Emilio Cigars La Musa Melete Lancero

This afternoon we have the Emilio Cigars La Musa Melete Lancero.  This cigar has a medium brown outer wrapper and a pig tail cap. It has visible veins the entire length of the cigar and has invisible seems.  It comes in at 7 X 40.  After lighting, the draw is perfect with just the right amount of resistance and is producing large amounts of smoke.  The draw flavors are a sweet tobacco with a creamy textured cedar followed by a black pepper note and a mild tingle sensation.  The finish continues the sweetness and is accompanied by a gritty earthiness.  The finish flavors stay on the palate till the next draw and are at a medium body.  The burn through the first third was flawless.  The ash has a toothy appearance and is dark gray in color.

Two inches down and more flavors are starting to mix in. The draw flavor now has a creamy leather with a sweet tobacco note, accompanied by the slight pepper flavor and mild tingle sensation.  The finish still has the earthiness and sweet creamy flavor one draw, and the next a nice caramel note comes in a dominates the palate till the next draw.  The flavors are complex and there is a lot going on during the finish.  Every other draw the cigar will have the earth and leather, and completely switch back to the caramel note.  Also, a yeast and bread note comes in and out on the finish as well. The flavors remain to be medium in body. The cigar is smoking perfectly, keeping an excellent draw with large smoke out put and a flawless burn line.

Four inches in and everything has stayed consistent with the last update.  The only difference is the finish has become more rich and complex.  It has added in a light coffee note at the tail end of each draw.  The cigar is still preforming perfectly dropping off the ash every inch and a half or so. The flavors have been climbing up to a medium to full body since the last update. The burn and draw have still been perfect and construction has not been a problem throughout the smoking experience.

With just about an inch and a half left, the leather note and pepper flavor and tingle sensation are all that remain after taking a draw. The finish is a leather and earth with a chard nuttiness.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 40 minute mark.  This cigar provided me with an awesome smoking experience that was laid back and relaxing.  I never had to baby the cigar, I just sat back and relaxed!


Thanks to Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars and House of Emilio for sending this in for review!!
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Price: N/A

Appearance: 9/10

Draw: 20/20

Burn: 20/20

Flavor: 18/20

Complexity: 18/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  95 /  Fine cigar