Joya de Nicaragua Cinco de Cinco Toro

📌 Brand: Joya de Nicaragua
📌 Line: Cinco de Cinco
📌 Size: Toro (6" × 52)
📌 Weight: 14.3 g
📌 Age: 1 year
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Dark Chocolate – Sweet and earthy core

• Espresso – Rich roasted backbone

• Red Pepper – Clean, focused spice

• Earth – Subtle but persistent throughout

First Impressions

The Cinco de Cinco Toro shows a dark, oily Mexican San Andres wrapper with a clean press and rich sheen. Pre-light aromas are cocoa, espresso, and barnyard earth. Cold draw is smooth with chocolate sweetness and a light pepper spark.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Dark chocolate and espresso lead with smooth pepper. Burn begins to waver and needs attention.

• Second Third – Earth intensifies, pepper mellows, and profile stays very steady. A touch-up keeps the burn in line.

• Final Third – Flavors grow richer but remain linear. Slight waviness in the burn appears again, though the cigar remains flavorful and balanced.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Plantation Fiji 2005 Vintage Rum: tropical esters, oak spice, and molasses sweetness bring needed complexity to the cigar’s steady profile.

• Tea – Thai Black Tea: smooth, aromatic, lightly sweet, complementing the chocolate and espresso core without overpowering.

Music Pairing

“The Sky Is Crying” – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Emotional bends and steady rhythm match the cigar’s rich but consistent profile.

Final Thoughts

The Joya de Nicaragua Cinco de Cinco Toro delivers a bold and enjoyable mix of chocolate, espresso, and earth. It stays flavorful but doesn’t evolve much, and small burn issues interrupt the flow. Still, a strong, satisfying Nicaraguan smoke.

Final Score: 7/10
Why not a 10?
A few burn corrections and limited flavor evolution held it back from true standout status.

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