Archetype Fantasy Miniseries Curses Robusto

Cigar ReviewNicaraguan CigarArchetypeFantasy CursesRobusto

23 Jan

📌 Brand: Archetype Cigars
📌 Line: Fantasy Miniseries – Curses
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 50)
📌 Weight: 12.9 g
📌 Age: 8 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

Dark Chocolate – Deep, refined sweetness
Baking Spices – Cinnamon and clove warmth
Leather – Smooth, elegant mid-palate
Earth – Clean, well-integrated foundation

First Impressions

Curses presents a dark, oily wrapper with excellent texture and consistent firmness. Pre-light aroma shows cocoa, leather, and warm spice. Cold draw is spot-on, already expressive and balanced.

Smoking Experience

First Third – Opens rich and controlled. Dark chocolate and baking spices lead with excellent clarity. Burn is straight and smoke cool.
Second Third – Leather and earth layer in beautifully. Complexity builds without aggression. This section is near-perfect.
Final Third – Profile holds steady with no bitterness. Requires one small touch-up, after which the cigar finishes clean and composed.

Pairings

Alcohol – Chichibu Ichiro’s Malt & Grain World Blend - Silky malt sweetness, gentle spice, and refined balance mirror the cigar’s polished character.
Tea – Taiwan Alishan Black Tea - Soft honeyed sweetness and round body enhance the cigar’s chocolate and spice without overpowering.

Music Pairing

“Midnight” – Bohren & der Club of Gore
Slow, smoky atmosphere matching the cigar’s dark elegance.

Final Thoughts

Archetype Curses delivers depth, balance, and refinement with impressive consistency. A single minor touch-up is the only interruption in an otherwise excellent, immersive smoking experience.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
One small touch-up in the final third prevented absolute perfection.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.