PCA Magazine Winter 2020

PREMIUMCIGARS.ORG WINTER 2020 | PCA The Magazine 25 T H E B L E N D and even a bit of earth. The aroma is my favorite part of this cigar. I’m such a sucker for cedar-heavy cigars; I feel like I’m immersed in a forest. It’s one of the smoothest and most cedar-forward cigars I’ve had in recent memory.  Going into the final third, the cigar starts tunneling and then goes out but is fixed quickly. On my second reviewed cigar it too started tunneling in the final third, but I was able to catch it before it got too bad. The burn line was wavy throughout for both cigars.  Despite that, the final third features the smoothest mouthfeel of the whole cigar. The cedar is still dominant and boy, can I feel this one. It’s very strong—an excellent after-dinner cigar. I haven’t had the Boxer versions of any of Fratello’s other cigars, but after the Navetta Inverso Boxer, I’m extremely intrigued and would love to try them all.  I paired this cigar with the Temptress Imperial Milk Stout from Lakewood Brewing Co., which nicely complemented the cedar and spice. I highly recommend a stout for this cigar, or a nice cup of coffee.