Felipe Gregorio Maxamar 25th Anniversary

We are blessed to have Philip Wynne of Felipe Gregorio craft a masterful blend for Maxamar’s 25th Anniversary! It is an honor to have our Brick & Mortar store’s name on such an exquisite limited edition.

 

– Small Batch Cigar

 

Bought from – Small Batch Cigars

 

Information:

Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)

Binder: Nicaragua (Jalapa)

Filler: Peru (Ligero), Nicaragua (Esteli Medio Tempo Ligero)

Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: N/A

 

Aging (if any): 10 years aged Ligero

Single (MSRP): $25

Box (MSRP): $500 (Box of 20)

Availability: Limited Release

 

Size: 

6 ½  x 50 diadema

 

Band/Packaging: 

Simple box with a slide top. The cigar band is beautiful to signify the 25th Anniversary

 

Wrapper: 

Golden brown, some veins present

 

Construction: 

Well packed, great draw

 

THE REVIEW

 

Cold draw: 

Cedar, only cedar really

 

First third: 

Sweet cedar, tobacco sweetness, cinnamon, graham cracker, marshmallow, baking spices, chocolate 

 

Retro:

Cedar, chocolate, graham cracker, baking spices, floral

 

Second third: 

Cedar, sweet chocolate, floral, baking spices, graham cracker, cinnamon

 

Burn: 

Excellent, no issues

 

Smoke: 

Large volumes of thick smoke, syrupy

 

Final third: 

Floral, cedar, chocolate, baking spices, floral, salty

 

Retro: 

Roasted coffee, cedar, floral, baking spices

 

Duration:

1 hour 28 minutes 

 

Conclusion: 

I’ve really been enjoying what Felipe Gregorio puts out, so this one really excited me to try. Some very interesting notes on this one. Lot’s of cedar, baking spices and graham cracker with some chocolate, marshmallow and floral undertones. Really nice start to this blend. Second third continued with the same notes for the most part, the chocolate became a bit sweeter which was very nice. Unfortunately, the final third let me down a bit here, a lot of floral and baking spices, cedar and some chocolate to compliment it. But the floral was a bit too much. There was a nice saltiness which I did enjoy though. Still this is a cigar I will certainly smoke more of and am excited to see how it ages.

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