Having never been a fan of Te-Amo…in fact the closest I have come to enjoying one was watching it get sucked up by the lawn mower…I decided to give the Te-Amo World Selection a try. I grabbed one of the Dominicana blend, which consists of Connecticut Shade wrapper, San Andreas binder, and Dominican filler.

Altadis describes this cigar on their website as…well, they don’t. They simply list the sizes and the different blends, with a Nicaraguan blend and a Honduran blend completing the line. If you go to the trust JR Cigar, they kindly explain the line as follows:

“A. Turrent, the cigar industry’s oldest family, has created a selection of magnificent cigars featuring tobaccos from three of the world’s premier tobacco-growing nations- Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. Each rare, unique blend boasts its own distinctive flavor and character.

Honduran Blend: Handmade in San Andres, Mexico with a hearty blend of Honduran filler tobaccos, a flavorful San Andreas binder, and a rich Cuban Corojo wrapper.

Nicaraguan Blend: Handmade in San Andres, Mexico with a robust blend of Nicaraguan long fillers, a spicy San Andres binder, and a silky, smooth Cuban-seed Criollo wrapper.

Dominican Blend: Handmade in San Andres, Mexico with a creamy, savory blend of Dominican tobaccos, a smooth San Andres binder, and a golden-brown Connecticut shade wrapper.”

Add to the above that here are three sizes in each line, a 7x54 Churchill, a 6x54 Toro, and a 5x54 Robusto, and you get the idea.

Now, on to the smoking.