Cigar Reveal #203

Serino
Wayfarer

The Serino Wayfarer Corona Gorda is a cigar with a unique backstory, inspired by a trip to Iceland and crafted with a blend featuring an Ecuadorian corojo 99 wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and fillers from Estelí and Jalapa. Visually appealing with an oily sheen and intricate veining, it presents an intriguing pre-light aroma, shifting between sweet and meaty. The cold draw offers a dynamic range of flavors, from wheat toast to mixed nuts, occasionally tinged with pepper.

Upon lighting, the Wayfarer delivers a medium-bodied experience, featuring creaminess, sweetness, and a pronounced black pepper kick, with hints of cedar and hay. The second third introduces balance, with cedar and creaminess coming to the forefront, while the midpoint marks a complexity shift, offering softer pepper support for notes of mixed nuts, campfire, and firewood.

While the cigar occasionally experiences minor flavor imbalances and pepper dominance, it remains an overall satisfying smoke, displaying Cuban influence while carving out its own flavor spectrum. The Serino Wayfarer is worth trying, especially for those seeking a unique and flavorful experience. Further exploration in different vitolas may unveil additional nuances.

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Wayfarer
Anatomy

  • Nicaragua (Estelí)
    Nicaragua (Jalapa)
  • Nicaragua (Jalapa)

  • Ecuador

Wayfarer
Flavor Notes

First Third

Cedar

White Pepper

Mixed nuts

Cedar

White Pepper

Mixed Nuts

Second Third

Campfire

Black Pepper

Cream

Campfire

Black Pepper

Cream

Final Third

Maple Syrup

Earth

Hay

Maple Syrup

Earth

Hay

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Reviews + Notes

Halfwheel

If you have the backstory of the Serino Wayfarer in mind while smoking the cigar, it can be hard to ignore the cigar's Cuban influence, which inevitably leads to looking for Cubanesque notes in the profile. While I personally don't like that term, there are some similarities to the island's medium-bodied blends, but the profile is distinct enough to carve out its own place on the flavor spectrum. Pepper is certainly a consistent note, though there are plenty of flavor changes that allow other flavors to come through, and the cigar is at its best when it gets complex with the cedar and sweetness. The cigar isn't without a few out-of-balance spots, and I'd love to see more consistent restraint from the pepper, but the overall product is a satisfying smoke enhanced by an easy draw and generally good burn. The Serino Wayfarer Corona Gorda definitely deserves a try; I'm now focused on seeing how the blend performs in its other vitolas.

Final Score: 88/100

Leaf Enthusiast

While not my favorite Serino Cigars offering, I really enjoyed the Wayfarer and appreciate its place as a solid next step and unique product for the catalog. It is decidedly medium in body and mellow in execution, like many great Cuban cigars, which is what Carson was shooting for.

Stogie Press

Overall the Serino Cigars Wayfarer was an outstanding addition to the company’s line of premium cigars with enticing flavors and shifting aromas. Other than the early burn anomaly, which corrected itself, the journey was flawless. I highly recommend this cigar to all, regardless of experience, as it will please from foot to nub. Try pairing this with an aged rum to enhance the natural sweetness. As the Serino Cigar company says; Take The Journey.