The seven SYN(s)
Can the pleasure of SYN actually be a sin? It is a journey to ourselves, to know who we are and what different emotions trigger in us. It is the courage to taste not only the sweet fruits of summer, but also the tart fruits of winter on our journey through seduction and sensuality. It changes our perception, connects us to each other and makes us share memories from the mundane to the most intoxicating moments. So there is a very fine thread between a SYN cigar and a possible SIN, and you may dare to spin this fine thread.
In homage to the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins of Mankind, Tabacalera SYN presents the following sinful cigar blends.
GULA (in Latin: gluttony)
Belicoso 4.5x60
Wrapper: 5-year aged H2000, medium-full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Binder: 5-year aged HVA, medium bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Filler: 5-year aged HVA, Libero Corojo Original, overall full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Taste: The opening is full of earthy spices, firewood and white pepper, followed by a buttery feel of café au lait and roasted nuts, then finishes off with a well-balanced concoction of coffee and dark chocolate with a touch of vanilla.
IRA (in Latin: anger)
Grand Robusto 5.5x54
Wrapper: 5-year aged San Andres Maduro, full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Binder: 5-year aged Corojo 99, medium bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Filler: Seco HVA, Vuelta Abajo, Corojo Viso Original, HVA, Corojo 99 Ligero, overall medium-full bodied all grown in the Dominican Republic.
Taste: Flavors of oak, leather and espresso is detected at the opening which continue to gain strength and pick up notes of coffee, almond and the spiciness of black pepper. The finish eases down on the intensity butt still retains oak and coffee aromas.
ACEDIA (in Latin: lethargy)
Corona 5.5x44
Wrapper: 5-year aged H2000, medium-full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Binder: 5-year aged Criollo 98, medium bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Filler: 5-year aged Criollo 98, Seco Criollo 98, HVA Ligero, Olor Dominicano Viso, overall medium bodied all grown in the Dominican Republic.
Taste: A mild sweetness, almost like caramel evolves into notes of cedar and white pepper. It finishes with flavors of oak and molasses, thereby retaining a good deal of the sweetness felt at the start.
AVARITIA (in Latin: stinginess)
Torpedo 6.0x54
Wrapper: 5-year aged H2000, medium-full bodied grown in Ecuador.
Binder: 5-year aged Corojo original, medium-full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Filler: 5-year aged Criollo 98 and Criollo Ligero, Nicaraguan Viso, Corojo Viso, overall full bodied
Taste: Very expressive and complex mélange of black pepper, bitter chocolate and cinnamon, with a touch of coffee and cedar towards the end.
LUXURIA (Latin: Voluptuousness)
Toro 6.0x52
Wrapper 5-year aged H2000, medium bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Binder: 5-year aged Dominican HVA, medium-full bodied. .
Filler: 5-year aged Dominican T-13, Olor Dominicano, HVA, overall full bodied.
Taste: Opens with soft flavors of café crème, sweet woods, and roasted nuts, leading to a gradual but intense and robust bouquet of chocolate and black pepper.
SUPERBIA (in Latin: pride)
Churchill 7.0x52
Wrapper: 5-year aged Connecticut, medium-full bodied grown in Ecuador.
Binder: 5-year aged Criollo 98, medium bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Filler: 5-year aged Dominican HVA Seco and Corojo 99, and Nicaraguan Broadleaf, overall medium bodied.
Taste: Slightly sweet and creamy with flavor of café au lait, roasted chestnut and cake spices, followed by sweet cedar which turn oaky towards the end, while picking up more complex flavor of roasted nuts, crème brûlée, and white pepper.
INVIDIA (in Latin: envy)
Figurado 7.0x54
Wrapper: 5-year aged San Andres Maduro, full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Binder: 5-year aged H2000, medium bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Filler: 5-year aged Dominican T-13, Olor Dominicano, HVA, Corojo Original, Criollo 98, overall full bodied grown in the Dominican Republic.
Taste: Very noticeable flavors of sweet cocoa, cedar, cinnamon at the start, followed by dark espresso as the cocoa fades into bitter chocolate and leather, still supported by cedar undertone.
7 Deadly SYNs - Sampler
For centuries, the vice catalog of the seven deadly sins was the moral standard for mankind. The language of the clergy was always Latin, so we have included these traditional terms as the naming for our collection.
For indecisive connoisseurs, we have generated a sampler that includes all seven deadly sins:
- GULA - sin gluttony
- IRA - sin anger
- ACEDIA - sin lethargy
- AVARITIA - sin stinginess
- LUXURIA - sin voluptuousness
- SUPERBIA - sin pride
- INVIDIA - sin envy