The Esteban Carreras 10 Anos Maduro Toro measures 5.5x54 with a smooth, tan wrapper. The cigar has mainly Nicaraguan features (a Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper and Nicaraguan binders and fillers). It has a tight pack with only one or two loose spots, and a very sweet aroma. This was a cigar I have never heard of before, so I was interested to try it. Time to light it up.
When you get this cigar lit up, all I could think of is tea leaves. The smoke that the stick was creating smelt like tea leaves, and it had a very mild flavor resembling tea leaves. I have never had a cigar that smelt or tasted like tea leaves... very unique. About 1/4 through the 1/3 point, the tea leave flavor mellowed out and chocolate notes came rolling in with a mild earthy finish. The tea leaf flavor was quick, but was interesting while it lasted. The stick has great smoke output, a decently even burn, and a nice draw with little resistance.
The 2/3's point brings a sweet oily smoke along with a few changes to the flavor. I started to pick up a earth/soil flavor with a mild spice/pepper finish. The cigar is mild to medium bodied at the most with great construction and a nice strong ash that holds on for about an inch and a half at a time. Around this time the uneven burn fixed itself without me having to touch it up. So I was glad about that. So far so good.
3/3's to the end of the smoke brought a smoky flavor to blend with the notes of earth on the finish. The finish stayed spicy the whole time, but it was a mild spice, nothing overpowering. Good construction, even burn, perfect draw, and nice smoke output makes this a very enjoyable smoke. I recommend you go pick one up.
Stogie Rite score: 93
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