In the early part of last year, Erik Espinosa made it clear through social media postings that there was another size of his popular 601 La Bomba blend coming. Eventually it became known that the vitola was a 4 1/2 x 42 petit corona named Sake Bomb and a surprise came with it. While the smallest size in the line is based on the same blend as the rest of the La Bomba line and shares the same Nicaraguan habano wrapper and Nicaraguan binder, Espinosa tweaked the filler in order to make it stronger than the regular line. Here is what I said in my original review back in April 2014: First and foremost, the name of this cigar does not lie: this is a bomb of smoke, both figuratively and literally. It starts out with an extremely aggressive — and frankly, overwhelming— combination of black pepper on the retrohale and spice on the palate that basically destroys any chance of tasting any other flavors. However, just as you start to wonder if that is all there is to it, the profile shifts right around the start of the second third, bringing more interesting notes of barbecue and nutmeg sweetness. While not ...
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