Dannemann Artist Line
Mata Fina Reserva 2002
Double Ñorona
Length - 190
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Ring Gauge - 48
Wrapper leaf: Brazil
Binder leaf: Brasil
Filler: Brasil
Strength: 4
Duration of smoke: 90-100 minutes
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External appearance
Wrapper leaf colour: colorado maduro.
Wrapper leaf texture: smooth, shiny, oily, slender.
Roll: optimal for its density, good quality.
Aroma and taste in unlit state
Aroma: of average strength. Tangs: spicy, animal, herbal, woody.
Taste: of average intensity, bitter-spicy. Tangs: red pepper, cardamom, dry deciduous wood, dry earth.
Aroma and taste of the lit cigar
Aroma: of average strength, chiefly spicy, slightly sweet. Tangs: spicy, animal (leather), fruity (crystallized fruits), woodland, earthy.
Taste: of average intensity, pungent, with a slight mustard flavour. Tangs: earthy, woody, spicy, fruity.
Aftertaste: average.
Burning
Shape of burning section: conical.
Draw: slightly laboured.
Ash colour: light grey with dark grey fragments.
Ash structure: moderately dense.
Progression
First third: The smoke is pleasant from the first few draws, which reveal the cigar’s highly complex aroma with the predominance of spicy, fruity (wild strawberry jam), woodland and earthy tones. Spicy, woody and minty flavours and the tang of dry earth are apparent in the taste.
Second third: Smoking appears to become more moist and milder, but the former heaviness remains. Spicy and woody tones, made more prominent by animal and fruity notes, dominate the aroma. The taste is richer and full-bodied.
Final third: The aroma changes imperceptibly. A lack of balance remains in the taste with the burnt and metallic tones strengthening and the bitterness being more clearly apparent.
Recommendations
Accompanying drink: rum, a blended whisky that is not too old, port.
Smoking time: The cigar does not become wearisome, despite its large form. This makes it possible to smoke it after meals throughout the day.
General impressions
The cigar is well rolled and burns evenly. Its aroma is moderately complex. But the taste, by comparison, is rather plain.
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