The Cigar Factory Outlet (CFO) Kermit Candela Toro

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The Cigar Factory Outlet (CFO) Kermit Candela Toro

I've never had a Candela before. I was ordering a sampler pack of the Nub Alts at wwwthecigarfo.com and I saw they had 5 packs of Candela Toros. They're cheap, only $1.50 a stick, so I ordered a pack. Fast forward to about a month later, I finally got the shipment which is about normal looking at other threads. After a quick few days rest in the humidor I'm ready to try my first one. After pulling open the five pack, I find that the stick feels like it's a bit on the moist side. Dammit, I knew I should have taken them out of the plastic before putting them in my humidor. Oh well, any burn problems will be ignored.

Construction: For a $1.50 stick I found the construction to be more then acceptable. A bit rougher then a true premium stick, but nothing to complain about. The wrapper seems very thin, I think it's just the nature of the leaf.

Draw: No issues cutting the cigar. The cap stays in place (and will stay in place for the entire smoke). Draw is better then expected from the moist cigar.

1/4: The sucker lit right up, a nice clean even lighting. For the first few puffs I wasn't able to pick out any unique flavors other then what I'd describe as typical NC bundle cigar. Then slowly I begin to taste a slight floral aftertaste. Ok, I've got the candela flavor picked out now. It's very subtle, but now I can taste it clearly. I can see why it's often described as a "green tea" taste.

1/2: A pepper flavor has been brewing in the first quarter of the smoke. Now it's hitting really hard. I can't even taste the candela anymore because the pepper is overwhelming my taste buds. Now here is the problem, I'm not a big fan of pepper bombs and this is a pepper bomb. Other people love them, but in this case I don't see the point of smoking a candela if you can't even taste it. If this cigar was a drink it would be like taking a shot of Jack then a sniffing a bottle of Baileys.

3/4: I didn't make it to the final 3/4. I just wasn't enjoying it so I tossed it. It'll be interesting to see if sitting for 6 months to a year calms this cigar down into something I'll smoke. However I'll say that the burn problems due to the cigar being so moist did not happen like I expected. The cigar burned fairly straight the whole way down.

[TOB9595]

Nice observations
Thank you for sharing the experience.
I wonder what it'll be like with the 6 month rest.
Please, Let us know.
Tom

[bobarian]

Thanks for the review Justin. You are now dubbed the review of the Candela's. Time for you to try the Angry Elf, Camacho Candela and the Iguana!

[dwhitacre]

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[SIZE=4]Thanks for taking one for the team!!![/SIZE]

[MarkinCA]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Thanks for the review Justin. You are now dubbed the review of the Candela's. Time for you to try the Angry Elf, Camacho Candela and the Iguana!

[SIZE=3]I was just going to say, try the Camacho Candela Monarca from CI. Its a nice little stick

Nice review Justin...


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