Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe, When tipp’d with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress, More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far, Thy naked beauties—give me a cigar!" - Lord Byron
Welcome to another Member sponsored Geek Critique generously sponsored by our member appollo (Stephen). This was done as a blind review so there were no pre-concieved notions about what anyone was smoking. The cigar provided for this round is the http://www.cigargeeks.com/cigardb/default.asp?action=showcig&cigar_id=189159">Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro Torpedo.
The Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua blend is a Nicaraguan puro, utilizing AJ Fernandez's expertise of growing superior tobacco on his extensive Nicaraguan farms. The Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua cigar line delivers an explosion of flavor, complex, rich and memorable. A symphony of flavors all working together in perfect harmony in this full-bodied full-flavored Nicaraguan cigar which has earned the highest prize in the land, Cigar Aficionado's No. 1 spot as 2019's "Cigar of the Year!"
The cigar is a matted dull rich brown wrapper. You can see the roll lines around the cigar, not very many veins and a little bit of blotching. The cigar was nicely packed, slightly soft but not mushy nor very hard.
Lighting and Burn: 14 Points of 15 Possible
This cigar lit up nicely and the burn was slightly wavy at times, but no touch up were required. The ash was somewhat stacked but loose, and dropped at about the 3/4 inch point. This cigar required no relights.
Construction: 26 Points of 30 Possible
The draw on this cigar was flawless, and produced a nice volume of smoke. The cigar was a pyramid shaped, and cut nicely, with no cracking or splitting. It was a Cuban box press and you could see the roll seams around the cigar.
Flavor and Aroma: 40 Points of 45 Possible
The opening of this cigar had a nice dry rich earthiness to it, with a bit of woodiness. The smoke had a slight heaviness and was a bit oily. Moving into the second third the cigar picked up a little with a nice coffee and nuttiness flavor came in and the earthiness and wood toned downed. The lasted third was pretty much the same as the first and second thirds but a touch of leather joined in the mix. The cigar was mild to medium in flavor and strength.
Summary
Overall I found this cigar to be very pleasant. The complexity of the cigar was good but I think there could be more. My first guess would be the 1964 Anniversary Belicoso Maduro, however the complexity is not quite there. the other would be maybe an EP Carrillo. I want to thank Apollo for the chance to smoke this cigar. I would really like to know what the cigar is, as I would make this almost a daily smoke.