Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan (Aganorsa)
Size: 6 x 54 “Box Pressed Toro”
Body: Medium
Price: $12.50
To celebrate my birthday today…my 35th…er..cough..cough..I thought I would review the Casa Fernandez Miami 35th Aniversario Toro.
Another stick that made its debut at the 2013 IPCPR trade show.
A 6 x 54 box-pressed Toro consisting of Aganorsa tobacco aged five-to-six years.
Only 2,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars. $125 per box.
Construction is superb. No seams. Only a few veins. A perfect triple cap. The color of Bambi’s mom. And a very nice box press.
It is a double cigar band cigar. The main one is a hard to shoot glossy white band with silver lettering and the foot band, the same.
I clip the cap and find aromas of cocoa, spice, cedar, nuttiness, sweetness and cinnamon, and floral notes.
This is a big’un so I expect a long smoking time.
Time to light up.
I’m blinded by the smoke and can’t see the laptop screen.
The first puffs are full of spice. It is full of toast elements. And the floral translates to flavor. The char line needs a small touch up.
And here they come…cocoa, sweetness, hazelnut, leather, and cinnamon.
The draw is better than perfect. But the char line is misbehaving. Shouldn’t happen on a $12 stick.
An inch in, creaminess appears. As this is a Nic puro, I should see a lot of flavor.
Nutmeg shows itself. And the floral notes are just damn heroic. The nuttiness is a mixture of nuts. All sweet.
The cap is becoming verklempt. I have to snip it a bit to get rid of all the loose tobacco. Plus the cigar is smoking much faster than I had expected. Cracks begin to form. Damn Wisconsin cold. And again, the char line just won’t behave.
I am a fan of the Casa Fernandez line and so far this stick is way down the list of my favorites. The construction is shameful.
A huge crack forms near the foot. I can’t glue it because it will only make it worse.
I’ve been smoking this cigar for 20 minutes and I have not only passed the first third but bearing down on the halfway point. What is going on here?
I was really looking forward to smoking this cigar and it seems to have let me down. I understand the dryness from the extreme cold can do awful things to a cigar, but the cap falling apart has nothing to do with the cold.
All these problems have diverted me from the task at hand which is describing the flavors.
Actually, it is a very nice flavorful cigar. Nothing is booming out at me but here they are: Creaminess, cocoa, sweetness, nuts, toast, floral notes, leather, and cinnamon.
I just reviewed the $5 Curivari Buenaventura and it was a magnificent cigar. I don’t get it.
The strength, from the beginning, is a classic medium body.
At the halfway point, the creaminess really pops. And it drags the other flavors to the top with it.
The crack at the foot reaches right under the cigar band. Which causes worry that when I remove it, the whole thing might fall apart on me.
I begin the last third and I’ve only been smoking the stick for maybe 35 minutes. Slow down, you move too fast.
I only bought one stick so I have no comparison cigars. But the Curivari was in the same humidor for the same amount of time. And its construction was spectacular.
The flavor profile is short of becoming a flavor bomb.
At this point, I do not recommend this cigar. Or buyer beware.
I’m putting off removing the band until the last moments.
I’ve spent most of this review reporting on its problems which pisses me off.
The last few inches are smooth, flavorful, and balanced with a very long finish. It is here that the cigar qualifies for flavor bomb status.
The band comes off without a hitch. I’ve passed the crack in the wrapper and the stick finally looks like a normal cigar; except for the cap.
The strength hits a higher mark. A tad bit stronger than medium and now some nicotine shows up.
I must have touched up the foot 5-6 times already. And it needs another one now.
Smaller cracks begin to form. It is now a race.
The cigar is emitting such wonderful flavors now. But I expected this to be the case from the beginning. Instead, I got a schizo stick.
I know I rant about this all the time so here we go again…price point does not guarantee a good cigar. The Curivari was terrific in every aspect at $5. Much better than this stick.
I didn’t read any other review of this stick and no I am curious. Am I the only one to experience the inconsistencies?
Maybe there is a reason only 2000 boxes of 10 were released. I think that Casa Fernandez needed a better stick to represent their 35th anniversary.
Big cracks appear at the foot. In any other circumstance, I’d have tossed the cigar. But I want to get to the end. Or as close as I can without strangling the dog. I hope no one from PETA is reading this.
The cigar finishes up a complete mess.
If you buy one of these cigars, your Uncle Katman will come to your house and beat you with your wife’s leg.
I give up.
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