Micallef Experiencia Natural Double Corona

📌 Brand: Micallef
📌 Line: Experiencia La Crema
📌 Size: Double Corona (7" × 52)
📌 Weight: 21.4 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Caramel – Soft sweetness on the palate

• Cedar – Clean, mild woodiness

• Toasted Bread – Warm, bready backbone

• White Pepper – Gentle but steady spice

First Impressions

The Experiencia Double Corona Natural shows a light brown, silky wrapper with a few visible veins. Pre-light aromas bring caramel, cedar, and dry hay. Cold draw is slightly loose but flavorful, offering soft sweetness and toast.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Caramel and toasted bread open smoothly, with cedar in support. Burn wavers early, needing attention.

• Second Third – Pepper picks up slightly, but the profile remains mostly steady and linear. Touch-up needed as wrapper strays.

• Final Third – Cedar and toast dominate while sweetness fades. Construction softens and becomes unstable; smoke output dips.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Diplomatico Mantuano Rum , molasses, oak, and baking spice to add depth where the cigar stays linear.

• Tea – Malawi Satemwa Dark Tea, rich and slightly fruity, giving lift and contrast to the cigar’s mild cedar-toast profile.

Music Pairing

“Lovely Day” – Bill Withers
Smooth and warm, matching the cigar’s soft, easygoing character.

Final Thoughts

The Micallef Experiencia La Crema Double Corona Natural is pleasant and gentle, offering caramel, cedar, and toast in a relaxed profile. However, construction instability and a lack of flavor evolution make the long format feel underwhelming despite its easygoing nature.

Final Score: 6/10
Why not a 10?
Burn instability and linear flavors kept it from showing the complexity expected in a Double Corona.

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