4 3/4 x 50
Hand Rolled in Toronto, Canada
All Imported Cuban Tobacco
$11.50 CDN
Frank Correnti is the only maker of Cuban hand made cigars. He's located at 606 King St W, Toronto. You have to walk down a laneway to the very back where you'll find the door leading up to his second floor factory. Like you're doing something illegal, and need to know the secret knock to get in.
The place is nice, and you can see where they hand roll, and store them. There is also a lounge. The cigars are unbanded, and unboxed, though you can purchase those options for extra if you want.
They sell each vitola in a Claro wrapper, or Maduro. In my opinion the Maduro is the best. I have not had good luck with the Claro's in construction, and taste. Very Bland.
This Maduro Robusto you can see is not well constructed if that matters to you. I find all his cigars have an overall poor construction, and loose draw when compared to a brand name cuban. It's really hit or miss, however I don't smoke them for looks.
This cigar I got nice flavours of sweet wood, mild earth, pepper on the exhale, and a nice caramel creamy after taste. None of these flavours are overwhelming. The wood is really pronounced.
He claims all tobacco is aged five years, but occasionally I get a slight ammonia in the smoke. I find all his cigars on the mild to medium side of strength.
While I don't think these cigars come close to standing up to a cuban cigar like Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagas, etc... they are still really good, especially when you factor in the price. A single robusto from the aforementioned brands will garner $20 and up in Canada. So not a bad trade off. I would certainly rank them well above the Guantanamera, and Quintero lines of Cuban cigars.
You can check them out online at http://www.correnticigars.com/, and if your in Toronto certainly take the time to visit. I like to go buy a few cigars every now and then, just to support the cigar business in general.
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