Crux Epicure Maduro

Smoked: Crux Epicure Maduro

Smoked at: West Chester, Ohio

Crux Epicure Maduro Corona Gorda features a dark brown Mexican San Andres wrapper a few veins, an oily sheen and smooth to the touch. Binder and filler are Nicaraguan by all accounts.

Oak, hickory, cream, lots of pepper, dark roast coffee/espresso, chocolate, hints of leather and mixed nuts. Now the transitions: By the second third, the coffee and chocolate meld into a part mocha, part cappuccino taste. Occasional mineral and floral notes add to the assembly and cedar creeps in replacing the hickory wood flavors as well. Extremely peppery on the retrohale. The Crux is full bodied with rich flavors from the start and transitions quite well – balanced and complex enough to keep your interest to the nub.

The construction was impeccable - open draw, plenty of smoke and the ash held well for over an inch. The burn line was dead even.

The Crux Epicure Maduro was a nice boutique find. It was recommended by some friends and on a number of blogs. If you can find it, you won’t be disappointed. It’s a very nice cigar.