I'd like to begin this cigar review by throwing something out there - enjoying cigars, or what some would call "smoking" cigars, is not the same thing as being a smoker (someone that smokes cigarettes). Please don't think of me, or anyone else you know that enjoys cigars, as a smoker - it's not polite and not in tune with cigar etiquette.
Review #2
Carlos Torano, Exodus 1959 (50 Years), Robusto - sorry, I didn't get a picture of the one I smoked.
Close up of the label
Brand: Carlos Torano
Name: Exodus 1959 - 50 Years
Place Purchased: Stag Tobacconist, Colorado Springs, CO
Date Purchased: 30 JAN 2010
Date Smoked: 30 JAN 2010
Price: Don't remember, but it was like $6.50 or something
Gauge: 5" x 50 - Robusto
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Sun-Grown
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Esteli and Pueblo Nuevo, Nicaragua
Rating: 7
Buy Again: Yes
Notes: Smelled like marijuana when I fired it up; very strong, tasted a lot like a Punch Grand Puro; had a strong Cameroon-esque task to it - after researching the composition of the cigar, I realized what I thought was Cameroon type flavor was really the Brazilian wrapper. That got me thinking about the CAO Brazilia, which I immediately recognized as having a similiar flavor. The Exodus 1959 had a strong residual taste as well, stuck with me for quite a while after smoking. The cigar itself felt 'wet' in my hands, which seems to be a recuring theme for the other Carlos Torano's I've smoked.
This picture is from OIF 05-07, June 2006 - smoking a Carlos Torano at the FOB Kalsu Officer's Club (my tent)
FYI:
A cigars color refers to shade of the wrapper, or exterior leaf, the thin flavorful leaf used to finish the cigar. The wrapper leaf is influenced by the tobacco variety, the country or soil it's grown in, as well as the aging and fermentation. There are currently 6 major color grades being used -
Candela: light green and often called "Claro Claro"; once quite popular, the candela wrapper is no longer enjoying the popularity it once knew; candela wrappers have a sightly sweet taste to them.
Claro: slightly tan, also known as Connecticut Shade grown; a true claro wrapper is valued for its mild flavor
Colorado: brown, to reddish-brown; can also be shade grown; offers more flavor and a subtle aroma when compared to a claro wrapper
Natural: light brown to brown; mild flavor. Kind of boring flavor if you ask me.
Maduro: for the Spanish word for "ripe", which refers to the extra aging of the leaf to produce a rich, dark brown wrapper; has a rich flavor and nice aroma - my personal favorite!
Oscuro: mean dark, it's the darkest shade of wrapper (I've never had one of these); Oscuro wrappers are darker due to the fact that they're left on the plant and left to ferment longer than other wrappers.
Ok, that's it for cigar info...
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