Created by Isaias Santana Diaz and Andres Leon, with the line produced at the famed Tabacos de Costa Rica, the “house of super premium cigars” is produced like Atabey. As part of the production process, the cigars undergo a 120-day aging process in the aging rooms, and then another 120 days in Spanish cedar boxes. The new line features a blend that is based on 5-year-aged tobacco fillers grown in the regions of Jalapa, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
– Atlantic Cigars
Bought from –
Atlantic Cigars
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua (Jalapa)
Origin: Costa Rica
Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica
Aging (if any): 5 years pre roll
Single (MSRP): $11
Box (MSRP): $275 for a box of 25
Availability: 250 boxes per vitola
Size:
6 x 48
Band/Packaging:
Fairly simple band and packaging, but a nice little insert about D’Crossier Cigars in the box. Box is a standard wooden box with branding, and a few large cedar sheets inside. Band reminds me of an old school Cuban.
Wrapper:
Golden brown, some visible veins, slight shine to the wrapper
Construction:
Well packed, no issues
THE REVIEW
Cold draw:
Black pepper, slight creaminess,
First third:
Black pepper, nutty, meaty, toffee, chai spice, creamy sweetness, slight lemon peel
Retro:
Chocolate, toffee, floral, nutty
Second third:
Creamy, nutty, chocolate, butter, caramel, cedar
Burn:
Excellent burn line, slight wrapper crack in final third when removing the band
Smoke:
Large clouds of thick smoke
Final third:
Creamy, caramel, chocolate, nutty, butter, white pepper, orange zest
Retro:
Orange zest, cedar, nutty, meaty
Duration:
1 hour 13 minutes
Conclusion:
A fairly unknown brand, D’Crossier has put some good blends out in my opinion. This was no different. Starts up with black pepper, nuts, and a nice savory meaty note, and after a handful of puffs, a toffee and chai spice join in. About an inch in a creamy sweetness and lemon peel round out the first third. Not a bad start. The creaminess carries the blend into the second third, as a chocolate and butter note takes over morphing into a caramel sweetness, complemented with cedar. Delicious. So smooth and creamy. On the retro a more pronounced chocolate and toffee note hits the palate with floral and a nuttiness as the undertones. To finish this blend off, the final third continued with the creamy, buttery caramel, and a white pepper and orange zest joined as undertones. Nice way to finish out this excellent cigar. I’d certainly recommend a box of these, especially for the price. Overall score of a 95.
Result:
95
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