Wrapper: Honduran Cameroon
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Size: 6 x 52 Toro
Strength: Medium
Price: $16.00
My cigars have had 2 months of naked humidor time.
BACKGROUND:
Factory: Fábrica de Puros Aladino at Las Lomas Jamastran
Quantity released: 540 Boxes of 20.
From Atlantic Cigar:
“JRE Tobacco is a family-centered company. Founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa, together they manage all aspects of cigar-growing and manufacturing. A real “crop-to-shop” operation as they like to call it. But the proof is in the pudding. JRE Tobacco makes some damn fine cigars and Aladino is just one of their delicious options.”
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
My cigar is light yet plugged. My PerfecDraw jumps in with a flaming hot enthusiasm. Good to go.
It’s a bluesy Sunday morning and the sky is dark, like my soul.
The cigar starts off lite. Mild beginnings usually mean war. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Soft flavors appear: Generic sweetness, creaminess, spiciness from black pepper and Cajun gelato. A toasted bagel shows up because I’m hungry and I haven’t eaten today. The only way I review a cigar. Food always taints the experience.
Coffee and cream. Chocolate chips and brown sugar. A Quarter Pounder. Maybe I should eat something.
When you’re my age, you are either always hungry or never hungry. I fall into the first category because I stopped eating crap years ago to live longer. So far, so good.
Strength is medium. Barely.
Construction seems good. The burn line is as sharp as Regis Philbin’s wit.
A meatiness appears. I get notes of peanuts. Ever play a D# when you were supposed to play an E♭? Me too.
The blend ain’t killing it yet. Ah, wait…It’s Honduran tobacco. I forgot. Never liked Honduran leaves. Non-descript and listless. You rarely see good cigars with this country’s wares. And I can’t remember the last Honduran puro that I liked.
I know exactly where this review is headed. I can either fill the place up with non sequiturs or make it a short review. Not sure yet. It’s early.
1” burned. 15 minutes. Extrapolated…a 75-minute Toro. Never a good sign.
I scan my catalog of reviews that contained Honduran blends. Didn’t like the vast majority of them. As a registered Union Cigar Reviewer, I trudge onwards.
The sweetness and creaminess are very pleasant. Complexity is nowhere to be seen.
I’m afraid of very strong cigars first thing in the morning. But lethargic ain’t on my list either.
As we enter the age of every boutique, catalog, and bundle cigar reaching for that $12-$16 price tag…one must adjust what we expected in the past. I still believe that a $16 cigar should be something special. This baby is a petunia pie.
I’ve reviewed two Aladino blends in the past: Aladino Corojo Reserva in 2018 (88) and the Aladino by Julio R. Eiroa in 2015 (75). What was I thinking this morning?
Saltiness pops up.
This cigar has only gotten a couple or so cigar reviews. Both sites liked this cigar a lot. So, what do I know?
The blend is Bobby Blue Bland. That’s a lot of alliteration and onomatopoeia rolled into one.
The cigar is going nowhere fast.
I struggle to find any complexity. No richness can be found. The class dullard. Sorry JRE. I just don’t get your style of blending. Doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with what you do. It just means you don’t stroke my palate.
The cigar was released this summer. Maybe it needs extended humidor time. And yet, two industry reviews had less time than me and loved the cigar. Go figure. I might need a palate-ectomy.
I’m past the halfway point and I see no redemption. And I find no need to slog away.
You can purchase these cigars from sponsors: Small Batch Cigar (10% off with promo code ‘katman’) and Atlantic Cigar (no promo code).
RATING: 80
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