RP Edge Sumatra Toro: Photo Review

[DoctaJ]

Appearance + Pre-Light:
Medium chocolate brown wrapper with a nice oily sheen. There was a small vein running about halfway down the cigar, but other than that was a very smooth cigar. The cigar had a sweet barnyard scent to it and the pre-light draw was perfect with earthy tones.




Location:
My usual smoking location (3rd floor apartment patio) on a some what humid day and overcast skies. There was no breeze at all and better yet, no rain which is a change of pace lately. I paired this cigar with a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.




1st Quarter:

Starts off pretty mild (which was surprising) with just a subtle sweetness to it. It was soon joined by some subtle earthy tones as well. All in all this stick is starting off somewhat mild but the flavors are tasty.



2nd Quarter:

The same sweet/earthy flavors are there at this section of the cigar, but they are increasing in flavor a little bit. They still are somewhat subtle, but I could tell it was increasing with each puff I took. This part of the cigar was more mild/medium.



3rd Quarter:

At this point of the cigar the sweetness starts to take center stage as the earthy tones start to subside. The sweetness gained some intensity here and I could start to make out the flavors of cherries. This section of the cigar is definitely a solid medium.



4th Quarter:

The cherry sweetness starts to go away and the sweetness becomes more subtle again. However, the earthy flavor has returned and now I can make out some flavors of nuts as well. All the flavors work together to make a pretty flavorful point in this cigar. Again, I would rate this section as a medium.



Conclusions:
I was actually quite surprised that this smoke was more of a medium bodied smoke. I had smoked it's cousin, the maduro, in the past and I remember that being a spice bomb. This stick had a much more subdued flavor to it, with sweetness being the predominant flavor throughout as well as earthy tones and at the end, the flavor of nuts. I wouldn't let the flavor strength fool you though, this baby was STRONG. It definitely lived up to the Edge name in that category. I had a pretty strong nicotine buzz going after finishing this one off. The smoke also had a perfect burn (strong ash throughout), perfect draw and also had billowy white smoke when I exhaled. I am usually more of a full bodied smoker, but I actually liked this cigar. Its flavors weren't in your face and were pretty flavorful. Like I said though, it does pack a punch. I also would say that this is a smoke that, with some age, could become even better. I think this would help make the flavors meld together a little more. I actually have another one from a box pass recently that I will let sit in the humidor for a while to see if this is the case .



Grade:
Appearence - 9.0
Draw/Burn - 10.0
Flavor - 8.0

Final Grade - 8.5



I would also like to thank Andrew S for gifting me this cigar in the bomb he sent to me recently

[andrew s]

Awesome review. Glad that you liked it, I agree it is nothing like the maduro Edge.

If you keep doing reviews like this you might want to pick up some extra mailboxes.

[GlockG23]

Thanks for the review

and nice Humi, I have one of those also!!

[golfermd]

Thanks for the great review...

[Rubix^3]

Sounds delish. I love the edge, never had the Sumatra though. Thanks for the puff-work.

[Riedelma]

Thanks for the review I will put it on my to try list

[DoctaJ]

Originally Posted by Rubix^3

Sounds delish. I love the edge, never had the Sumatra though. Thanks for the puff-work.

Yeah, I have had the Edge Maduro and I was really surprised how subtle the flavor was. I was preparing myself for an in your face flavor bomb. It was a nice surprise

[DoctaJ]

Originally Posted by GlockG23

Thanks for the review

and nice Humi, I have one of those also!!

I actually just got it recently as a B-day present from the gf. I had been in desperate need of an upgrade in terms of space for a humidor and this definitely does the trick! I am just about done seasoning it and am awaiting the extra beads from Heartfelt to come in so I can put the sticks in

[SMOKE20]

Great review. I have smoked a few of those and they were great

[Homebrewer]

Too bad these aren't available any more.