Cusano Habano Sun Grown LXI
5 x 50 Robusto
Made in Domincan Republic
Wrapper: Dominican Sun Grown Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Dominican Sun Grown Ecuadorian Habano
Filler: Dominican Ligero
Paid: $12 CDN from Cigar Studio
The first third I get a creamy sweet floral, with slight wood flavour. Not bad, but certainly nothing special. I think the wood is what detracts from it.
I saw some reviews that also noted cherry, and I usually call BS when I hear flavours like that. By the second third the wood disappears, but at the end of the exhale I do get a cherry flavour in there now. Quite a surprise. The aroma also has a very sweet vanilla. This is turning out to be a really good smoke.
This cigar did leave an acidic aftertaste on the tongue, that wasn't overpowering, and bordered on pleasent for some reason. I usually don't like that taste.
The ash was pure white, but flaked off very easy, and never held for more then a half inch. The smoke is really thick, and white. It's pretty strong, on the medium to full power end, and definitely full bodied. I found the best way to smoke this, and get all the flavour was to NOT to retrohale. As I exhaled, I would slightly breath the smoke in the nose, and would get the vanilla added.
If you read the above, you would think I'm going to conclude this was a great smoke, and highly recommend it. Not the case. I had huge burn issues. This thing went out constantly. The last half was brutal. It went out almost every few puffs. I walked away from the last inch, because I was so annoyed, despite enjoying the flavours.
Almost every review I read, I think every review I read, notes similar burn issues. It's not a case of it being too wet either. This thing spent a few months in my desktop humidor which sits at 58-60% RH.
I would say try this cigar, and hope you don't get the burn issues, and enjoy what this stick has to offer, but I would not buy a box. I might get a few, I they could be had for a couple of dollars.
