Cigar Review: Troya #54
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This month CigarMonkey, Inc. sponsored our Group Cigar Review on the Cigar Beat forum. So after a hard week of work and having to euthanize our feline friend Pumpkin I needed a good smoke to calm me down for the weekend.
The Troya website doesn’t have much information on these so here is some information from Wikipedia:
This non-Cuban version of the Troya brand was introduced into the U. S. market in 1985. The original medium-bodied blend was discontinued in 2003 and was replaced with a mild blend in 2004. The line was further extended in 2004 with the introduction of a full-bodied cigar, the Troya X-Tra.
Early 2007 saw the introduction of the Troya Clasico, a cigar blended and manufactured by Don Pepin Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Don Pepin had been called upon earlier to aid in the development of the blends for both of the other Troya lines, which were the result of the efforts of several people.
This line comes in two ranges, one with a Cameroon wrapper and the other with a Connecticut wrapper. The Cameroon is a medium-bodied cigar, while the Connecticut is a mild to medium cigar. The filler and binder in both are Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor tobaccos. The cigars are presented in boxes of 24.
Country: Dominican Republic
Length/Ring: 5 3/4 X 48
Shape: Toro
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor
Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor
Strength: Mild
Price: $97.50 (24) Buy Now or (5) $22.50
Pre-light: This golden brown cigar has very little veins and a good sized cap. It is firm to the touch with a firm draw. The cold draw is of rich tobacco. This is not a cigar that jumps out at you but has no imperfections that I see. They have basic looking band but look nice.
The taste: I found this to be interesting. I thought I was going crazy as I smoked my first one when all I could think of was peanut butter. I could not zone in on anything else on the first one I had. Just a creamy peanut butter (I’m a peanut butter nut I tell yea!). After firing up another Troya I still found some creaminess but not so much peanut butter. It was a little more of a celery overall and it did get a little rancid in the last third. So not to consistent on the two I had but still a nice flavor on both.
The Burn: The first one I had was pretty tight the second one was perfect with just enough give. I put the first one down a little early because of the tightness. I didn’t have any burn line issues on either of these cigars. The ash lasted roughly an inch or so.
Over all: I put them both down a little early for different reason but they are good enough for me to pick up another 5-pack on my next order I place with Dan. At 4.50 per stick I hope the tight draw on the one was a fluke but they are worth a try.
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