A long dark pole
Alonso Menendez No. 50 Panatela
- Order number: SW11248
- Open text field 1: Alonso Menendez, Panatela, Brasilien
Worth knowing
This "pencil" accommodates a very traditional way of smoking - because it is by no means a Robusto with RM 50! Those who want to enjoy slowly and attentively will be rewarded with this oldschool format for about 35 - 45 minutes.
Flavours
Such a thin ring gauge always implies a high density of flavours - this Panatela is no exception! More spicy notes and roasted aromas, a little less chocolatey sweetness, woody rather than grassy facets - for all its similarities to the thicker formats, the time-honoured format does have a profile all of its own. This also includes a certain spicy impression and the impression of greater strength, especially towards the finish. Certainly the most intense Menendez - yet again and again with puffs full of charming sweetness and consistently pleasant smoke consistency.
| Cigar brand: | Alonso Menendez |
| Format: | Panatela |
| Ringmaß: | 30 |
| Länge in cm: | 14,61 |
| Country of origin tobacco: | Brasilien |
| Country of origin binder: | Brasilien |
| Country of origin cover sheet: | Brasilien |
| Stärke: | mittel |
| Flavors: | Chocolate, Gewürze, Light sweetness, Roasted flavours |
The name Alonso Menendez is a well-known name among cigar lovers; most aficionados associate his name with the cigar brand originating from Brazil and the tobacco plantation located there. However, these were only founded in the 1960s by his son Felix in the Brazilian state of Bahia, near the capital Salvador on the Atlantic coast. Alonso himself was involved in the founding of the two well-known Cuban cigar brands Montecristo and H. Upmann and emigrated to Brazil after the Cuban revolution. The high-quality tobaccos from Brazil, especially the world-famous Mata Fina, are also used by well-known brands such as Davidoff in many blends for cigars, but cigars made purely from Brazilian tobaccos are still a rarity. The characteristics of Brazilian tobaccos are a wonderful contrast to those of Caribbean tobaccos.
