D’Crossier Seleccion Escogida Lumina Hermoso #2

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.