Size: 6 1/2″ x 42
Vitola: Lonsdale
Wrapper: Havana
Origin: Cuba
This is a size that I have been meaning to try for a while. I have already tried the Belicosos and the Coronas, but the Molinas is a new size for me.
I like Sancho Panzas, I just don’t love them. This one for me starts out nice enough: salty and nutty with some coffee notes.
The draw is very tight in this heavily box-pressed cigar. They put a LOT of tobacco in this skinny fellah. It is a light brown tawny colored cigar with few visible veins and very firm to the touch.
There is a subtle vegetal quality that is why I don’t go ga-ga over SPs.
I am enjoying this cigar with a hot mug of Larry’s Beans Mountain Sumatra and it is pairing perfectly with this cigar.
This cigar did require a lot of attention. I could not put it down for a minute without having to relight it. It also canoed a third of the way down.
It had a very short finish, but the draw did open up for the last third and I got that wonderful Cuban sweet spot of cocoa powder, a musky earthiness and espresso.
Rating: 87 (B)
