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Macanudo Maduro Sampler Edition Cigar Review This 6×60 cigar comes in a special retailer only 4 pack sampler with three other Macanudo blends, all in a 6×60 format. It features a coal black, thin firm wrapper with small veins, invisible seams, a nice oil sheen, a double cap and a rich hay and tobacco aroma. First light reveals a perfect draw, medium body flavors of a rich, smooth an oily aged tobacco with a creamy textured finish, putting out plenty of smoke. The first third comes down to a mild-medium, with creamy smooth oily tobacco flavor with a bit of earth and sweetness, holding the same flavors on the long finish. Draw and smoke output is excellent with a good burn, not needing any attention. The 2nd third changes up slightly to a slightly sweet and oily musty chocolate. It’s an interesting combo of flavors, and it’s growing on me. The last third drops the mustiness for a dry light earth flavor, leaving a much heavier, warmer finish. Ending at 1:10 min the stick had excellent construction the whole way through. Thank you to General Cigar for providing this for review! Photography by BGPictures.com Please visit my websites: Cigar Obsession cigarobsession.com My Photography http Don’t forget to comment, rate me a thumbs up and subscribe! Thanks for watching!

The end of summer, to most of us, is an immense bummer. No more backyard BBQs, trips to the beach, or family vacations. School is backward in session, the sounds of Jimmy Buffett have smothered, and it’s backward to business. Normally, there’s not much to stare forwards to.

But not this year. No, this year, summer is ending with a bang. CAO is eventually releasing their CAO La Traviata with a Maduro wrapper. Due to played stores former September, you decidedly have something to stare forwards to.

CAO’s La Traviata has been sky rocketing in popularity since it played stores. The cigar pays homage to the previous Havana style and offers consumers the ability to bask an eminent-end, attractively constructed cigar at an extremely sensible price. CAO places a restriction on the La Traviata that it ONLY be sold face-to-face at brick and mortars. This not only enhances the brand integrity but it keeps the societal aspect of cigar smoking live. Some of the better experiences I’ve had as a cigar smoker are sitting at my local store, Emerson’s Cigars in Hampton Roads, VA, and shootin’ the breeze with other stick lovers. Doesn’t matter what your age, race, occupation, gender, or societal status is. If you trample into a cigar store, you’ll ne’er encounter a stranger.

The idea behind releasing the La Traviata with a Maduro wrapper came from the acute demand for this antic cigar with a deeper, richer flavor profile. I late talked with Matt DuFraine, CAO extraordinaire, who gave me a first-class compete-by-compete on his experience with the La Traviata Maduro:

“Upon initial examination, the cigar was solid, but not too hard with a gorgeous, shinny Maduro wrapper. Before even lighting up, you could smell the Ligero with a hint of nuttiness.

The first section has a strong element of chocolate intertwined with a rustic wood quality from the Maduro. Immediately I experienced a smooth, feather drawl with lots of smoke.

This cigar stayed consistent through the next section, but the strength grew as you got into the Ligero, adding a bit of spice. You could still detect chocolate and it was evident the Cameroon binder was coming into play by keeping that strong Nicaraguan and Dominican Ligero under control. Actually, it was here that I noticed how nice the aroma of the cigar was. You could pick out the features I described but it wasn’t overwhelming.

The final part of the cigars might have been my favorite. Everything stayed amazingly consistent but there was no heavy aftertaste. A hint of leather emerged that wasn’t overpowering and fit in nicely with the standing flavors. I was extremely impressed beginning to end.”

As mentioned, the La Traviata Maduro hits stores early September. Be sure to look for it at Emerson’s Cigars. Currently, Emerson’s Cigars has five locations in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia which includes Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Hampton. They also sell a huge selection of boutique brands, including CAO, on their website- www.EmersonsCigars.com.

Ashton Maduro cigars are known for their full, sweet taste and complex aroma. Due to the fact that the Connecticut shade-grown wrapper used to make the Ashton Maduro is very limited in supply, this is considered something of a rare cigar.

The filler and binder are both of exceptional quality, and they are both grown in the Dominican Republic. The combination of Dominican filler and Connecticut shade-grown wrapper has made this a prized cigar the world over.

A large number of cigar reviews have noted that the Ashton Maduro is a fantastic example of how fullness is different from strength. When cigar smokers talk about fullness, they are referring to the pleasure a smoker derives from the taste and the smell of the cigar itself.

This is very different from strength. Cigar refers to the power of the nicotine content in the blend.

One of the hallmarks of a truly great cigar is one does not get a severe punch to the adrenalin that could ruin the essence of the moment. Instead, the smoker gets a smooth, relaxing feeling that goes down just like a neat scotchor, even better, is smoked with a neat scotch.

A full-flavor cigar like the Ashton Maduro is a sure win with both neophytes and veteran smokers for this reason.

When an Ashton Maduro is initially lit up, its taste is very sweet. As the cigar burns, the flavor turns into a very rich and nutty flavor. One begins to notice subtle hints of apple, and a finish that many cigar reviews have referred to as a detectable, very appealing, creamy taste.

This subtle shift of flavors is as smooth as the draw of the cigar, and is never a shock to ones palette. It is present thanks to the fermentation and aging process of the Connecticut-shade wrapper in Sherry-finished, French oak barrels.

Ashton ages these wrappers for a very good reason. The intent is the make the cigar wrapper as oily as possible. New smokers are often surprised to learn that an oily wrapper on a cigar is a not a bad thing. Contrary to the world outside the cigar lounge, an oily wrapper is highly sought after as a distinguishing characteristic of a premium cigar. This is because dry wrappers do not burn as evenly, nor do they taste as good.

Not only is the wrapper of an Ashton Maduro of exceptional quality, but the filler is as well. These cigars are carefully rolled by hand by only the very best torcedores at the Fuente factory. So expert is the constitution of these cigars that the final product always feels perfectly smooth and firm within the grip.

It is just tight enough to not fall apart while smoking. At the same time, however, it is not too tight. A cigar that is too tight has too hard of a draw, but with this premium blend, nothing can be easier than to draw a pleasing and exceptional flavor from within its truly impeccable constitution.

I had the chance to review this stick at Excalibur Cigar Club in San Diego www.excaliburcigarclub.com It started a little rough but ended up good (after I got past the tight spot). Let me know what you think! http

Cigar Reviews review cigarobsession.com Padron 1964 Anniversary Torpedo Maudro This 6×52 stick offers a firm box pressed dark chocolate wrapper with terrific sweet tobacco and spicy aromas. Burn was almost razor sharp all the way down with a perfect draw giving just the right amount of resistance for an easy cool draw. Flavors were plentiful to say the least with many transition points throughout from beginning to end. They were all exceptionally well blended together and smooth, including coffee, cream, earth, pepper, sweet tobacco, touches of spice and hints of cocoa at points. Total burn time to the nub was 1 Photography by BG Pictures.

A different team at www.friendsofhabanos.com this week review the Cohiba Maduro 5 Genios up against the Siglo 4. An amazing cigar with layers of chocolate and coffee.

Jerry from The Stogie Review reviews the Macanudo Maduro.