
The chocolate notes didn’t “run out of gas” and continued to deliver rich flavors right until the end. It had flavors of chocolate, earth, white pepper, and citrus. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this cigar was the flavors. I would say early on there was a slight edge in strength, but toward the end of the second third, the body caught up with the strength. By the second third, it was operating at medium to full-bodied, and the last third it was in full-bodied territory. As the chocolate notes developed and the cigar got richer, so did the body. The body of this cigar started out medium. VIAJE SKULL AND BONES RED: Fat Man (4 1/4 x 52) and Little Boy (4 1/4 x 56) debuted in 2011 and returned in 2013, while Big Ivan (4 1/2 x 56) was released.
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The strength increased and by the second half, it was now in the full strength range operating at full throttle. I found the strength to be more medium to full out of the gate. The Big Ivan 2016 took a much different path.

The 2013 Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan Edición Limitada was a powerful full strength, full-bodied cigar right out of the gate and remained that way for the duration of the smoking experience.

With this new batch, the Big Ivan size makes a return, but this time features a new blend made at a different factory (PDR Cigars). It was almost three years prior in 2013 when the Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan Edición Limitada was released. This is the second Big Ivan to be released in the series. As a part of that batch was a 5 x 60 sized vitola known as Big Ivan. Back in February 2016, Viaje Cigars released its 15th batch of its Skull and Bones series.
