Cigar: Macanudo Inspirado Black Price: $6.00 – 8.00 Size: 5 x 50 Appearance/Color: Dark espresso slight toothy wrapper with visible veins and seams. Smoking Time: 1-1/2 hrs Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra Filler: Nicaraguan On the Nose: Barn,hay,cedar. Cold Draw/Test: Musty barn,hay. Draw is loose with a little resistance. First Light Up: White pepper,wood notes,slight mocha. 1/3: Coffee,cedar,chocolate and just a whisper of pepper on the retrohale. The flavor is light with the body falling into the medium range. Also has a good burn & draw with a nice white ash. 2/3: Medium coffee,mocha,slight leather,sweetness from the wrapper and pepper on the retrohale. Flavor is medium as well as the body. Still has a good burn & draw with a nice white ash. 3/3: Light espresso,earth notes,bitter cocoa,slight sweetness and spice on the retrohale. Flavor is still in the medium range as well as the body. Also still has a good burn & draw with a nice white ash. Notes: Capped cracked when cut,but was able to fix. Nice aroma from the smoke. Good burn & draw from start to finish with no touch up’s required. Macanudo list this cigar as full bodied,but I found it to be medium body and medium/full by the final 3rd at best. My experience with this cigar was ok. I didn’t like it nor dislike it. You could smoke this cigar anytime of the day and enjoy it.
