Bongani Robusto

5×50

This 5×50 Soft Box Pressed stick features a dark chocolate firmly packed wrapper with a slightly toothy oily Velvet texture, minimal veins, tight invisible seams, large double cap and faint Cocoa and Pepper aroma.

First light reveals a perfect draw with mild-medium bodied flavours of a creamy texture with a sweet cream flavour followed by a hint of Cedar, with Coffee and Cocoa through the finish. The first third comes up to a medium body with the Cream dialled down, the body flavours going to a smooth Milk Chocolate and the Pepper coming up to match on the long finish. Burn is slow and the line nearly perfect. The halfway point comes at just over 30 minutes shifting to a deep Coffee dominating both the draw and finish carrying the rest of the flavours on the background with perfect construction.