Size: 6″ x 50

Vitola: Toro

Wrapper: Sun Grown Brazilian Maduro

Origin: Honduras

Age: 2 months

Ah, the Carlos Torano Signature.  I’ve tried this cigar several times and I really want to like but I just haven’t been able to.  Will this Toro change my mind?

This cigar has a particularly oily reddish wrapper that is very firm to the touch.  It looks good enough…

The pre-light draw is nice and easy.  After I light it, I am enveloped in a cloud of smoke.  The cigar yields a nice big ash.  I love a nice big ash.  Plus the burn is dead even.  So the construction seems good enough…

Here’s were I’ve been tripped up before, flavor and taste.  This Toro tastes leathery and woody.  There is also an undercurrent of earth throughout.  But there is sourness on the finish I just can’t get past. Normally I would give the cigar the benefit of the doubt and chock it up to youth.  But after trying this cigar several times, I think it’s just in the blend and not a youth issue.

So in summary, the cigar looks great and is rolled well, I just can’t really get into the flavor of these cigars.  The Signatures are very popular cigars though, so I know a lot of people like them, just not me.   Thanks again to the folks at CAO and Torano for letting me try their products.

Rating: 75 (C)