Secretos del Maestro Review

[buzkirk]

Vegas de Santiago, Secretos del Maestro, Figurado

This was gifted to me by FM, (Brad Faulkner)
He was given them by a Sales Rep @ a B&M in Alabama, ( flippers recomend)

Cost- $4.50 range ?

Year made- ? ( probally a older blend, didn't find this size on their website)

Size - 6 1/4 X 54 ( tapers to the tip to about a 48 )

Humi time- 3 + months @ 65 %

Wrapper-Conn Shade from Ecuador
Binder-Indonesion
Filler- Nic and Costa Rican

Construction- Awesome for a Figurado, no veins, nut brown, beautiful cigar

Prelight Aroma- Great, almost like a Cinnamon or Nutmeg smell,

Clipped- Single blade cutter, clipped the tip, slight spongyness, no cracks of splits

Prelight Draw- Very easy, slightly sweet, hint of Cinnamon-Nutmeg

Light- Tosted the foot with my Colibri Fury, lit easily

Burn- Perfect, stayed even throughout

Drink-None

Smoking notes-Thought this would be a Mild smoke, started that way, the first 2 inches, Large volumes of smoke with every draw, Hints of Cinn/Nutmeg and a slight sweetness, Very smooth smoke and a little of What I call the Dominican twang, I guess grassy, but not in a bad way.
Flavor continued to build to the 1/2 way point, where I got a little nicotine bite at the tip of my tounge, Purged and the flavor returned to the way it was but, without the bite
It has slowly built to a solid Med bodied smoke

Overall Rating - B-

Would I smoke it again ? - Yes !
Would I buy it ? - Maybe
Would I Recomend it ? - Yes !

This would make a Great smoke for Iceman or anyone else that enjoy a medium bodied smoke, reminds me of the Griffins .

Overall a great smoke for the hour and 45 min it took me to smoke this monster.

Thanks again Brad (FM) for giving me the oppertunity to smoke something I normaly wouldn't have bought.

Here is the website info I could find :

https://www.vegassantiago.com/shop/cate ... d=57287531

Please excuse my reviewing skills, not great at it, but it gives you an idea.

[Python]

Nice review!

[buzkirk]

Found this at another site; www.crcigars.com

VdS Don Luis our "Secretos del Maestro" – (*Trade Marked Black
& Gold Band (Very Special and Top of the Line) A cigar we created, in memory of our late Cuban master, Don Luis Santana Lamas.

Filler from selected and specially cured tobaccos… from Costa Rica,
Binder from the Caribe and Central America and a Connecticut wrapper
from Ecuador. (We also have perfected a special smooth and aromatic Maduro-like wrapper called “Capa D. O.”)

Which Mike, at our Distribution Center in Alabama says: "The
Americans love them and can't get enough of them, at least in Alabama). (Available in Natural or Maduro Wrapper).

[KevinG]

Great review and lots of good info. Thanks Tom.

[dozenmonkeyz-cr]

Nice write-up Tom... Sounds like an interesting smoke!

[JAX]

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Great job!