La Aroma De Cuba ROBUSTO

[Toaster]

Recently while at a local cigar shop- I explained to the owner I wanted to try some good inexpensive cigar's, I was tired of paying $8-$10+ for domestics when isom's can be had at that price, which are generally better.

He suggested I try the La Aroma de Cuba, in robusto size. I picked one up, checked out the nice dark wrapper and thought to myself, this looks like a good cigar. I paid for my purchases, pulled the cigar from its cellophane cocoon, pulled out the xikar and clip the end. On the pre-light draw, I noticed something I liked... now by reading my profile, you'll see I hate people who claim they taste this and that- but I swear the cigar had hints of chocolate to me! I WAS SHOCKED!

I roasted the tip, let it cool a second and took my first pull- nice and peppery, lots of smoke and smooth as silk. I was impressed- especially at $4.xx/stick. The first 1/4 of it was strong and peppery- then the last 3/4 of it started to mellow out (to me), and was very enjoyable. The burn was not as even as I'd like to see in any cigar, but it stood lit and only required very minor maintenance as I smoked it.

The draw was excellent, not tight at all, and produced a lot of smoke (something I like). The band is quite large and must be removed pretty early into the smoking experience, no big deal. And the cigar never got bitter or hot. I was impressed.

Overall I would give it an 8 of 10, I would classify it as a strong medium bodied cigar, definitely not a full bodied power house- but extremely enjoyable. Construction was great, the cap never fell apart in my mouth, and the wrapper never unwrapped itself from the body of the cigar (which seems to happen on a lot of cigars when you cut the ends vs. punching a hole in them).

If you're a fan of peppery cigars, and like full or medium bodied cigars- I say give one a try, you'll be surprised. (not for the mild smoker, and the guys who ONLY smoke powerhouse cigar's may things it's a bit wimpy, but I liked it alot)

-Toaster

 

[Lumberg]

Congratulations!

As per the burn that is often a conditioning issue. Shops often have their humis set on th ehigh side and cigars are shipped "wet." But you already knew that.

 

[maduro357]

I had the opportunity to try this cigar at a smoking event attended by Sleepyjim and myself at a local cigar shop. Ashton hosted the event and passed out LADC's. They gave out the Monarch size for this line. The Monarch is a little larger than the Robusto. Toaster, just as you discribed your tasting is exactly what we found. After Jim and I completed the free samples we looked at each other and decided rather than go back to work we should purchase another one of these delights and allow the others at the event to continue enjoying our company.
However, we chose to try the robusto this time (we wanted to be fair to the other sizes), boy what a shock that was. At about mid point (which in robusto land is not far) the cigar became very bitter. I thought perhaps I found a bad one. I looked at Jim who displayed the same, "I don't understand" look. I ask how was his cigar, and he said his too was very bitter.

It my thought that Fuente allowed some young children out that needed a little more maturing. I believed this enough that I went back and purchase 2 more robusto's to age in my humidor. Your review leads me to believe that by Xmas I should a kickass robusto.


m3

 

[SMOKE!]

I have had several of the robustos and havent had any problems. I think they are more of a medium mild flavor though. I will have to try another size and compare.

 

[JimK]

Quite a few people have told me that these are a good value. I have tried three of them. Plugged, plugged, and plugged. Wish it wasn't so, because I liked what very little smoke I was getting.

JK

 

[cigardawg]

I had the opportunity to try this cigar at a smoking event attended by Sleepyjim and myself at a local cigar shop. Ashton hosted the event and passed out LADC's. They gave out the Monarch size for this line. The Monarch is a little larger than the Robusto. Toaster, just as you discribed your tasting is exactly what we found. After Jim and I completed the free samples we looked at each other and decided rather than go back to work we should purchase another one of these delights and allow the others at the event to continue enjoying our company.
However, we chose to try the robusto this time (we wanted to be fair to the other sizes), boy what a shock that was. At about mid point (which in robusto land is not far) the cigar became very bitter. I thought perhaps I found a bad one. I looked at Jim who displayed the same, "I don't understand" look. I ask how was his cigar, and he said his too was very bitter.

It my thought that Fuente allowed some young children out that needed a little more maturing. I believed this enough that I went back and purchase 2 more robusto's to age in my humidor. Your review leads me to believe that by Xmas I should a kickass robusto.


m3

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I've had the same experiences with this cigar. I much prefer the Monarch over the Robusto. I went through a phase where every 5th cigar was a LAdC. Great value stick.

BTW, these cigars are not made by Fuente. Most Ashton products are, but the LAdC is actually manufactured in Honduras. I forget the factory at which it is produced.