El Rey del Mundo Shade Grown

Rating: 5.4/10

Enjoyed: June 7, 2026

A pale, smooth Honduran-grown Connecticut shade wrapper (Talanga Valley) over Honduran binder and filler — and, like every El Rey del Mundo, wrapped in tissue paper with the band applied over it. Sweet tobacco, bread, wood and raisin on the nose; a mellow-to-medium palate of cream, bread, chocolate, roasted nuts, cedar and light spice with vanilla and green-tea accents, turning more wood-forward in the final third. A woody finish with mild tannins and a touch of cinnamon.

Average flavor, subpar construction. Decent value though.