Nicarao Especial Toro

Blend: Nicaraguan puro (wrapper, binder and filler) with rosado to rosado oscuro habano (sp.) wrapper from Jalapa
Leaves ages: Moderately aged leaves from 2 to 5 ½ years (average of one extra year of fermentation/aging than standard market leaves)
Aromas & Taste: Aromatic depth and well-rounded richness. Woody, spice, animal, toasty and sweet.
Strength: #6½ to #7 fortaleza – Medium to full body cigar
Progression: Pleasant and marked evolution
Combustion: Easy and complete
Ashes: Solid, compact and white

Nicaraguan puro, Nicarao Especial is blended with unique leaves. Three peculiarities give Nicarao Especial its unique personality.
First (1), the leaves are harvested from the best plots on our farms. The leaves come from the best microclimates of our Nicaraguan terroirs. Cigars are similar to wines; only a few meters can make the difference between a grand cru and a simple appellation. Understanding the soil and the environment is essential for a singular cigar production. Second (2), after harvest and first fermentation, the leaves are selected and classified with especially meticulous precision. Classification is therefore finer than the one for standard market leaves. Third (3), the leaves are kept around one year longer in fermentation and aging than market standard leaves. Having leaves from 2 to 5 ½ years makes the Nicarao Especial a cigar rolled with a moderately aged leaves.
Those 3 peculiarities give Nicarao Especial blend an outstanding depth in its taste and a delicacy in its strength. The blend reveals its character with refined elegance.

The Nicarao Especial is a medium to full body cigar (#6½ to #7 fortaleza) that reveals an amazing richness of aromas and tastes. Along with noble and gorgeous Central American spices, Nicarao Especial delivers woody and animal fragrances, moving towards pleasant toasty and sweet evolution. Besides the aromatic progression, the cigar remains remarkably well-balanced all during the tasting.
In addition to this aromatic excellence, the ash quality is distinctive. Its uniform structure and perfect white colour reflect an exceptional quality of both the raw materials and the rolling. Construction and combustion are just ‘perfect’.

A true piece of art brilliantly carried out with master craftsmanship and emotion. A must try!

With a cepo of 52 and 152 mm long (6 inch), the Nicarao Especial Toro was the first Nicarao Especial to see the light of day.

The Toro blending was the very first step of the development of the Nicarao Especial line. Shown to be a success! The Nicarao Especial Toro size is slightly larger and longer than a classic robusto. Its tasting is very different from the Nicarao Especial Gordo even though their volumes are very similar (the Toro is only slightly more voluminous). Try for yourself and see how important the couple diameter and length can be for the tasting. This Toro vitola seems a perfect ground for the liga expression and thus to give the cigar its very best.