DATE: 2006/06/10
REVIEWER: Timothy "Texan_To_The_End" Piper
CIGAR: Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon
SIZE: 5.50 X 52
ORIGIN: Nicaraguan
WRAPPER: Cameroon
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nic, Hon
SHAPE: Robusto
AGE: In my humidor since 2006/05/20
VENDOR: Traded with DRob. (Thanks again!)
PRICE: Unknown, but current retail is $3.12 each.
AMBIENCE: 6:30PM Saturday. Very warm and very humid with just
a slight touch of breeze.
BEVERAGE: None
APPEARANCE: Dark, smooth, semi-oily wrapper, encased in cedar.
A very well built cigar.
PRE_LIGHT: Had an almost floral smell and a very sweet taste.
DRAW: Perfect resistance.
FIRST_THIRD: Very mellow flavor; sweet and creamy. The sweetness
was reminiscent of raw sugar cane.
SECOND_THIRD: Taste profile stayed consistent, but the flavors varied
and a hint of woodiness became prevalent.
FINAL_THIRD: Continued all the way down to the nub.
BURN: Perfect burn from start to end.
ASH: Very white solid ash with a yellow center.
SMOKE: Pretty good volume of sweet tasting smoke.
STRENGTH: Medium.
FLAVOUR: Floral, sweet and creamy.
FINISH: Stayed with me for about half an hour.
SMOKE_TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes.
IMPRESSION: This was a *very* long smoke for a robusto. Although
most cameroon's seem to taste too "dry" for me, this was
a very enjoyable smoke.
RATING: 8 out of a possible TEN wooden matchsticks.
COMMENTS: I'm not sure of the age, but if I were to buy a box
of these to put aside for a while, I might seriously
consider removing the cedar sleeve from the cigars
before storage. I think in the long run it might
actually detract from the floral taste.
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