Black Label Trading Company Lawless Robusto

📌 Brand: Black Label Trading Co.
📌 Line: Lawless
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 54)
📌 Weight: 14.6 g
📌 Age: 5 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Cocoa – Sweet and earthy richness

• Espresso – Bold roasted depth

• Red Pepper – Sharp spice on the retrohale

• Leather – Rustic undertone with grit

First Impressions

The Lawless Robusto shows off a dark, oily wrapper with minimal veins and a toothy texture. Pre-light aromas are cocoa, espresso, and leather. Cold draw reveals pepper and chocolate, setting up a bold profile.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Cocoa and espresso dominate early, supported by a wave of pepper spice. Burn is sharp and consistent.

• Second Third – Leather and earth deepen the profile, cocoa lingers sweetly. Relight needed around halfway, but flavors remain bold.

• Final Third – Pepper sharpens, espresso grows darker, and leather carries the finish with rustic intensity.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Saint James Rhum Vieux Agricole XO , grassy, earthy rum with oak and spice, echoing the cigar’s rustic leather core.

• Tea – Ceylon Dimbula Black Tea (Sri Lanka), brisk with citrusy brightness, balancing the richness of cocoa and espresso.

Music Pairing

“Mambo Inn” – Mario Bauzá

Layered and lively, contrasting the rustic finish.

Final Thoughts

The Black Label Trading Co. Lawless Robusto is bold and flavorful, with cocoa, espresso, leather, and pepper driving the profile. A relight halfway was the only hiccup in an otherwise strong performance.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
One relight interrupted an otherwise flawless balance and construction.

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