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La Escepción

Series VI Melchior

🇭🇳 HondurasTorpedo155 mm × 50
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Strength
Medium to full

About this cigar

The La Escepción Series VI Melchior is a cigar in the Torpedo format, 155 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm), made in Honduras. Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador / Sumatra, binder Honduras and filler Dominican Republic / Honduras / Nicaragua. Strength: medium to full; smoking time about 97 minutes. It is one of 3 sizes in the Series VI line. Noted flavors: cedar, spice, leather and roasted.

Produced in Honduras, the Series VI Melchior is a 155 mm torpedo with a 50 ring gauge from the house La Escepción. Its Ecuador/Sumatra wrapper surrounds a Honduran binder and a filler blending Dominican Republic, Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. Medium to full in strength, it will appeal to aficionados seeking body and depth.

Specifications

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Series VI Melchior
Length
155 mm · 6.1″
Ring gauge
50 · 19.8 mm
Wrapper
Ecuador / Sumatra
Wrapper shade
Colorado
Binder
Honduras
Filler
Dominican Republic / Honduras / Nicaragua
Country of manufacture
🇭🇳 Honduras
Smoking time
About 97 min
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La Escepción

La Escepción

Cuba, Founded in 1800, 41 cigars

La Escepción is a historic Cuban cigar brand within the Habanos portfolio, founded in Havana by José Gener, who also created Hoyo de Monterrey. Its entirely handmade cigars, built with long-filler Cuban tobacco, are prized by aficionados for their quality and their limited, collectible releases.

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Flavor palette

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Woody
Spicy
Earthy
Roasted

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