Casa Magna Colorado Torito

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1 review for Casa Magna Colorado Torito

  1. Matt

    Casa Magna Colorado Torito

    Origin : NicaraguaCasa Magna
    Format : Short Robusto
    Size : 4.75? x 60
    Wrapper : Nicaraguan
    Filler : Nicaraguan
    Binder : Nicaraguan
    Hand-Made
    Price : $7 each

    Cigar Aficionado named the Casa Magna Colorado #1 on their Top 25 Cigars of 2008 (specifically the robusto). They did so with a very controversial explanation, stating that the price point of the cigar played a large role in its selection due to the state of the economy. That sparked off a ton of impassioned debate across the cigar smoker world about what should or should not factor into proclaiming a cigar as the #1 cigar of the year. Whereever you come down on that debate, the general consensus seems to be that the Casa Magna is a decent to very good cigar that carries a reasonable price tag. Somehow I have managed to fail to get around to trying the Casa Magna up til this point, but today I fired up the beefy Torito to see what I think of this much debated #1 cigar of 2008.

    There has been a ton of stuff written on this line of cigars given the hype and controversy that surrounded it earlier this year. There are lots of places that detail the specifics of the cigar and its makers so I am going to save myself the trouble of rehashing it all here. You’ve probably already have read all about it, and if not you’ll find the information is easy to locate with a quick google search. So no more fluff, on to the review…

    This short fat robusto is a handsome specimen. Girthy yet elegant looking in its ornate band and oily rosado colored wrapper. It’s like a football player in formal wear. The cap is a little sloppy but that isn’t uncommon in my experience when dealing with these huge ring gauges so we can forgive it. The filler looks like it is littered with several thick rib veins, another pitfall of a 58+ ring gauge. it takes a lot of tobacco to create a cigar this thick and I guess you can’t be too picky when trying to get that much tobacco in it. Hopefully it will not adversely effect the cigar.

    The draw is very good and the burn surprisingly even for such a thick cigar. It burns slow and cool which is certainly a plus. The flavors seem a bit muted and hard to pick out. I got notes of white pepper and some musty earthiness and a slight oakiness at times. It was a fairly smooth smoke, creamy at times but not very dynamic. I think perhaps that this blend does a lot better in a smaller vitola, but that is just a guess on my part. It seems to me that some of its complexity and at the very least the core of its flavors get diluted and lost in the abundance of tobacco crammed into this monster. This cigar intrigued me enough to want to try a more traditional size like the corona. The Torito however leaves a little to be desired. Besides, a 60 ring gauge is just so awkward to smoke and that doesn’t help any either. It is a decent smoke though and those that enjoy big beefy cigar will probably enjoy the Torito.

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    • Doug

      I have smoked many of each size they have and there is almost no consistency between the size and shapes. The Torito was worst one in my opinion. The robusto is the best of the 3 sizes, but I’m finding that these cigars could use some box aging. Try the robusto, it may be a better experience than this log.

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Cigar Region Nicaragua
Filler Nicaragua
Wrapper Nicaragua
Binder Nicaragua
Length 4 3/4
Ring Gauge 60
Vitola Short Robusto
Construction Hand Made
Price Paid $7