Last year, Joya de Nicaragua celebrated its 45th anniversary. As has become norm in the cigar business, that called for ann anniversary cigar which the company aptly called Cuatro Cinco, four five in Spanish. It was a cigar that celebrated not just Joya de Nicaragua, but also the company’s ties to Nicaragua. This was visualized on the back of the bands where designs paying homage to the factory, the oldest in Nicaragua, a cigar roller and a volcano. As far as the cigar itself goes, here’s what I said last November: When you look at Joya de Nicaragua’s last few releases, we’ve seen a trend. There was Cabinetta in 2010, CyB last year and Rosalones which has trickled out into the U.S. market this year. At best, these are medium cigars, a far cry from what Joya de Nicaragua has become known for in the U.S. Mild cigars are important—it’s a much bigger market—and Joya de Nicaragua has made some good ones, but it’s not really Joya. Fortunately, Cuatro Cinco took some of the finesse the company has exhibited in the aforementioned releases and added it into a profile that is more Antaño. The result is a cigar that makes ...
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