Review: Torano Tribute 2008

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This is my review of a Torano Tribute 2008 Torpedo from a blind tasting that I participated in.

6 x 50(?) Torpedo

Description: Very dark wrapper. Looks like a poor dye job as the wrapper is spotted and varies in color quite a bit. The wrapper also has two very prominent veins. Construction seems to be very good with a nice firm feel and no soft spots.

Pre-light: The draw is tougher than I would like but not impossible. Cedar and Cocoa are the only flavors that I can taste pre-light.

1/3: Draw is tough but I am getting an adequate amount of smoke. Flavors are not overly complex and there is something there that I don’t like. I get a flavor that I would describe as cedar as it is sweet but doesn’t have the deepness of other woody flavors and isn’t as sweet as fruit. There is also a hint of Cocoa and an unpleasant lingering flavor on the finish that I can only describe as green hay. The burn is sharp as a razor and the ash is holding strong at an inch and a half.

2/3: The draw is loosening up and is much better now. The cedar has started to fade and some coffee flavor starts to emerge. The green hay taste persistently remains. Burn is still razor sharp.

3/3: Same flavors as before in varying quantities and the green hay flavor is finally starting to subside. The burn is still straight.

Overall appearance and Presentation: 15/20
Lighting and Burning Properties: 15/15
Construction: 25/30
Taste Properties: 26/35

Total: 81/100

Stogie Guys Score: 2 and ½ stogies.