Pros & Cons

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Yesterday I went fishing and then stopped in over at Titletown Tobacco for a cigar. Of course, I had a couple while fishing as well. I had a good time fishing. Met some new people and had a great time at Titletown.

But, not all cigars are equal.

Yesterday I was going to have two different cigars that I was really looking forward to smoking - a LFD Coronado Toro and a Viaje Oro Chico.

I don't care if a cigars is strong or mild, I just want it to have some nice flavors. Both of these were good looking sticks, well-rolled and firm in the hand. Both produced decent amounts of smoke with minimal effort. Both had an even burn, the ash on the Coronado being white to light grey, the Viaje's being a charcoal grey.

Pro:
I nearly burnt my fingers trying to get the last bit of the Coronado's nub. It was an incredibly rich, sweet and tasty smoke. I expected a powerhouse that would blow me away - it never happened. Pepper was present, but didn't overwhelm, sweet, creamy leather - if I can describe it that way seemed the dominant notes.


Con:
The Viaje sits in Titletown's store portion stinky - a good 4" of it left - if someone wants it. I don't know what it was, but the flavors were blah - I don't know, just weird. While it was fairly strong, it never really piqued my interest. It kind of reminded my of some kind of oriental tea, but as if it had been burnt. Not really pleasant.

I will look at Coronados in the future, but you Viaje fans don't need to worry about me scarfin' up your stock - there are other sticks I'd rather spend $7-$9 on.

Sorry to have panned the Viaje, but that was the biggest disappointment I've had in a long time - and normally I suffer through more of a stick than that. I just couldn't. I wasn't enjoying it at all, even given being at Titletown and having the fellowship and great surrounding. Someone was quite aghast that I set it down with the intention of not finishing it.