I was intrigued with the Digestivo cigar from Bodega Premium Blends partly because it's a new cigar company, but also because of the concept behind the Reunion line. It includes two blends -- Aperitivo and Digestivo -- and if they sound a little bit like a menu item, you are not wrong. Bodega created these cigars around a concept of before and after dinner smokes. Exactly the way cigar smokers usually enjoy their stogies ... around a meal. The Reunion's unique packaging comes in boxes of 20, with 10 Aperitivo’s and Digestivo’s. Since I like dessert better, I went straight for the Corona sized Digestivo with a Mexican San Andres wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and filler, it's a very attractive cigar with a light sheen and spicy pre-lit scent. I was expecting a multidimensional smoke and the Digestivo did not disappoint.

 

Upon lighting there is a spark of black pepper with a touch of a spicy red pepper in the background that lingers slightly on both the front and middle of my palate. The Nicaraguan tobacco is flavorful and rich, with some underlying oak and small amount of earthiness. This cigar gives off a thick white smoke that has a very nice scent, one that you wouldn't mind sitting a room filled with it. I'd consider this smoke to be a full-bodied profile. There was a little problem in the beginning with the burn, but it it corrected itself pretty quickly. As I smoke further into the cigar, a bittersweet cocoa emerges and a touch of espresso with the spicy peppers subsiding just a little and my palate begins to get acquainted with a creamy taste. Then all of a sudden a delectable sweet black cherry emerges that compliments the cocoa very nicely and then after a few puffs it fades into a complex leather with some accented sweetness.

 

Talk about dessert, this cigar reminded me a little of chocolate covered cherries, but not in a syrupy calorie laden way. Midway through the smoke a delicious wine soaked oak emerges, mixing very nicely with the leather, earth and touches of pepper and cocoa. I think this is when I realized that I didn't want this cigar to end. The Digestivo never got too hot to handle so when I smoked it down to almost the nub, I wasn't shocked when my mind starting thinking about smoking another one. Digestivo could become my go to cigar when I'm hanging with friends, during a cold winter night sitting around drinking Pinto Noir. It's a delightful cigar from a new brand and I'm honored to have been one of the first people to try it back in December 2013.

 

Since then I've smoked the Toro & Double Robusto sizes in the last few weeks. My take: You gotta try this cigar for yourself. Then, let me know.

 

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