Review - Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto

[Texan_To_The_End]

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.
PICTURES: http://tinyurl.com/g4dm7 -&- http://tinyurl.com/gjx3o

[Jechelman]

Thanks for another of your very informative reviews. Had the 1916 in Churchill size recently and thought it was a very nice smoke. Good mellow flavor with good draw lots of smoke. Have a few more resting.

[cquon]

Tim, try the Signature series next. I think you may find it even more to your liking.

[King James]

Originally Posted by cquon

Tim, try the Signature series next. I think you may find it even more to your liking.

had one of those the other day, couldn't agree w/ ya more...great smoke!

[68TriShield]

Hey Tim would it be good for someone who likes a fuller bodied smoke?..Dave

[Texan_To_The_End]

Originally Posted by cquon

Tim, try the Signature series next. I think you may find it even more to your liking.

That one's on for this afternoon. Looking forward to it too.

[Texan_To_The_End]

Originally Posted by dlevine1

Hey Tim would it be good for someone who likes a fuller bodied smoke?..Dave

I'll let you know after I smoke the Signature this afternoon. Since I'm a maduro-head the comparison between the two should be interesting. I must say though that this was one of the best tasting Cameroon wrap cigars I can recall...

[LeafHog]

Nice review Timothy. I think the 1916's are great cigars, just really tasty. As another suggested, try the Signature line and also the Virtuoso.