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Nicarao Exclusivo

The NICARAO EXCLUSIVO surprises with its intense combination of richness and aromatic diversity, as well as with its precision. Tasting NICARAO EXCLUSIVO in optimal conditions is guaranteed to deliver a sublime experience.

NICARAO EXCLUSIVO is a cigar that needs time to be understood. The aficionado should recognise this and adapt to it in order to allow it deliver and to enjoy its full aromatic potential.

Strength: #7 to #7½ fortaleza – Medium to full body cigar.
Blend: Nicaraguan puro (wrapper, binder and filler) blended with aged leaves. Natural maduro habano (sp.) wrapper low-fermented for around 24 months and later aged for minimum 2 years.
Leaves Ages: Certified aged leaves of minimum 6 years including a 9 year old ligero.
Aromas & Taste: Aromatic explosion of sweetness and silkiness. Leathery, spicy, toasty, coffee, sweet, and chocolate scents.
Progression: Rare evolution among aromatic profiles.
Combustion: Easy and complete.
Ashes: Compact and white/grey.

Experienced and sophisticated tasters willing to understand the cigar and to adapt to have it deliver its finest and most sophisticated aromas and tastes. Tasters that start to enjoy an aged aromatic palette.

NICARAO EXCLUSIVO was created in 2008 to stretch the limits of our cigar production and create and blend a cigar as a response to the classic, retrospective market.

Didier Houvenaghel: “I wanted to create a Cigar Haute Couture; and it has become one of the most appreciated Maduro cigars on the market”.

The two specificities of the Exclusivo are (1) a unique natural Maduro wrapper fermented for 24 months (where the market standard for a Maduro cigar is about 7 to 9 months), and (2) a blend with aged leaves, with the youngest leaves being 6 years old (where the market standard for this cigar has leaves from 1, 5 to 4, 5 years old). The slow, long fermentation and aging process has the same effect on tasting that eating slow cooked meat does on the taste buds. The leaves of the blend have a minimum of 6 years of production processes, including the ligero leaves, which are aged for a minimum of 9 years.

Interestingly this is a young cigar done with aged leaves. It is a sophisticated cigar for experienced tasters: unforgiving when inaccurately treated but, when not, delivering extraordinary richness and finesse.

Boxes of 20 and 10 / Vertical presentation / Cylindrical body / No individual cellophane / Double layer onion paper wrapping the bundle in envelope shape / 6 vitolas

SIZE BY CIGAR

ROMEO

5 x 54 - L 127 mm x ø 21.43 mm

Production quota: 100 cigars / day. Looking like a small Salomón, the Romeo Exclusivo is a miniature figurado with a 54 ring gauge. This gives it a respectable and intriguing diameter, developing into an exciting blend expression. This lends this medium sized cigar a special originality. The NICARAO EXCLUSIVO Romeo has become a favourite of many figurado lovers.

E4

5 x 50 - L 127 mm x ø 19.84 mm

Production quota: 200 cigars / day. The last creation in the NICARAO EXCLUSIVO family, the E4 is the perfect balance between the unique individuality of the Exclusivo blend and the classicism of the typical Robusto size.

ROBUSTO EXTRA

5 1/2 x 58 - L 140 mm x ø 23.02 mm

Production quota: 150 cigars / day. A thick and long Robusto, the Robusto Extra Exclusivo offers 2 distinct advantages: (1) its cepo allows the development of a rich blend with the diversity of leaves permitted by the diameter; (2) its length permits a pleasant aromatic evolution during tasting. This Robusto is the perfect choice when one wants to taste a cigar with an enjoyable rich and progressive aromatic profile.

DON RAFA

7 x 54 - L 178 mm x ø 21.43 mm

Production quota: 150 cigars / day. This cigar should be treated with respect. NICARAO EXCLUSIVO Don Rafa is majestic not only for its technical size but also for the quality and the quantity of the leaves in the blend. It quickly became one of the most acclaimed cigars of the NICARAO EXCLUSIVO line. (Don Rafa is the name of a very special person from the fields of San Luis Cuba; a man in a league of his own.) This cigar is precious and should therefore be cherished.

RODOLFO

7 x 54 - L 140 mm x ø 21.43 mm

Production quota: 150 cigars / day. The only difference from the Don Rafa is the pointed head. But when you compare the two, you can quickly realise the influence of the cigar’s conical end on the taste dynamic. Cutting it short or wide will reveal two different cigars.

SALOMON

7 1/8 x 58 - L 181 mm x ø 23.02 mm

Production quota: 65 cigars / day. The NICARAO EXCLUSIVO Salomón is a cigar of excellence. A wonderful cigar, the Salomon is challenging to roll and to maintain a consistent blend. This splendid figurado is only rolled by the very best rollers. It definitely inspires respect before and during the tasting.

DIADEMA

9 1/5 x 55 - L 234 mm x ø 21.83 mm

Production quota: 35 cigars / day. The NICARAO EXCLUSIVO Diadema takes one’s breath away. This vitola has twice as many leaves as a classic Robusto cigar .This is an extraordinary cigar, with multiple aromas, great strength, fantastic evolution, and perfect burning. If perfection exists in cigars, this is it.