The Manfredi is rolled with mildly graded Italian tobacco (from San Sepolcro and Pontecorvo), and is manufactured in Tarapoto, Peru.
▪ Country of Origin: Peru
▪ Size: 29-46 x 155 mm (5.1″)
▪ Capa: Italy
▪ Capote: Italy
▪ Tripa: Italy
▪ Price: 7.5 €
The cigars is aged for 390 days before it gets to retailers. It is possible to buy it in either a cardboard pack of two whole cigars, 0r in a wooden coffin containing ten pieces.
Visualy, the cigar presents a shiny brown colored wrapper. It is slighty rough to the touch, with evident veining but not very pronounced. The filling is homogeneous and the quantity of tobacco used appears to be generous.
Amazon Manfredi: in the cold draw, the main aromas are wood and nuts.
After lighting the cigar up, the flavors is distinctly salty, with a light spiciness, that enlivens the beginning of the smoke. Aromatically rich, the Manfredi inebriates with an enjoyable mix of spices, wood and light notes of pepper and hazelnut. In the long run, however, the salty taste tends to dry out the palate, so much that some sips of water are needed. The strength is medium (3/5).
With the evolving of the smoke the sapidity looses its vigor, while light bitter note stimulate the mouth to water, countering the dry sensation found in the first part. The flavors change towards wood and dried fruits, followed by a strong and defined nutty note. The strength increases to a medium-full level (4/5).
Due to the absence of combustion aditivs, the canonically slow puffing rate tends to make the cigar go out. Something that is by many regarded as a defect, needs instead the cognizance of the smoker to adapt to the cigar. In fact, by increasing the puffs so much that it allows the cigar neither to go out or overheat, the Manfredi repays the aficionado with more than an hour of satisfying smoke, with character.
Overall, the Manfredi is a cigar with a high aromatic intensity and persistence. Well balanced in flavors and strength. A good product for those who love the aromatic spectrum of dry fruits (walnut, hazelnut and dried fruits overall).
Rating: 85