Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Felix Assouline Cuban Style Blend (CSB) - Cigar Review Redux

Felix Assouline
CSB Cuban Style Blend
Shorty 5 x 50 Robusto
w. Jalapa Habano Criollo 98
b./f. Jamastran
m. Nicaragua

THE ORIGINAL REVIEW is HERE, and of its Torero (Toro) format.
"FAC introduces CSB Cigars, an old brand from the 2000’s produced in the traditional round shapes. CSB is available in five Shapes in two wrappers, Ecuador Connecticut and Jamastran Habano ’98. The shapes are Shorty which is 5 x 50, next is Torero at 52 x6, Monument at 6 x 54, the Fat Man at 6.5 x 56 and the last which is a life saver, Salva Vida, a 5.5 x 58 Torpedo. CSB Cigars are mild to medium in the Connecticut wrappers and a medium to full in the Habano wrappers. We use all the filler from our farm in Jamastran, Honduras. These cigars are now valued priced to introduce you to a pleasant smoke from start to finish. This is sure to be a favorite in your humidor which you will be reaching for time and time again." www.FelixAssouline.com
THE REDUX
A straight-forward Robusto of sweetly piquant rich woodiness and warm earth notes with mocha attachments. Unfortunate combustion/construction which hits catastrophic hard-spot in first stanza.