The Matilde Quadrata is my favorite of the first three releases from the company. More so than anything, the challenge of the Goldilocks syndrome--trying to make this release fall in between the first two releases in terms of profile--was extremely well executed. While the flavors were not the most complex profile I’ve smoked in recent memory, it does progress nicely from the chocolate start to the toasty finish with a surprise pepper kick at the end.

I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar. As advertised it was very nutty, but even better, it had an amazing balance of flavors, never letting anything dominate too long. The body was medium to full by the end and the complexity never let up. The only thing I didn’t like was the fact that it burned very quickly, with this long Toro lasting only about an hour, which is about a half hour less than I would estimate for this size. I would call this one a “must smoke” and definitely the best yet from Matilde.