Appearance
A chocolate brown colored wrapper with a couple prominent veins. A bit of mottling makes the tightly wrapped seams visible. There is also a good amount of tooth as well as a nice oily sheen. The filler is well packed with no apparent soft spots.
Aroma
Earth, cocoa, cedar on the wrapper. Cocoa, cedar, hazelnut and spice at the foot.
Prelight Draw
Chocolatey, fruity, earthy, cedar and red pepper spice.
1st
Initial draws albeit snug bring notes of earthy fruit with a bit of red pepper spice. The ash is salt&pepper gray and tight. Chocolate notes join the profile. Burn has been perfect from the start.
2nd
The draw opens up and smoke production moves to the low end of high. Strength started at medium and now is medium+. The profile has been very well balanced. Smoke production is at high. The finish is long with notes of chocolate, earth, fruit, cedar and red pepper spice. There is a pinch of black pepper spice joining the profile.
Final/3rd
The strength moves to med/full. The flavor, balance, burn & draw remain perfect right to the nub!
Overall
The Sindicato Affinity Maduro Robusto provides a very enjoyable smoking experience. A very flavorful and well balanced profile with nice complexity. The burn was perfect and the draw was perfect after the 1st/3rd. I’ll be smoking more of these with hopes that the snug draw in the 1st/3rd was a rare occurrence.
Great job Jim @SindicatoCigars
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