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Maxum Belicoso Jr., made by Isthmus for the New Zealand market. I measured it at just under 5-1/2 inches, with a ring of 50. The wrapper is a beautiful Dark Colorado. With a Nicaraguan binder, it has a filler from Nicaraguan and Costa Rican leaf. I was impressed from start to finish with this cigar, and it is definitely one which I would purchase. The double cap is perfect; the wrapper is dark brown, leathery, semi-thick, and smells of rum raisin cake. A very nice looking wrapper and cigar. With a mostly even burn and a very comfortable draw, it burns a nice white/light gray swirl ash which is striking against the dark wrapper. The inner ash is jet black, and the ash held all the way to the band. The initial flavor is leathery with some subtle spice. Just an inch into the cigar there's a hint of hops, which turns to a slightly sweet syrup on the tip of the tongue. There's a distinct flavor which I found hard to describe; the leathery flavor becomes bourbon-like. The sweet syrup on the tip of the tongue continues to intensify; at the half there's hints of cinnamon and black pepper. At the half a slight uneven burn soon self-corrects. Three-fourths of the way through this cigar there's a very smooth dark natural tobacco flavor, less peppery, but with a good sweet cinnamon syrup remaining on the tip of the tongue, much like that found in the La Aurora Preferidos Ruby. The finish is smooth, sweet, and full of cinnamon. I smoked this cigar to burning fingers on the nub, with pleasure. As I've mentioned, I truly was surprised at the quality and flavor found in this cigar. It certainly was a premium cigar in all aspects.
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