Review Notes: Gold Exodus 1959 Wrapper: Honduras Appearance: Dark wrapper, nicely box pressed. No veins. Generally nice looking. Looks like darker version of Nepalese Warrior from Gurkha. Same size as that also. Prelight: Medium easiness to light, smelled sweet Context: Aged in 1 month in humidor at 65% RH First third: Tasted medium strong on first few draws. Peppery, leathery, also smooth. A few draws through the 1st third, it really reminded me of the Rocky Patel 1992 Vintage 2nd Third: Became mild during first few draws then stayed consistent. Leathery smooth. Tastes of wood/cedar also. Last Third: I was hoping it wouldn't go harsh, but it got more bitter. More so than I liked. Became a harsh leather. A littler more pepper, but drowned out by the harsher leather taste. Drink: Tawny Port. This never overpowered the cigar and was a good match for the taste. Burn: Burned somewhat uneven during 1st third. One piece of the edge hung on for a while but after that it was quite even. Overall: Appearance: 8/10; Taste 7/10; Burn 7/10; Value 7/10 (paid $3 on CBID Recommendation: If you like medium/strong then this might be a good bet. I'd recommend the RP 1992 over this though, so therefore don't pay more than the RP 1992. If you like leathery tastes this could be for you. Overall Rating: 7.75/10. Not my favorite, but worth another try (got a few more in my humidor anyway!)

Review Notes: I enjoyed the double corona more than I enjoyed this. I'm not a fan of box-pressed, and the flavor on this just wasn't as smooth as other 1959s that I've had. This had three months in the humi, but just wasn't up to snuff as to where they usually are. Still, a good cigar and a great bargain.

Review Notes: This is a beautiful cigar. I’m loving the box pressed gars. This one burned just fine, one of the better burning cigars I’ve smoked lately. When the flavor, which started out fine—bitter chocolate, coffee, leather—went just a bit over average I started looking for gopher holes on the hill. I could sit the gar down and leave it for minutes at a time and come back to the cigar, and all I had to do was follow the smoke trail back to it. It burned very well. Great ash. Nice cigar overall. I was expecting more in the flavor department, though.

Review Notes: Fires up easily, and goes right to work building a solid white ash that holds for two inches. This baby burned perfectly straight. It has an earthy somewhat tannic base, overtones of coffee, and an element of sweetness, as if a couple teaspoons of sugar were thrown into the coffee. And while we’re at it, some cream. This is definitely a smooth smoke. The finale was a dose of peppercorns zinging on my tongue. Cap this off with superb construction and a price point in the four dollar range, and you have one fine cigar.

Review Notes: The Exodus 1959 is a lovely cigar, actually the presentation is quite magnificent. The cigar is perfectly rolled in a gentle box press. The wrapper is extremely oily and a deep semi-sweet chocolate brown, veinless and with an appearance of thickness. The tastefully designed gold and black band with an embossed multi-colored shield only enhance the first-tier presentation of the 1959. The pre-light aroma is a sweet, somewhat barnyardy aroma. Upon lighting you get some pepper and burnt cocoa flavors, soon a bright sweetness emerges followed by a tasty and smooth spiceyness. Like the CAO Black this cigar offers a constantly emerging panapoly of complex flavors. It represents a truly fine medium to full flavor experience. The smoke is fragrant and the ash is light grey with black flecks and of medium firmness. There were some important flaws in this beauty however. It often burned unevenly and needed some help from the torch. It also went out twice but the re-light was easy without bad flavors. I have had the pleasure of enjoying a number of Exodus 1959 toros. I have also tried the tordepo and churchill sizes. They all seem to exibit the same pluses and minuses. Even with the faults mentioned I highly recommend the Exodus 1959 for its wonderful flavors and presentation.