No. 14 Cigar of the Year 2023 – Ferio Tego Summa

Moving into the third year from Ferio Tego, cigar enthusiasts got a better feel as to what to expect from the company, with the Summa line debuting as their first truly new regular-production offering. This is an interesting distinction that comes from the unique way that Ferio Tego was founded, with former members of Nat Sherman, Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott, acquiring the brand’s core lines as Nat Sherman was retired. This allowed Ferio Tego a jumpstart during their first two years, featuring familiar lines such as Metropolitan and Timeless as their mainstay offerings and cutting straight to the more limited/luxurious category with their debut lines: Elegancia and Generoso.

Like the Elegancia and Generoso, Summa arrives branded with Ferio Tego’s signature band. However, where the former two are limited/annual releases, Summa is regular production. The cigar takes its name from a term used to describe the summary of a body of work. For Ferio Tego, the company has applied the concept to the “diversity and complexity” of their portfolio as a whole. Bringing this vision to reality, the company partnered with the Quesada family for production, using a three-country blend that includes an Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and fillers from Nicaragua and the DR. In our experience, we found the blend to be on par with the Elegancia and Generoso in terms of balance and texture, being quick to expand with a voluminous smoke across the palate and through the retrohale. The cigar is punchy without being aggressive, hitting characteristics of toasted oak, chewy molasses bread, cocoa, and spicy-sweet stone fruit.

Ferio Tego Summa Breakdown

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