Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Robusto

📌 Brand: Gran Habano
📌 Line: Blue in Green
📌 Size: Gran Robusto (6" × 54 - Toro)
📌 Weight: 19.8 g
📌 Age: 4 years
📌 Origin: Honduras

Tasting Notes

• Dark Cocoa – Smooth, medium-sweet depth

• Sweet Spice – Nutmeg and cinnamon warmth

• Cedar – Clean, polished wood note

• Earth – Balanced, medium-bodied foundation

First Impressions

The Gran Robusto shows a silky Connecticut wrapper with excellent construction and even firmness. Pre-light aroma delivers cocoa, cedar, and warm spice. Cold draw is ideal, offering a balanced mix of sweetness and earth.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens smooth and flavorful with cocoa and cedar leading. Burn is straight and smoke cool.

• Second Third – Sweet spice and earth build complexity while maintaining excellent balance. This is the cigar’s most refined phase.

• Final Third – Flavor remains rich and composed but requires a slight touch-up to keep the burn even. Finish stays smooth with no bitterness.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Flor de Caña 18 Year Rum - Cocoa, toasted oak, and soft spice echo the cigar’s warmth while enhancing its smooth finish.

• Tea – Chinese Keemun Hao Ya A Black Tea - Cocoa notes and gentle sweetness complement the cigar’s smooth spice profile.

Music Pairing

“Blue in Green” – Miles Davis
Smooth, introspective elegance matching the cigar’s refined balance.

Final Thoughts

Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Robusto delivers a smooth, balanced, and refined experience with cocoa sweetness and warm spice. A minor touch-up in the final third is the only interruption in an otherwise excellent performance.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
Slight burn correction near the end prevented a completely seamless finish.

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