H. Upmann Magnum 48 (Limited Edition - 2009) - Cab 25

What an outstanding cigar! Okay it is quite short, though respectively thick. The presentation is wonderful with a beautiful dark wrapper, minimal veins, and a double banding. As for the taste and aroma? Wow! Compared with a lot of non-Cubans I've smoked, this stick has a very deep and wide range of flavours emanating from the first 1/3. A rich well of roasted nutty flavours, with spice and pepper. Kind of similar to the roasted aroma you get from cooked nuts during Christmas time! It even had a hint of something sweet towards the final 1/3. You can definitely tell that the tobacco in this cigar has been well aged and well selected! A very modestly sized cigar that packs a big punch! Taste is surprisingly different when compared with the Magnum 46 and 50, with no evidence of the creaminess found. Nonetheless, the deep roasted taste of nuts, spice and coffee just renders this stick something synonymous to a single measure of fine cognac! Beautiful indeed!