detect a nutty (almond), toasty and earthy (aged) essence that made for a very flavorful yet not too robust cigar. The larger 52 ring guage certainly helps them burn a little cooler with clouds of thick rich smoke. Average smoking time for me is about 45min, but I usually smoke in the evenings and sometime tend to rush. One could easily last an hour.
At only $3/stick they are a good deal and worth every penny. We'll see where the price is if they again become available.
One a scale of 1-10 I rate this cigar 8.8.
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