Ezra Zion Ugly Christmas Sweater 2021

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER 2021 is a full-bodied, full-strength 6x48 toro. The wrapper is a silky 9-year-aged Sumatra Rosado leaf. Fillers are secret...but are all aged between 7-13 years!

First light is a wave of dark brown sugar, cocoa, buttercream, and black pepper. Immediately following are vanilla, nutmeg, cedarwood, and walnut. The finish adds a lingering creamy richness. The retrohale brings a strong cinnamon burn. As it progresses, aged leather, graham cracker, and honey appear. The blend rounds out with notes of heavy whipping cream, all-spice, and sugar cane.

Halfway, the blend gets even richer—borderline unbelievable! Espresso beans, candied almonds, white chocolate, and red pepper are added to the mix. Hints of Tootsie Roll, bourbon, and cashews wash over the palate on the very long finish.

The last third everything crescendos! Mocha, yellow cake, and cloves emerge. Flavors of black tea, cocoa powder, aged leather, and the "barnyard" notes (that we love so much) make the complexity hard to even describe! All I can say is "Wow!"