Santa Damiana Minutes

A first-class cigar

Santa Damiana epitomises the cosmopolitan among cigars and represents the Dominican attitude to life in humidors worldwide. For more than two decades, this brand has been one of the best-known and most popular hand-rolled cigars from the Dominican Republic. The famous "Tabacalera de Garcia" manufactory produces three series of the brand. The tobacco for the first-class Santa Damiana is carefully sorted by hand and matures for at least two years before being processed. This enables the aficionado to enjoy the cigar immediately without having to store it for a long time like many others.

Although the Santa Damiana cigar brand has been around for over 20 years, it can actually be considered relatively new, as it was only launched in 1992. It was given a somewhat stronger and full-bodied blend especially for the European market. The filler consists of a combination of Dominican and Mexican tobaccos, while the binder comes from Mexico. The wrapper, on the other hand, is a high-quality US Connecticut Shade

Top rating

Santa Damiana is an extremely popular Dominican series that offers first-class quality throughout. It promises an uncomplicated and harmonious smoking experience with a flavour that can be described as light yet highly aromatic. The Churchill format, for example, received the highest rating of 5 stars from Cigar Journal, which is the best possible award in this magazine.

Tasting

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Cigars

outside: Golden yellow with fine veins
Cigarsinside: Good finish, medium rolling
Smoke: Mild, somewhat creamy with medium volume
Flavour: Woody notes with some nut, earth and pepper.
Burn: Good burn behaviour