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Asylum Seven 11/18
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Asylum Seven 11/18. In 2012, former Camacho owner Christian Eiroa came back to the cigar industry after finishing his non-competition clause that he had to sign upon selling Camacho to Davidoff. His comeback was a partnership with former Camacho and Davidoff sales rep Tom Lazuka. Asylum Cigars was a success from day one. To commemorate the 7th birthday of Asylum, the company released the Seven in 2019. Two sizes, limited to 1000 boxes of each size.
One of the sizes is the signature 11/18 size. Named after the birthday of Christian’s mother. It is a figurado, 6 inches long with a 48 ring foot and head. But in the center, the cigar is ring 54 thick. The blend is made of Honduran tobacco as the filler and binder with a Nicaraguan wrapper. The cigars come in single coffins. The CLE Cigar Factory is where the cigars are rolled.
Name: Asylum Seven 11/18
Country: Honduras
Factory: CLE Cigar Factory
Size: 6×48/54/48
Vitola: Figurado
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras
Price: €22 (The Netherlands)
Cutter: Xikar Xi2
Lighter: single flame
Smoke conditions: Indoors with ventilator
Smoke time: two hours thirty minutes
The review
If you don’t know the story of the shape of the cigar, you might think that the roller isn’t very good. But when you know the cigar should look thicker in the middle, it is intriguing. The wrapper is dark, leathery. The big ring, black with a golden skull is a bit dark and sinister. But the colors of the ring come back in the coffins tying it all together. The cigar has a strong aroma of dry wood.
The cold draw is fantastic. Spicy oak. Once lit, the cigar gives a strong coffee aroma with some sugar and spice. Cinnamon and pepper show up. There is a little bit of tongue burn on the tip of the tongue. Soil makes an entrance in the flavor profile as well. The cigar then turns to wood, with a little bit of pepper. Before the second third, the flavors change again. The wood remains, but now with soil, leather, coffee, pepper, and sweetness.
The second third starts strong with spice, pepper but now with some chocolate as well. The chocolate gets stronger, with leather, soil, coffee plus some acidity, and sweetness. Earthiness returns and the flavors are beautifully round.
The cigar produces a lot of smoke. The ash is white and dense. The draw is fantastic. The burn is quite alright. This is a strong cigar, full of flavor. Powerful. The smoke time is two hours and thirty minutes.
Strength: Full
Flavor: Full