Undercrown Sun Grown Dogma

A limited edition produced for the Cigar Dojo blog, this cigar was made with tobacco from the USA and Nicaragua, wrapped in an Ecuadorian Sumatra Sun Grown wrapper.

In the Dogma version, its box-pressed format gives it exceptional draw and perfect combustion.

Nicaragua

Ecuador, USA, Nicaragua

12.7

60 – 90 minutes

Cold tapas

Grand Robusto

Mild spices

Tasting notes

If this cigar had a common theme, it would be spices. Constantly evolving from nutmeg and red pepper at the light to intensifying into black pepper after the first third and softening again towards the end of the cigar, they lull us with a pleasant warmth.

There is also a hint of roasted hazelnuts at the start. The smoke, generous from the very first moments, will not leave us for a moment.

Halfway through our tasting experience, we are surprised by a hint of freshness that is most welcome and goes wonderfully well with cold tapas.

The finish, slightly creamy, will release very pleasant notes of hay and leather.

Pairing

A cigar that we particularly enjoyed with drinks. Served with a few cold tapas to bring a sensation of freshness to the palate during tasting.

We paired it with a shrimp cocktail and guacamole, whose zesty flavours evoked the citrus peel notes we detected halfway through the cigar.

The cigar anecdote

Cigar enthusiasts from the Cigar Dojo community had a direct influence on its design, making it almost a "crowdsourced" product. The cigar was so successful that it was reissued in subsequent years.

About Drew Estate

The story of Jonathan Drew and Marvin Samel begins at secondary school. These two New York ‘frat bros’, who are passionate about Nicaragua and fine cigars, began their adventure in the cigar world by running a small kiosk in town.

Two years later, Jonathan moved to Estelí with just a few dollars in his pocket and a smattering of Spanish. He hired a few torcedors to roll the first cigars. Meanwhile, Samel continued to run the New York shop and borrowed money from anyone willing to believe in them.

It was a long and winding road until the opening in 2007 of La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, rolling over 90,000 cigars every day.