Size: 5″ x 50
Vitola: Robusto
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~1 year
The Zino Platinum Scepter Series is another one of my favorite lines, although not in all sizes. I prefer the smaller sizes in the line like the Bullet. Just like all of the other Davidoff lines there is a yearly limited edition cigar. For the Zino Platinum Scepter Series it is the Master Edition. The 2007 Master Edition featured a rich looking Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. This particular cigar has been sitting in my humidor for about a year.
The Master Edition has a darker wrapper than the Scepter Series, with little veins and a nice satiny feel. It draws well with a dead even burn and a nice even ash.
The ash holds on for quite a while.
The initial flavors I pick up are wood and toast. Like most Kelner-made cigars, it is dry on palate but gives way to creamy & chewy coffee notes with some cocoa powder thrown in as well.
There is just a touch of spice not pepper spice, something more like cinnamon. As I get down to the end, the flavors intensify but I have to be careful and smoke it slowly as it can easily get acrid quickly.
This was a really good cigar that aged nicely. I probably should have waited some more before I smoked it.
Rating: 89 (B+)
