Chinchalero Novillo Fuerte Maduro - 1 Single

Tried one of these for the first time today and I wasn't disappointed. A wonderful post-lunch smoke. The draw was near perfect, medium flavour, mild hints of chocolate and slightly spicier for the last third. As I'm used to smoking full and very full-flavoured Cuban cigars, it was definitely medium, although the maduro wrapper might make you think it was full flavoured. Well now that I've tried one, I can't wait to order a whole bunch more.

notes of chocolate and cocoa.perfect starter to a herfing Sunday.ill definitely be adding a dozen to my next order

Approaching the final third the flavour smooths out with a Picallilo-like finish, creamy with a faintly menthol aftertaste (I could barely taste any spice at all). Fat Chinchalero's have a way of making you feel sad to finish them. Approaching the last inch when it starts to get hot I like to give the tip of the base a dip or two in cognac, buys you a beautiful couple of cool last puffs.

By all means not a bad cigar, the major differences between this and other Chinchalero's is that this has a distinctive fragrant earthy taste (probably due to the wrapper) and gets a bit spicy towards the second third which some people might love but it is also a little heavy and strong for my liking compared to similar Chinchalero's which are mild and creamy and I think have a beautiful well-balanced flavour. I'm going to stick with the Picadillos as I personally find them more enjoyable, but if you have tried them or the Novillos and want something similar but stronger and sharper then give these a shot.

Sorry I forgot to mention I used a punch to cut the cap do the first part of the cigar which probably contributed to the problems I had