Brand: ViajeLine: Holiday Blend
Length x Ring Gauge: Petit Robusto 4" x 54
Country of Origin: Filler: Nicaraguan; Binder: Nicaraguan; Wrapper: Criollo 98 Nicaraguan
Strength: Medium
Date Smoked: Feb 18, 2014
Notes:
If you aren't familiar with this vitola, Viaje started releasing a special Holiday Blend in December 2009 as a small batch 5"x54 cigar with only 100 boxes of 30 cigars to boutique cigar shops. In 2010 they released 2 different vitolas: a 5"x54 Torpedo and a 4"x54 Petit Robusto, the latter of which I'll be reviewing here. Only 125 boxes of 30 cigars of each vitola were released in December of 2010.
The cigar has a dark wrapper with a few veins and a wrapped foot. Even though this cigar has been aging for over a year in my humidor set for 72% humidity (I like my stogies a bit more moist) it was still pretty stiff when squeezed. The first few puffs bring on a black pepper flavor with toast. But it's not like regular white bread toast, more like a honey wheat toast, and it's really quite good. However, it quickly evolves to a sweet clove flavor that leaves just a bit of spice in the mouth. This remains throughout the first third.
The second third smooths out into a grassy hay flavor that's really good and sweet with a mild spicy aftertaste. I've seen some other reviews complain about it being too bland here, but I enjoyed the light flavor. Great for a mid-day quick smoke, which is what this is. It consistently provided thick smoke and burned down to a solid brownish grey ash.
The last third ramps up a little bit with the spice but ultimately stay pretty true to the rest of the cigar. I did notice a serious nicotine hit towards the end that I wasn't expecting. It oscillates between the hay and grassy flavor throughout the cigar. It is good down to the nub; this thing is a true finger burner. This is an ideal mid-day smoke, however the $9+ price tag is hardly justified. Too bad they don't make this in a bigger vitola.
Overall: 8.5 out of 10
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