Basic Information:
Name – Drew Estate Florida Sun Grown
Size – Robosto
Wrapper – Brazilian Mata Fina
Tobacco Blend – Florida, Nicaragua, Honduras
Pricing – $8.70 – $13.00
Body – Medium +
Construction/Appearance:
The band is gold, tan and teal with a big FSG across the middle.
The cigar is a rich dark brown with some milk chocolate marbling in color. There are no veins but had slight visible seams. The wrapper is shiny and double capped.
Pre-Light:
Aroma – Smoked wood and Barnyard
Type of Cut – V-Cut
Cold Draw – Maple Syrup and Cedar
After Toast:
First Third – A woody tea like note with some citrus components kick off this cigar’s flavor profile. Few minutes in, a maple comes out on the finish and holds. It eventually turns into roasted nutty flavor mixed with some pepper. A lot of flavor transitions happening quickly in this cigar. Really interesting. Burn is wavy. Ash is white and solid.
Second Third – Nutty and wood notes begin this third with the citrus moving to the finish. Burn slightly wavy. Ash fell off at the 2.5-inch mark.
Final Third – Nuts and oak finish this cigar up in a real masculine way. Burn remained slightly wavy.
Suggested Pairing:
Wine – Spier Sauvignon Blanc Vintage Selection
Overall Experience:
Overall the Florida Sun Grown is great new release (2016) by Drew Estate Cigars. The flavor profile was definitely distinct to really show off what Florida can produce as a tobacco product. I was fortunate enough to get this cigar at Corona Cigar (the owner co-produced this with Drew Estate Cigars) in Orlando which they highlighted pretty heavily in their shop.
Ratings:
N/A
About Drew Estate Cigars – http://drewestate.com/
