Aganorsa Arsenio

Arsenio resurrects a personal recipe from the company’s late master blender and places it firmly in Aganorsa’s Cubanesque lane. The blend uses a Jalapa Corojo wrapper to give a bright cedar and spice top note, supported by a double‑binder construction (Criollo '98 and Estelí) and fillers from Condega and Jalapa. Strength is squarely medium–full: pepper and toasted cedar carry the profile, with concentrated earth and leather underneath and intermittent cream or brown‑sugar/cherry sweetness to soften transitions. Construction reviews skew positive — steady burn and firm ash — though some sticks run a touch tight on the draw early. Arsenio’s intent is clear: a measured tribute to an old‑world house style rather than a search for novelty.