Length: 4"
Ring Gauge: 43
Strength: Medium to Full
Packaging: 1 Single Cigar
Vitola: Petit Bouquet
Smoking Time: 20 - 30 Minutes
Every Cuaba is made in the distinctive shape known as a double figurado, the style that at the end of the 19th Century was all the rage for Habanos.
Double figurados are at the pinnacle of the cigars maker's art and for this alone they merit a place in every cigar enthusiast's collection.
Cuaba, like Cohiba, is a Taino Indian word dating back to the time of Columbus. It was their name for a highly combustible bush, which the Indians used to light their 'Cohibas.'
The odd one out in the Cuaba range due to their different cap construction, being flat and not pointed the current batch have superb colorado maduro dark and oily wrappers and taste slightly fuller in terms of flavour than the rest of the range. The darker wrappers give a slightly sweeter taste with hints of spice and underlying earthy tones that are very pleasing. A good, sweet finish that leaves you wanting another one.
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88 / 100
"...The initially firm draw of this mini-perfecto eventually opens up, offering a toasty, floral smoke with plenty of citrus-like qualities and a finish of ginger and minerals..."