Release Date: December 2020
Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3
Visually, the Amendola Signature Series Cannoli Red is covered in an extremely rustic and mottled reddish brown wrapper that is fairly smooth to the touch but covered in large, protruding veins. There is very little oil present and it is nicely spongy when squeezed, while the box-press is easily discernible. The aroma from the wrapper is a combination of leather, dark chocolate and oak while the foot smells of hay, generic wood, peanut shells, fondant and raisin sweetness. The cold draw brings flavors of dense creamy oak, sweet hay, cocoa nibs, espresso beans and generic nuts along with at touch of both black pepper and vanilla sweetness.