Cigar Brand: La Campina
Name or Shape: Robusto
Size: 5" x 50 ring
Wrapper: Natural
Filler: Esteli Ligero, Jalapa Viso and Honduran Jamastran Seco
Binder: Not listed
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Review Criteria (0-10 point scale)
1. Appearance - 7
2. Construction - 8
3. Burn (ash, etc.) - 7
4. Draw - 9
5. Flavor - 6
6. Aroma - 8
Total Score: (Numbers divided by 6) = 7.5
Smooth, mild to medium bodied, first one cracked up to the band after ? the way in. After some humi time the second one made it to the end with no cracking. Since the cracking seemed to have more to do with humidification than construction I didn?t consider that should affect the score.
Burn for both was a little uneven but no runners or tunneling and never needed correcting. Nice finish even though a little faint lasts a long time.
Flavor was the only part that was difficult for me to rate. Though it wasn?t bad there wasn?t much to remember about the taste.
I guess Neutral would best describe the Flavor.
Get's a 7.5 on the tac-o-meter.
I found this to be a delicious smoke. Smooth and creamy with hints of vanila and a little spice that kind of sneaks up on you but doesnt overwhelm the smooth characteristics of this outstanding little cigar. I enjoed these from beginning to end and highly recommend them. The Ecuadoran conn. wrapper imparts much of the smoothness one would expect from this wrapper but the ligero in the blend adds a little extra zing. My scores were very close to Tac's however where I differed was flavor which I scored much higher. Price is a little steep which brings my overall evaluation down but I still think its a cigar I would recomend.
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