Cuban Crafters, Cameroon, 6x52 Toro, Nicaragua $4.00
Construction: Perfect shape with very smooth, clean, lovely Cameroon wrapper. Crown was invisible, and when squeezed gently, the cigar felt exquisite between my fingers! Soft, pleasant, mildly sweet aroma under my nose. Wow! I almost hated to burn this beautiful thing…..but, I did. 5
Lighting: The cigar cut cleanly and evenly. It lit easily and burned perfectly, forming a 1 ¼ inch light gray-white ash. Its draw was easy, providing exactly the right amount of smoke for my pleasure. 5
Flavor: Enthralling (I didn’t even know I knew that word,….but this cigar reminded me) flavors of mildly sweet wood and roasted nuts, adding slight leather as it burned. These flavors remained consistent and smooth throughout the smoke, never lending any harshness at any time. Absolutely wonderful. 5
Comments: I am going to tell you something. This is one of the best cigars I’ve ever smoked. About twelve years ago, I was in Venice, Italy visiting my in-laws when I asked my brother-in-law if he knew where I could get some Cuban cigars. He doesn’t know much about cigars (being Italian, he chain smokes cigarettes) so he took me to a little tabaccheria on a small side street where the owner had only one box of Cubans. They were Romeo y Julieta- I don’t remember exactly which, but about 7x50. I bought six cigars: two for my brother, two for friends, and two for myself. When I sat out on the balcony of my family’s apartment overlooking the streets below, smoking the first of those Cubans, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I finally understood what the fuss was all about. Those cigars were absolutely delicious. As I sat smoking this Cuban Crafters Cameroon, I was thrust back to that little balcony with every wonderful draw of exquisite smoke. The word smoke defiles what I was tasting- it transcended smoke. It was divine breath! I kid you not when I tell you that I said a little prayer at that moment, thanking and asking blessing for the person, wherever he or she may be, that made that Cuban Crafters Cameroon that was giving me a moment of smoking pleasure that I would not soon forget. I’m dead serious.
Also, though the Toro lists at $4.00, right now Cuban Crafters has the 6x54 Torpedos on sale for $3.40 ($84.99 a box of 25) and the Cameroon Sampler for only $19.99, or $3.33 a pop. That's a bagain!
Overall: 94
Value Rating: 94-4= 90
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Joe Average
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