YEAR OF THE ED

6 X 54 Box-Press Toro | Aged 2 Years

This one is textbook Fernandez craft with a wink. We let it rest two years to calm the punch and let the sweetness bloom. When I smoke Year Of Ed it reads like a box of chocolates you forgot you had: immediate, honest cocoa, then a parade of nuts and caramel. It's plush in the middle and sharp enough at the finish to make the conversation last. This is what aged Nicaraguan tobacco is supposed to taste like.

WRAPPER Jalapa Habano

FILLER

Esteli & Condega

AGING

2 years in cellar before release

BINDER Salvadoran

FACTORY Tabacalera Annex

TASTING NOTES

PRE-LIGHT

Cocoa nibs and cedar, faint caramel scent at the foot

FIRST THIRD

Milk chocolate and toasted hazelnut, soft caramel drizzle

SECOND THIRD

Marzipan and baking spice, gentle espresso notes and a creamy mouthfeel

FINAL THIRD Dark chocolate, leather, warm clove and a long cocoa-dusted finish

PAIRINGS

Milk stout or chocolate porter to double down on cocoa

Tawny port to pull the marzipan and caramel

Concentrated espresso for cut and contrast

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