Cigar Review: Drew Estate Nica Rustica El Brujito

Hello Cigar Smokers,
Today I'm reviewing a popular and reliable smoke that is proven on the market, Drew Estate's Nica Rustica. These cigars come in a tray display, often times you will find them on the bottom shelves of large humidors. The cigars themselves come in bundles of 25 that come wrapped in construction paper, and retailers load them into the trays as needed. The packaging is definitely cheap, but the cigar itself offers a good value. These cigars are wrapped in a dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper with a San Andres Mexico binder leaf, with fillers from Nicaragua. This blend all together makes a rich, definitely full bodied cigar. This smoke is a 4/5 strength.

The construction of these cigars is acceptable, some cracked wrappers and other imperfections can be noticed, but in general they are fine. I have noticed imperfections that do affect the quality of the cigar, so be diligent and inspect these before selecting. These cigars are finished with a little pigtail at the cap, which I enjoy it makes them hold together better at the end in my opinion. Some cigars will be on the looser side, I haven't seen a Nica Rustica that is rolled too tight, but I've seen cracked wrappers that result in a cigar almost unraveling on me due to the loose roll and cracked wrapper. This is more of a nitpick than my judgment on the cigar, overall more of these are going to be just fine than give you problems.

On to the smoke itself, from the initial light up you get a strong, full flavor. The Maduro wrapper and binder leaf give you a richness that is very familiar to fans of Maduro cigars. This cigar definitely has strength, but not necessarily complexity. The tobaccos don't build up and change flavors on you. The flavor is good and satisfying, giving a velvety sensation on the palate similar to other rich Maduro wrappers, but it leaves you with the same flavor at the finish as the initial light up. Overall I like this cigar, but I don't love it. It is priced lower than other more premium offerings from Drew Estate and for the value is a very satisfying cigar in it's price point. Overall I recommend this cigar to anybody who does not want to break the bank and wants an introduction into fuller bodied cigars.