As is the norm for RoMa Craft Tobac, Skip Martin’s been teasing Neanderthal for a while. It’s been apparent for most of the year that Neanderthal was the company’s largest new project and we’ve been told that its development has put some other projects on hold. “Neanderthal is the blend I had in mind when we started working on CroMagnon,” Martin told us in July. “The truth is, I did not have the experience or skill to make this cigar in 2009.” That blend is a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, Connecticut broadleaf binder, and fillers including Nicaraguan tobaccos from Condega, Estelí, Jalapa and Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican olor ligero and Pennsylvania “Green River Sucker One” double ligero. The latter is described as possessing two to three times the nicotine content of the other tobaccos used at Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A.—making this a rather strong cigar. After a few months of testing, Martin and company settled on a 5 x 52/56 figurado with a flat cap. It will come in cabinets of 50 with pricing set at $12 for its October release. Cigar Reviewed: Neanderthal Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua ...
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