Caldwell Adventura The Explorer Corona Gorda Review

This 5.75x46 stick features a silky smooth dark brown slightly red hued wrapper with a very oil feel, minimal veins, tight invisible seams, triple cap and pungent sweet cocoa and earth aroma. First light reveals a perfect draw with thick rich medium-full bodied smoke showing a smooth slightly sweet earth, cocoa, raisin and pepper kick on the long finish. The first third keeps the flavor packed party going to a aged like smooth cocoa, big blasts of slightly creamy leather with a sweet pepper and cayenne on the lips to the next draw. The 1/2 way point comes at 35 minutes with flavors just coming down to a medium body and the pepper & spice dying down on the tail of the finish. Ending at 1:20 the last third burned perfectly and slow with notes going to a soft raisin break and touch of pepper.