Mitchellero Novellini Cigar - 1 Single

Bought as part of a bundle to try other sizes in the range but I found it too big in the ring gauge. 60mins smoking with a tight draw but it didn’t burn evenly although this could be because of my inexperience in lighting such fat cigars; it did have excellent ash retention. Same pleasant flavours as other Mitchelleros but for me it was too much

Plus for me. It looks good and the ash will stay true to the end. A 25 min smoke. Very mild. Negs for me. The taste is very crisp initially tho it changes quickly to the taste of a Henry Wintermans half corona cigar so not the greatest. Does need care while cutting. Smoke smells like damp cloth.

In my top 3 sticks. Great flavour and smokes really good. Only issue I had was cracked wrapper (which was my fault). Each third has different flavours. Ending on a minty chocolate flavour. This stick symbolises why IÂ’m a fan of new world. Highly recommend to anyone.

I always like to handle and smell my cigars before I smoke them. This cigar looked beautifully made with a lovely dark wrapper with no visible imperfections. It felt great in my hand. As for the smell, it didn’t have a particularly exciting smell which was a mild shame. I love those strong farmyard smells that you often get, but this isnt vital. The cap didnt look overly large, but it cut well and formed a perfect end and I got no bits of tobacco in my mouth at all. The cigar lit well and it burned reasonably evenly throughout. The best thing was that the ash remained in one strong piece throughout and never fell off at all. For me that was a thing of beauty. As to the flavours, overall it was a mild creamy cigar but it had enough hints of pepper to keep it interesting. The after flavour was quite creamy and I would liken it to a subtle mild hint of Devon clotted cream fudge. I always smoke my cigars down to the nub and flavours became more interesting the further down I smoked with the peppery hints coming through more. The band is very low budget, not exciting at all, I wouldn’t want to keep it from my collection. But the good thing was that once I smoked down for a while, the band came off incredibly easily without damaging the wrapper. If I were to use a whiskey analogy, I would say that this was like sipping a lovely Irish whiskey, a Redbreast or maybe a Yellow Spot. As to value, for £7.49 you get a beautifully handmade cigar with long filler that lasts about 40 mins. I cant imagine there are many better value cigars out there. Although I usually like slightly more robust flavours, this made a lovely change. Well done C.gars for stocking it.

Bought two to try. Found a split in the head of the first but decided to try. Very mild, not a great volume of smoke. Non-smokers found the room aroma pleasant reminds me of an old-fashioned country pub, low beams, leather chairs and open fire. Started to canoe at halfway point; recut, relit but continued to canoe. Abandoned at the band. One month, on tried the second again found split at the head. On cutting piece of black twig found and removed. On lighting, split at the foot developed and spread downwards leving only the band holding the cigar together. Gave it a try but abandoned. All other cigars in the humidor (rh 69%) checked and found in food condition.