Excentrico No. 3 2014 by Elogio

In 2011, Elogio released Excepcionales, an extremely limited release that bucked the trend of what had otherwise been relatively conservative cigars. It was a massive double perfecto that was reminiscent of Drew Estate’s Egg and Arturo Fuente’s OpusX Football. A year later, it debuted Excéntrico, a limited edition torpedo that featured a head akin to Arturo Fuente’s BBMF vitola.

Since then, Elogio has released an Excéntrico each year making this the fourth year for the limited edition line.

• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Tabacalera La Flor de San Luis S.A.
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
• Binder: Nicaraguan (Ometepe)
• Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua (Estelí) & Pennsylvania
• Length: 6 1/2 Inches
• Ring Gauge: 58
• Vitola: Gran Torpedo
• MSRP: $15 (Boxes of 10, $150)
• Release Date: 2014
• Number of Cigars Released: 400 Boxes of 10 Cigars (4,000 Total Cigars)
• Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3

While the size is shorter than the original release, six and a half inches instead of seven, you could have fooled me that this is the same cigar as the original release. The dark Ecuadorian wrapper has tons of oils and both the cap and the covered foot are extremely well-applied. Aroma from the Ecuadorian wrapper has cinnamon, chocolate chip cookies and some leather. As for the cold draw, it’s extremely Cuban with a sweet candied citrus, almost like a grapefruit soda, and with a touch of spices. Read more here