Review - La Aroma de Cuba - Corona Minor

[Texan_To_The_End]

DATE: 2006/06/15
REVIEWER: Timothy "Texan_To_The_End" Piper
CIGAR: La Aroma de Cuba
SIZE: 4.50 X 44
ORIGIN: Honduran
WRAPPER: Honduran
BINDER: Honduran
FILLER: Hon, Nic
SHAPE: Corona Minor
AGE: In my humidor since 2006/06/06
VENDOR: Local B&M. (Yeah, it's about time I reviewed something
besides gifter/traded sticks... <G>)
PRICE: Current retail about $3.40 each.
AMBIENCE: 8AM, watering the dried out yard. Hot, humid and still.
BEVERAGE: None.
APPEARANCE: Smooth oily Corojo-looking wrapper (Claims to be "Cuban
seed wrapper" whatever that could mean.) A rather heavy cigar.
PRE_LIGHT: Almost tasteless and odorless.
DRAW: A bit tighter than I usually like, but acceptable.
FIRST_THIRD: Got some initial hits of woody grassiness. Tasted pretty young
to me. (Is this a sign that my tastes are maturing? I seem to
be able to spot aging issues in a lot more cigars than I used to)
The flavors blended together and stayed consistent.
SECOND_THIRD: The grassy taste started to take on tones of sweet hay, which
is a good thing. Got the occasional vague hint of amonia.
FINAL_THIRD: Sweetness dissapated and the flavor turned slightly raw. Now I
am positive that this should have sat for another six months
or so before smoking.
BURN: Very good even burn.
ASH: Mottled dark grey fluffy ash.
SMOKE: Rather tasty woody smoke, but not a lot of volume.
STRENGTH: Medium.
FLAVOUR: Woody, sweet grassy flavor.
FINISH: Didn't stay with me at all.
SMOKE_TIME: 45 minutes.
IMPRESSION: I am coming to the conclusion that a *lot* of the cigars I smoke
need to rest a while longer than I've let them so far.
RATING: 6 out of a possible TEN wooden matchsticks.
COMMENTS: The taste was good and definitely had potential, but not
very impressive right out of the box.
PICTURES: http://tinyurl.com/jblsz

[Mister Moo]

Nice review as always. I'm pretty fond of this little guy and would say that for twice the price there are lotsa better small coronas; for the price, I like the whole line right out of the box. My local stocks the lAdC double corona which I smoke peroidically - always enjoy. I'll usually pick up a couple of the little guys when I see them. Neat cigar - love the chickkie on the band.

[KraZieMaN55]

Good review Texan. This is one of my favorite inexpensive NC right now. For me, this is a very complex little cigar with an earthly taste and hint of wood spices, coffee and sweet vanilla. Really do enjoy this little guy. I find them to smoke fine after sitting in the humidor for a few weeks.

[icehog3]

I agree with y'all, LAdC is one of the best inexpensive smokes around...my go-to cheaper NC.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I agree with y'all, LAdC is one of the best inexpensive smokes around...my go-to cheaper NC.

Add to the chorus of go-to's.