Okay the 2016 LC550 is done
My impression
Young and it needs rest but it was a pre-release so the youth is expected.
Awesome cigar FULL BODIED
Absolute pepper blast in the first third but there was a sweetness which continued throughout the entire cigar.
Second third the pepper subsided and a subtle dark dried fruit flavor like cherries.
Final third, pepper returned but there was a sweetness still present.
My comparison would be in the first third a more full bodied version of the Pepin Garcia 10th anniversary.
Middle third a more full bodied LAT Cote de oro.
I will not be surprised to learn the blend contains pelo de oro