Old Henry Maduro Corona Cigar Review

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This week, we have a guest review from our friend Ryan Collman, or @ryancollman on Twitter. He’s reviewing the Old Henry Maduro, a inexpensive maduro made by Don Pepin Garcia for Holt’s Cigar Company.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium/Full
Wrapper: USA/Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Size: 5.5 x 44
Draw: Medium, a little bit tighter than I like.

This smoke in beyond enjoyable (especially for the price!). The first puff on this thing was a classic maduro flavor. It had nice chocolate undertones with a subtle sweetness. The following puffs instantly revealed to me that this was truly a Pepin blended smoke. Bam! That awesome Pepin spice started to permeate my palette and nostrils. After about a half an inch, the smoke began to wind down a little bit into a classic medium bodied maduro. At about the halfway mark, the smoke began to become more interesting with a lovely sweet cream flavor with an intermingling of spice and vanilla. If you have ever had the Sweet Cream ice cream from Cold Stone, imagine that same sort of sweet creaminess sticking to your palette accompanied by a wonderful spice and rich tobacco flavor. Sound awesome? It is. These flavors continued through the remainder of the cigar, to the last inch or so.

This smoke is definitely a winner in my book. It is a Holts.com exclusive and is produced by Don Pepin Garcia in Estelli, Nicaragua. Lately, I have been noting that a lot of the cheaper maduros rely too heavily on tobacco from the Jalapa region, but the filler for this seemed to have about 40% Jalapa, 40% Estelli and a dash of Condega, resulting in a spicy yet sweet and complex cigar. If you like anything from Pepin or a classic medium-to-full maduro, this smoke will be right up your alley.