E.P. Carrillo Perez-Carrillo La Historia El Senador

This afternoon we have the La Historia. This cigar has a dark brown wrapper with visible veins and seems. It comes in at 5 3/8 X 52. After lighting the draw is a bit firm but producing an insane amount of smoke production. The draw flavors are a fairly intense black pepper flavor and zing. The finish is a sweet cedar with some roasted coffee notes mixed in every few draws.  The flavors stay on the palate till the next draw and is at a medium to full in body.  The burn is slightly wavy but not an issue through the first half inch or so.

Just over an inch down and some flavor shifts are occurring.  The draw still has the black pepper flavor and zing. The finish starts out with sweet cedar and roasted coffee. A few more puffs and a gritty earthiness starts to come in with a coco at the tail end. A few more puffs and a jalapeno flavor creeps in just behind the coco notes. It's a interesting combination, one I've never had before. The smoke is leaving a creamy texture in my mouth and is intense but very smooth. The body is now nearing a straight full. The burn has evened out considerably and is now burning slightly above average. The draw is still firm but producing huge plumes of smoke.

Three inches down and the jalapeno flavor has taken over on the draw. On the finish the earthiness is starting to overpower the sweet cedar, the roasted coffee and the coco. Accompanying the earthiness is a warm cashew nut flavor. The cigar is starting to get warm and a bit mushy. I sat it down for the last time at the one hour mark with around two inches left.

Price: $7.25

Appearance: 10/10

Draw: 18/20

Burn: 19/20

Flavor: 18/20

Complexity: 17/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score: 92 / Great Cigar