Atabey Ritos $40 Cigar Review

This 6 1/8x55 stick features a golden tan soft silky firmly packed wrapper with minimal veins, tight invisible seams, triple cap and pungent sweet soapy licorice aroma. First light reveals a perfect draw with thick smooth mild-medium smoke showing flavors of a soft candy sweet natural tobacco and a fairly short clean finish. The first third comes up to a medium body with a very smooth, sweet creamy musty nut profile now lasting through the long finish which adds a touch of pepper and spice on the tip of the tongue. The 1/2 way point comes at 35 minutes upping the body to medium-full with no profile changes. Construction is flawless with a razor sharp burn and a solid ash chunk. Ending at 1:10 the last third burns perfectly to the nub with the sweetness coming up a touch, the cream and mustiness dropping off with the body settling at medium.