Made by: General Cigar Company in Honduras
Here is a link to the Cigar Cabana web site that has a good
list of cigars by the General Cigar Co.
Filler: Dominican, Brazilian, Mexican, and Honduran
Binder: Honduras
Wrapper: USA Connecticut Broadleaf
The cigar reviewed Robusto 5x50
The over all construction of this cigar was a bit rough.
The seams was visible and showed gaps at some points on the cigar.
The cigar was firm to the touch and it felt well made.
The cap was ruff as well, but it cut cleanly and it
showed that the cigar was well packed. The pre-light draw had the correct
amount of resistance without being to difficult.
The foot toasted very evenly and the cigar lit on the first
attempt. The cigar produced a good quantity of smoke. The smoke was mild with a
hint of cider in the background. The cigar did not produce any harshness or off
flavors. Most of the flavor was on the front of my tongue. Overall the flavor
was not very complex. I could taste the maduro flavor and it was smooth.
The general flavor profile was in the middle of the road.
The second third of the cigar started to develop some off
flavors in the background and the taste of the tobacco flavor moved to the back
of my tongue. Overall the cigar continued to burn very evenly and never
required a touch up.
The last third of the cigar
developed a bit of a chemical taste that remained to the end of the smoke.
This cigar will not be one of the
cigars that live in my humidor. This cigar may benefit from a little aging in
a humidor. If you find this cigar at a cheap price it may be worth a try. I
will review the Helix natural as a comparison to this maduro.
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.
Enjoy.
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