The aging room quattro f55 has two distinguishing characteristics first up it is the first box press to be added to the aging room cigars family.
Aging room quattro review.
Every last leaf in this blend is nicaraguan and every puff is an overture of flavors that s at times heavy and rich with notes of dark chocolate and wood and other times subtle and understated with hints of fine caramel and toasted almonds.
While the first two thirds were enjoyable the lack of change was a bit concerning but the last third of the cigar really brought this one home.
It s a dark box pressed churchill.
The quattro features a nice box press shape adorned with a brown and gold label nothing too fancy about the look but the pre light.
This particular aging room quattro cigar is the espressivo which is robusto size and measures in at 5 50.
But first we rewind back almost 40 years ago to 1980 when nodal came to the.
The aging room quattro maduro is an enjoyable cigar.
It is the first nicaraguan puro to be a part of the quattro line and it s the first quattro made outside the dominican republic the other offerings are made in the dominican republic at tabacalera palma.
I bought a fiver.
Number of cigars smoked for review.
Will be releasing the aging room quattro nicaragua impromptu a limited edition box pressed cigar tapered at both ends.
Like the aging room pelo de oro the aging room quattro nicaragua is an all nicaraguan puro but utilizes a different blend.
This was cigar aficionado s top cigar of 2019 with a rating of 96.
It s a great representation of a san andres wrapper and my favorite of the quattro line.
Rafael nodal it s a timeline of transitions partnerships and collaborations that ultimately lead to the creation of the aging room quattro nicaragua maestro cigar aficionado s 2019 cigar of the year.
Working with aj fernandez they created the aging room quattro nicaragua selection and the maestro a box pressed torpedo which took the award with a classic 96 rating.
The aging room quattro nicaragua has been honored as the 1 cigar of 2019.
Second up it is the sumatra wrapper which is a special tobacco incorporated by aging room cigars the story behind this wrapper is that nodal was able to acquire it from a machine made cigar factory.
Interestingly i only found four written reviews of this cigar.
Aging room quattro nicaragua figurado coming this fall august 26 2020 in november altadis u s a.
For better or worse my samples of the aging room quattro f55m maduro were stored for well over a month without cellophane and as such there is not much coming on the aroma from the wrapper.
The 96 point rating noted.
The 2003 vintage sumatra wrapper is a rusty tan color and the aroma is a very pleasant musty tobacco.
The first aging room cigars were produced in the dominican republic by josé jochy blanco who also has a partnership stake in aging room.
