Picking up toilet paper and bulk green beans a couple of weeks ago, I noticed my local Costco has boxes of Jose Marti "Cuba Libre" Nicaraguan Cigars in Robusto size, so I picked up a box. It was $34.99, if I recall correctly, so I wasn't expecting the world or anything, but just trying something new.
It turns out, these are pretty nice cigars. They're short little things, 4" or so I believe. The wrapper is a medium-brown Ecuadorian-Sumatra wrapper. Construction is nice and firm, with a few medium size veins but nothing terrible.
The actual smoke was nice. Very good smoke production, and a firm, somewhat grey ash. The first inch or so was peppery, nice and spicy. As it warmed up it got more earthy, which is how it finished. I think I smoked this one a little too fast, as it heated up quite a bit toward the end. I'll have to remember to slow down on these little guys.
If you happen to be in Costco getting diapers or diamonds, you might grab a box. I noticed on a trip to a different Costco that they appear to store these in different places: in one store they were with the cigarettes. In another, they were in a glass case with the Coach bags. They also had some Finca's and the Monte Cristo Cigars D'art or whatever they're called.
KevPriest
It turns out, these are pretty nice cigars. They're short little things, 4" or so I believe. The wrapper is a medium-brown Ecuadorian-Sumatra wrapper. Construction is nice and firm, with a few medium size veins but nothing terrible.
The actual smoke was nice. Very good smoke production, and a firm, somewhat grey ash. The first inch or so was peppery, nice and spicy. As it warmed up it got more earthy, which is how it finished. I think I smoked this one a little too fast, as it heated up quite a bit toward the end. I'll have to remember to slow down on these little guys.
If you happen to be in Costco getting diapers or diamonds, you might grab a box. I noticed on a trip to a different Costco that they appear to store these in different places: in one store they were with the cigarettes. In another, they were in a glass case with the Coach bags. They also had some Finca's and the Monte Cristo Cigars D'art or whatever they're called.
KevPriest
