Casa Magna BTT at Detroit Herf

Buena Fortuna · 01-15-2009, 11:37 AM

Tuesday night a few of us had our monthly herf and I decided to provide some sticks for a little blind taste under the condition that everyone had to post a review here on CA for the rest of the inmates.

I passed out various sizes of the hotly debated Casa Magna. We sampled the vaunted Robusto, Bellicoso, and I tackled the 6x60 beast. Below is my review and there should be others to follow.

This 6x60 cigar is much larger than I normally prefer but I thought for our little BTT, we would sample different sizes. It features a gorgeous dark, oily wrapper. It features a triple cap and was very firm throughout, and has a nice balanced weight in my hand. The pre-light dry-draw is firm and there are hints of pepper, and earthy, mellow coffee.

The initial draw offers the pepper but far less than you would expect. It is creamy smooth and lightly complex adding a light cedar wood, and rich, mellow, earthy coffee combination. The flavors mellow after the first 1/3 and this baby really smoothes out…not that it needed to. The firm draw slowed my normal smoking experience, but the richness more than compensates me for the extra time spent. About mid-way to the final third, the intensity kicks up a notch in richness and throws in some dark leather and dark chocolate mocha. I purged it at the 1/3rd point and immediately awakened the mellow giant, and I was promptly rewarded with the full, creamy, complexity and richness of this cigar till the finish.

The ash is medium light grey, and doesn’t flower or flake. It stayed on well past the 1” mark when I chose to tap. The burn had a couple of uneven points that needed a slight touch up, but overall it didn’t give me any trouble, and stayed lit for a couple of 10 minute+ periods when I left it unattended.

I don’t know how to rate cigars, but I know what I like, and I liked this one. I purchased the last box of Robustos at my B&M and a few singles for this BTT, and I’m glad I did. I paid $105 for a box of 27, which equals $3.88 ea. The box is a well built, burgundy, Spanish cedar lined beauty that is usually reserved for higher price point sticks. I can honestly say that it would be hard to find a NC cigar for less than $4 that would beat this one. Is it #1??? Who cares!!

Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

01-15-2009, 11:37 AM	#1
Buena Fortuna Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Sam Location: SE Michigan Posts: 637 Trading: (18)	Casa Magna BTT at Detroit Herf Tuesday night a few of us had our monthly herf and I decided to provide some sticks for a little blind taste under the condition that everyone had to post a review here on CA for the rest of the inmates. I passed out various sizes of the hotly debated Casa Magna. We sampled the vaunted Robusto, Bellicoso, and I tackled the 6x60 beast. Below is my review and there should be others to follow. This 6x60 cigar is much larger than I normally prefer but I thought for our little BTT, we would sample different sizes. It features a gorgeous dark, oily wrapper. It features a triple cap and was very firm throughout, and has a nice balanced weight in my hand. The pre-light dry-draw is firm and there are hints of pepper, and earthy, mellow coffee. The initial draw offers the pepper but far less than you would expect. It is creamy smooth and lightly complex adding a light cedar wood, and rich, mellow, earthy coffee combination. The flavors mellow after the first 1/3 and this baby really smoothes out…not that it needed to. The firm draw slowed my normal smoking experience, but the richness more than compensates me for the extra time spent. About mid-way to the final third, the intensity kicks up a notch in richness and throws in some dark leather and dark chocolate mocha. I purged it at the 1/3rd point and immediately awakened the mellow giant, and I was promptly rewarded with the full, creamy, complexity and richness of this cigar till the finish. The ash is medium light grey, and doesn’t flower or flake. It stayed on well past the 1” mark when I chose to tap. The burn had a couple of uneven points that needed a slight touch up, but overall it didn’t give me any trouble, and stayed lit for a couple of 10 minute+ periods when I left it unattended. I don’t know how to rate cigars, but I know what I like, and I liked this one. I purchased the last box of Robustos at my B&M and a few singles for this BTT, and I’m glad I did. I paid $105 for a box of 27, which equals $3.88 ea. The box is a well built, burgundy, Spanish cedar lined beauty that is usually reserved for higher price point sticks. I can honestly say that it would be hard to find a NC cigar for less than $4 that would beat this one. Is it #1??? Who cares!! Smoke 'em if you got 'em! __________________ Build a man a fire and he will be warm for hours. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.