The Crux Marblehead Toro is a solid performer that combines excellent construction with a balanced and enjoyable flavor profile. While it doesn’t fully maintain its early complexity through to the finish, it delivers enough consistency and refinement to earn a well-deserved good rating.
I really liked the Bond Roberts Línea D No.01 109. I felt the cigar was beautiful in appearance, and a great smoking experience from beginning to end. The flavors of cocoa, cream, honey and coffee were wonderful, and paired great with the core profiles throughout. There was not an abundance of transitioning, but it had wonderful depth and complexity. I liked so many aspects of the cigar and would love to smoke it often. Great for the morning and afternoon.
My takeaway from the review of the Bond Roberts Línea D No. 06 Petit 109 is that it showcases some of the great qualities of Honduran tobacco without those flavor components taking over or becoming unbalanced. I was fortunate enough to be on the tasting panel during the process of this cigar's development. I thoroughly enjoyed the final release of the Linea D No. 06 Petit 109, and I'll happily smoke more of these in the future.
The My Father La Union Black Prominente Especial was a disappointment. While the first third was good, the overall feel was that the cigar lacked depth and complexities. Being such a long smoke, it needs to do a much better job of engaging and keeping my attention. The first third was able to do that, but starting from the second third, I was smoking it just for the review and didn't find much enjoyment out of it. Definitely save your $60 bucks and look elsewhere.
This Tatuaje La Union Black Prominente Especial is probably the most complex and nuanced cigar I've had coming out of My Father. The ability for a large format (and a long smoking experience) to capture my attention for the bulk of the time is impressive and rarely achieved. I would of course love to smoke more of these but I won't because honestly, no cigar is worth the price tag of $60.
The Aganorsa Leaf Casa Fernandez Aniversario Cuban 109 Maduro was a pleasant cigar experience, with the greatest complexity coming in the first third. Given the price point and the presentation of the cigar, I was expecting at least more complexity through the second third. I would smoke this cigar again, although I might sit on it for a few months in the faint hope that the profile improves through aging.
Being a claro shade, I was not expecting a medium-full strength cigar. But that may be good as it kept me engaged and a little surprised. Overall, a decently good H.R.