601 Habano Esplendido
A Good Story with No Ending
The line was created by JosĂ© "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the EstelĂ, Nicaragua for EO Premium Brands. Introduced in August of 2006, and is also available in Connecticut Shade.
Size: Esplendido 7" by 49 ring.
The first thing that I noticed about the cigar was the beautifully oily Habano wrapper, which had minimal veins, smooth appearance and a pigtail. My drink of choice with the cigar was a nice Evan Williams Single Barrel. The cigar started out medium bodied with a hint of pepper and spice. After the first third of the cigar, I could taste the familiar Cuban cigar like twang that all the Pepin cigars (Tatuaje, Pepin Blue, Cabiguan) seem to display. Draw was perfect, burn was a little crooked but evened out in the last third, the wrapper split and unraveled a little near the last third.
I enjoyed the flavors the cigar displayed on my palate but it seemed like the cigar was building toward a strength and finish that never occurred. Some might say it is a great cliff hanger, but I felt its finish was just disappointing. The 601 Habano Esplendido is a beautiful cigar that displays a lot of qualities that cigar smokers are looking for, I would say it is above average and better than many cigars on the market but not super or excellent.
7.75 out of 10
The line was created by JosĂ© "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the EstelĂ, Nicaragua for EO Premium Brands. Introduced in August of 2006, and is also available in Connecticut Shade.
Size: Esplendido 7" by 49 ring.
The first thing that I noticed about the cigar was the beautifully oily Habano wrapper, which had minimal veins, smooth appearance and a pigtail. My drink of choice with the cigar was a nice Evan Williams Single Barrel. The cigar started out medium bodied with a hint of pepper and spice. After the first third of the cigar, I could taste the familiar Cuban cigar like twang that all the Pepin cigars (Tatuaje, Pepin Blue, Cabiguan) seem to display. Draw was perfect, burn was a little crooked but evened out in the last third, the wrapper split and unraveled a little near the last third.
I enjoyed the flavors the cigar displayed on my palate but it seemed like the cigar was building toward a strength and finish that never occurred. Some might say it is a great cliff hanger, but I felt its finish was just disappointing. The 601 Habano Esplendido is a beautiful cigar that displays a lot of qualities that cigar smokers are looking for, I would say it is above average and better than many cigars on the market but not super or excellent.
7.75 out of 10
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