Undercrown 10 Tasting

Undercrown 10 Tasting: I tested the Corona Doble. Perfect workmanship. Fantastic to look at. The flavour is rather flat. The cigar is Undercrown's 10th anniversary cigar. High-quality boxes and ultra-premium old tobacco characterise this novelty. That's what the marketing text says.

A cigar test is subjective

Note: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the form of the day, what you have eaten or drunk beforehand. Even the lighting in the room has an influence on the flavour you experience. The notes described here therefore do not necessarily correspond to your own impressions.

Fact Sheet

• Format: Corona Doble (length: 178 mm / ring gauge: 50)
• Tobacco:
  • Cover page: Mexico
  • Leaf jacket: USA
  • Filler: Nicaragua
• Price: Status November 2021
  • CHF 16.80 / box of 20 CHF 336.00
  • EUR currently unknown
• Buy a cigar: Find Undercrown 10 on Google

Personal impressions of the pleasure

Recommended acclimatisation: 3 days with cellophane in the humidor. I don't think the cigar has any ageing potential. Therefore my suggestion: Taste it soon after purchase.

First half

• Tongue, palate: white pepper / slightly bittersweet / slightly acidic / slightly earthy / leather
• RetronasalBlack pepper (light)
• R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: Leather / it has something „animalistic“ about it
• Umami: meaty
• Strength 3/5

Second half

• No development. The cigar remained linear (2 examples tested).

Conclusion Undercrown 10 Tasting

The marketing text reads: „The high-quality and dark wrapper leaf of Mexican San Andres, the finest Broadleaf binder from the Connecticut River Valley and a filler made from selected and rare Nicaraguan tobaccos guarantee an unforgettable taste experience.

Undercrown 10 offers the aficionado an experience of hot Mexican chocolate, naturally sweet with a hint of sultanas and cocoa, at times intense black pepper, paired with notes of sun-dried cherries, espresso, woodiness and earthiness. This is how the cigar is described by Pedro Gomez (La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate Factory Spokesman).“

Wow, very cool, I thought when I read the text.

Unless I was suffering from COVID-19, I couldn't experience much of these sensory impressions. I tasted two samples. Both tasted almost the same to me. They were both linear and had little development over the course of the smoke. Boring (for me personally).

I experienced something leathery and „animalistic“. As if you were walking through the countryside near a farm. This is not meant in a negative way, but quite the opposite: it was precisely this impression that made me enjoy the two smokes a little more.

The burn is very wavy. It sometimes corrects itself. Most of the time, the flame had to be used to help. The ash is fluffy and still holds surprisingly well.

What I really like: the wrapper is beautiful. The three anillas and the decoration are also beautiful and fit in very well with the overall visual appearance of the cigar. What I missed with the Undercrown 10 Corona Doble was the sensory impression.

Wait: „Three“ anillas? Yes, because the main anilla consists of two anillas. Pretty complex to produce. The price, on the other hand, is very interesting.

I'm curious to see if the Robusto gives more. I also have two of them. It could be that the smaller format (with the same tobacco blend) has more flavour.

Who is this cigar suitable for? Perhaps for a beginner? He gets his first, good impressions of pepper and earth here, without being immediately blown away. But that's just my personal assessment.

I have finished.

Resources on the topic

• Find Undercrown 10 on Google

• Helpful cigar tips: From „retronasal“ and „umami“ to the difference in cigar storage between Non Cuba and Cuba

• Download CigarZone Tasting Notes PDF and rate your cigars professionally >