PERSIAN KING MOD 60

The Gran Habano Persian King Mod 60 (Type-Mod 60) is part of the Persian King line, a large 6 x 60 format release that mixes a lot of complexity into a budget-friendly G. Rico blend.

It’s essentially a dual personality cigar depending on how you light it. One end has a tapered/pyramid-style start and the other has a more traditional capped head, so the smoking experience can shift depending on where you begin.

Key profile

• Size: 6 x 60 Gordo / pyramid hybrid
• Strength: Medium to medium-full
• Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano with Connecticut-tipped foot section
• Binder/Filler: Nicaragua and Honduras blend
• Factory: G.R. Tabacaleras Unidas, Honduras

Flavor profile

You’ll typically get a progression like:

• Initial light: creamy, slightly sweet Connecticut-style introduction
• Core smoke: cedar, earth, toasted nuts, leather
• Deeper core: espresso, dark chocolate, black pepper
• Finish: heavier spice with a richer, slightly oily Maduro-style body depending on burn path

It’s known for that creamy-to-spicy transition, which is the whole gimmick of the Mod 60 concept.

Construction & burn

• Usually very solid construction for the price point
• Slow burn due to the 60 ring gauge
• Thick smoke output, sometimes needing a touch-up in the final third
• Long smoking time (often 90–120+ minutes)

Overall experience

This is a big-ring, flavor-shifting value cigar. It’s not refined in a boutique sense, but it delivers a lot of smoke time, sweetness up front, and heavier cigar character in the back half. Most people smoke it as a relaxed, long session cigar rather than a focused tasting cigar.

Burnt Leaf insight

This is one of those cigars that fits the “audition by subtraction” vibe you mentioned before. It doesn’t try to be elegant or minimal. It throws a lot at you: size, transitions, sweetness, spice, and weight. The appeal is in letting it run long and seeing how the profile evolves rather than chasing precision.

If you want,  I can compare it directly to the Tiger Maduro or the standard Persian King 6x60 so you can see which one matches your palate better.