Cigar Review: Timeless TAA Limited Edition 2023 Brand: Ferio Tego Timeless Vitola: Toro Filler: Nicaragua Jalapa Wrapper: Nicaragua Estelí Binder: Nicaragua Estelí Smoking Time: 1.5 Hours Body:  Medium Flavor: Full Intensity Price: $16 What Makes it Special: The Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) each year presents the TAA Exclusive Series. Michael Herklots, founder of Ferio Tego Cigars, began with his first TAA Exclusive from the Timeless brand in 2020.  This year, 2023, is the third offering of the exclusive series. It features the same blend as the previous offerings, with fillers from the Jalapa region, better known for wrappers. Michael describes this as a “bit of an inside-out blend,” further stating that the “Jalapa filer provides fortitude but with grace.” The cigar is made entirely from Plasencia tobaccos and rolled in their Nicaraguan factory. Visual/Pre-light Draw: The dark Maduro wrapper, with black and gold bands, shows the cigar’s elegance and exclusiveness, synonymous with the letters TAA. With a smooth texture, the wrapper reveals only a few veins and a slight glistening of oils. The cigar showed an even distribution of tobacco in the foot and firmness along the body. Finally, the pre-light aroma was filled with cocoa and deep forest notes, whereas the cold draw was creamy chocolate, building the anticipation of what was yet to come. First Third: Upon first light, the area was filled with aromas of cocoa and cooking spices, and the experience was pleasant and enticing.  The initial draw presented rich gamy mushrooms and hints of toasted nuts and finished with a sweet peppercorn that transitioned from the tail end into the retro-hale. Second Third: Into the second third, a small canoe started forming that required touching-up. The aroma started filling with more intense cooking spices, that of cardamon and rosemary. The notes on the palate…