Appearance
A medium brown colored wrapper with a couple prominent veins. The seams are tightly wrapped. It has a nice oil sheen and a little bit of tooth as well. The filler bunch is well packed with no apparent soft spots.
Aroma
Earthy, chocolate, dried fruit on the wrapper. Earth, cedar, spice at the foot.
Prelight Draw
Earthy, cedar, dried fruit, licorice.
1st
The initial draws bring notes of earth, dark chocolate, cedar and a very mild spice. The dried fruit has mellowed a bit. Burn has a small wave. Draw still a bit snug but nothing to write home about.
2nd
Just into the 2nd/3rd the ash begins blooming(think of a flower). Flavor profile is mostly earth, cedar, dark chocolate, coffee and cinnamon spice with a pinch of black pepper. The ash is salt&pepper gray and stacked with some flake. Strength & body are in the medium range. Draw has opened up nicely. Smoke production moves up to the high end of medium range.
Final/3rd
The burn has fully self corrected. The blooming continues so I ash often. Spice becomes like crushed red pepper midway in the final/3rd and continues right to the nub.
Overall
The Casa Cuevas Maduro Toro provides a somewhat enjoyable smoking experience. The snug draw(first 2/3’s) and erratic burn and blooming take away a bit from the overall experience. I had a much better experience with the Robusto version of this cigar.
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