The word Maduro can mean a few different things to different people.  To some, it means a dark color, but the true meaning of Maduro eludes most.  When a cigar says Maduro it is referring to a fermentation process that differs from a “regular” fermentation process.  It is sometimes a longer process, that often times cigar companies use to justify higher prices.  Not so with Altadis USA’s Casa de Garcia blends.  In my quest for value cigars, the word maduro and value caught my eye.  I found this one tucked away at my local Brick and Mortar, BURN.

I will tell you the price at the end of this article, but for now, I will just say I have no idea how they are making money on this smoke.

I smoked the robusto size coming in at a 5 x 4 3/4″  With a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and binder and a Dominican and Honduran filler, this cigar has to have some flavor!  I wasn’t completely disappointed…

The wrapper was slightly dark and oily.  It wasn’t extremely dark, but dark enough to let you know that it might be a maduro.  The wrapper had a mild barnyard scent to it, while the foot had a very nice chicken coup and slight black tea aroma.

First Half:

Honestly, this cigar didn’t have a ton of that maduro flavor, that you get from other maduro cigars.  I did notice a hint of zing, that reminded me of grapefruit.  The finish is very short, and leaves your mouth covered with a mild sweetness, much like a light maple syrup.  The burn line was fairly straight, but the ash was loose and flaky.  Getting closer the the half way point, a VERY slight white pepper spice started showing itself, but disappeared just as quickly as it came.

Second Half:

This cigar is one dimensional.  No flavor change what so ever.  That is not all that bad, as the mild to medium flavors we all good flavors, they just never changed.  Towards the end, I started getting a little chocolate and mint flavor coming through, but that sweetness was the main flavor through out.

Over all this cigar is not a bad smoke.  It has nice flavors, and burns and smokes well.  Ok, so here is the retail price: $2.70  Very affordable!  For that price, I would buy a few more.


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