EL REY DEL MUNDO KING OF THE WORLD VSOP | CIGAR REVIEW

APRIL 18, 2026 - PHIL KURUT, COMEDY - CIGARS - MUSIC

EL REY DEL MUNDO KING OF THE WORLD VSOP TORO (6 x 52)

WRAPPER: ECUADORIAN SUMATRA

BINDER: NICARAGUAN HABANO

FILLER: NICARAGUA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Spice, earth, and a love child of raisin and prune start it up through a wide open draw. Smoke pours off King. “Start it up” makes me think of The Rolling Stones, but the song is actually “Start Me Up”. Anyway.

Dark earth, light spice, and a dash of that raisin/prune love child flows through the retrohale. The finish is very much the same.

Excellent burn and solid ash. Well done there.

Leather joins the mix. It comes in quite sharp but softens rather quickly as cinnamon and dark chocolate build nicely on top.

A couple minor burn touch-ups keep things moving along after the half, and a bit of milk chocolate sneaks in towards the end.

SMOKE TIME: 1 hr. 44 mins.

RATING: 3.25 / 4 - Start it up.