Smoking the Aging Room M356 is a great experience as the flavors and aromas change through the smoke. In the beginning you will experience a pleasant spicy and sweet flavor this is just right without being too intense or too mild. After about ten minutes, there is a distinct change in flavor with the spiciness fading, and a woodsy cocoa flavor taking over. You can also experience after each puff, a buttery smooth aftertaste, which blends beautifully with the rest of the flavors.
As all Aging Room cigars the M356 cigars have an excellent draw as well. They are quite well made to provide even burn with long ash holding. The best part is that it smokes and tastes great until the last puff, right to the last inch.
AR Quattro F55 Concerto
The Quattro F55 Concerto was created jointly by Rafael Nodal and the famous cigar maker from Tabacalera La Palm, Jochi Blanco. Nodal has a musical background, being a pianist and a violin player, and that is how the name Concerto was considered for this cigar. F55 stands for Friday and 55th day of the year, the day when this cigar was first blended. These Aging Room cigars have an excellent draw and burn with an earthy and robust smoke. The binders and long fillers comprise of the most select Dominican Havano tobaccos. Another important characteristic of this cigar is the buttery smooth wrapper. The wrapper leaves for those Aging Room cigars were grown in Indonesia on the Sumatra Island, but are aged beautifully, as they were lying in a warehouse of a German cigar producer. The wrapper combines fantastically with the quality tobaccos to give rich notes of sweet cedar, roasted coffee beans, cream, and pepper.
AR Maduro
A great Aging Room cigar by Rafeal Nodal, the Maduro is another small batch offering. The cigar comprises of Dominican binders and fillers wrapped in a dark Nicaraguan wrapper offering great flavors and complexity. The wrapper is supposed to be aged for five years and has a good smooth feel to it, without being gritty or oily. The base aroma is raisins and chocolate, while the wrapper adds nuances of cocoa, pepper, and tobacco. Initially there are strong notes of pepper and spice flavors, which are taken over by coffee and cocoa towards the end. The cigar has an excellent burn with a nice holding of white charcoal ash, and a perfect draw.