Pre-light Experience

Aaron: The wrapper on the Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Sampetrina is dark tan and has a network of lightly raised veins. The seams are smooth and the caps very well applied. There are two bands, with the primary being the traditional design for the brand. The secondary band is white with gold lettering which denotes the sub-line. The aroma from the wrapper is dry hay and earth while the foot brings grassy hay and light earth. The pre-light draw brings an airy, musty cedar along with a mild spiciness on my lips.
Seth: The Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Sampetrina is a decent looking robusto. Solid Claro wrapper with a hay coloring. Not golden so much. Aromas of cedar, hay, lemongrass and barnyard. Slightly gritty in texture, but it has some silkiness.
John: The Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Sampetrina comes in cellophane and has a UPC sticker with an integrated tear space so it remains intact when opened. There are two bands as a primary band and a secondary band of gold font on white background indicating Sampetrina. Smelling the wrapper, I was getting aromas of barn wood, hay and mild sweetness. From the foot, sweet tobacco and hay.

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First Third

Aaron: The cigar begins with toasted cedar, baking spice and chalkiness. At a quarter inch in, a light creaminess joins the profile and the cedar transitions to oak. At a half inch in, the baking spice transitions to black pepper. The retrohale is toasted oak, black pepper, earth and light chalkiness. At an inch in, some earth joins the profile. As the third comes to a close, the toasted oak is up front, with earth in the middle and black pepper, chalkiness and creaminess in the background. The strength was slightly below medium.
Seth: Notes of earth, raisins, lemongrass, cedar and hay. Core flavor profile that really pairs well together and provides a smooth and enjoyable experience. Medium in strength and body.
John: The first third greets me with notes of creamy chocolate, mild sweet hay, with a wood center and a tannic wood through the finish and post draw. The retrohale develops with baking spices and sweet graham cracker, possibly some sesame seed cracker as well. As the first third settles in, red pepper flake moves into the post draw at medium strength. The retrohale is complex and the flavor intensity moves up to medium-full as the first third progresses.

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Second Third

Aaron: As the second third begins, the chalkiness picks up a bit. At a half inch in, the creaminess has departed. The retrohale is toasted oak, earth and light chalkiness. At an inch in, the earth has now become even with the toasted oak up front. As the third comes to a close, the toasted oak and earth are even up front, with chalkiness in the middle and black pepper in the background. The strength has bumped up to medium.
Seth: The second third is more creamy with some earthiness. Raisins, hay and cedar present. Medium in strength and body.
John: The second third kicks off with a long combination of wood, sweet baking spices, sesame seed cracker, earth and tannic wood as medium-full red pepper flake, almost a cayenne, finishes long into the post draw. Approaching the halfway point, the profile is creamy baking spices, sesame seed cracker, medium -full spices and mildly dry wood to finish. After the re-light, sweet floral notes are present on the retrohale.

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Final Third

Aaron: As the final third begins, the overall profile is a bit dry. The retrohale remains toasted oak, earth and light chalkiness. As the cigar wraps up the toasted oak and earth are even up front, with chalkiness in the middle and black pepper in the background. The strength remains at medium.
Seth: The final third has some mineral spices up front with some cream and earth qualities. Bits of hay and cedar present as well. Slight fruitiness on the finish. Medium in strength and body.
John: Sesame seed cracker is still present here, with sweetness and medium-full baking spices. The post draw finish combines wood, light earth and baking spices between draws. Some chocolate comes into the center of the retrohale as it settles in. In the bottom half, after a re-light, a vegetal note is present on the retrohale.

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Burn

Aaron: The burn was a bit wavy throughout, but never needed any attention. The ash held on in inch and a quarter increments.
Seth: Great burn from start to finish.
John: The burn started out uneven, correcting on its own. The uneven burn returned in the second third, requiring a touch-up to correct. By the end of the second third, the cigar went out requiring a re-light. The cigar went out again in the last third, requiring another re-light.

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Draw

Aaron: The draw was a bit tighter than I prefer, but didn’t cause any issues with the smoking experience.
Seth: Very good draw.
John: The draw was perfect, right between the open and resistant spectrums.

Overall

Aaron: The cigar began with toasted cedar, baking spice and chalkiness. Some light creaminess joined in and the cedar transitioned to oak. A bit later the baking spice transitioned to black pepper. The second third saw the creaminess depart. The final third saw the profile become a bit dry. The Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Sampetrina had a pretty average flavor profile throughout. The earth and chalkiness just held the profile back to me. It’s not a typical Connecticut shade profile and not one that really appeals to me, so not something I’d really see myself returning to.
Seth: This Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Sampetrina was a nice Robusto and a solid Connecticut. I would say that it rode the Average/Good line in every category, but it continued to deliver so I had to go with Good overall. I would definitely smoke the cigar again, but at the price I wouldn’t pick up a handful of them. Maybe it’s not too bad in today’s market. I also would prefer to smoke the cigar in a different vitola. Nice profile of cedar, hay, earth and cream.
John: The Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Sampetrina offered a wide range of flavor combinations and the intensity ranged from light-plus at times all the way through medium-full. I wouldn’t say any third was like the previous with the exception of a consistent sesame seed cracker flavor through the entire review. The draw was perfect, while the burn suffered, requiring two re-lights and a touch-up. Usually burn issues impact the flavor profile of a cigar, but I came away from this review eager to light up another. This is easily my favorite Casa 1910 release we’ve reviewed so far. Total smoking time was 2 hours and 13 minutes.

Aaron Loomis

SCORE

5.50

Cost/Point

$2.91

Scoring System

Seth Geise

SCORE

6.92

Cost/Point

$2.31

Scoring System

John McTavish

SCORE

6.77

Cost/Point

$2.36

Scoring System

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