Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Los Statos DeLuxe (Forged Cigar Co.) in Review

Los Statos DeLuxe (Forged Cigar Co.) in Review

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican

FORMAT: Churchill (749)
ORIGIN: Honduras (HATSA)
INTENSITY: Medium/Med.-Full

NOTES:
Mocha latte | Baking spices | Savory oils

Big, round, overlapping notes. A Venn diagram on a blackboard. Easy, like a Reader's Digest Large Print edition. Nothing to get one's dander up. Lanolin.

TASTE: A-
DRAW: B+
BURN: A-
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

This blend, in its Robusto iteration, was named the number nine Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2021-22. I found that Robusto to have better focus and more oomph, more character. Although this Churchill is somewhat of an easier less braggadocious and still quite enjoyable smoke.

::: very :::