Limited Cigar Association

This one is textbook Fernandez craft with a wink. We let it rest two years to calm thepunch and let the sweetness bloom. When I smoke Year Of Ed it reads like a box ofchocolates you forgot you had: immediate, honest cocoa, then a parade of nuts andcaramel. It’s plush in the middle and sharp enough at the finish to make theconversation last. This is what aged Nicaraguan tobacco is supposed to taste like.

TASTING NOTES

PRE-LIGHT Cocoa nibs and cedar, faint caramel scent at the foot

FIRST THIRD Milk chocolate and toasted hazelnut, soft caramel drizzle

SECOND THIRD Marzipan and baking spice, gentle espresso notes and a creamy mouthfeel

FINAL THIRD Dark chocolate, leather, warm clove and a long cocoa-dusted finishPAIRINGSMilk stout or chocolate porter to double down on cocoa Tawny port to pull the marzipan and caramel Concentrated espresso for cut and contrast