Murcielago toro
 

The Murcielago line has quite a history. I remember that the first generation were made by Pepin. I remember buying a few at a B&M. They were good smokes. After the first generation, they were made at Erik Espinosa's La Zona factory. I honestly don't remember if I ever tried them. Now apparently they are being made by A.J. Fernandez? :sh The blend and wrapper have changed on these things with each new version. The latest version has a dark maduro wrapper.

Well, whoever is making these things now, I hope they don't change a damn thing. First off, good burn and good draw. Just a few small corrections in the first 1/2".

This cigar starts off pretty 'strong', but soon settles into a nice medium 'strength' after the first 1/2". Pretty typical maduro flavors in the first half; cocoa/coffee and a bit of a woodsy flavor on the finish. Slow burner as well. I lit this baby up at 7:00 and at 7:42 I'm just reaching the halfway point.

After the halfway point, a little bit of a coconut flavor joins the cocoa and coffee. Let 'er die at around 1.5".

Final thoughts...this was not a complex cigar. But it was damn tasty and very well constructed. And you can get these for under $4/stick on C-Bid or Cigar Auctioneer. I've snagged 5-packs of these on C-Bid for $11. :ss

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Good review of an enjoyable smoke.

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Great review!! Just about everything from Espinosa smokes with bold, rich full bodied flavor and are priced very fairly imo. :tu

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Smoking one of these now. I've probably smoked at least 10 of these things since writing the review. I've yet to get a bad one. Really fantastic smokes and an incredible value.

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They definitely sound consistent, Mark. :tu

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When I first saw the title, I thought someone was going to show off their new Lambo.

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Apparently this line is no longer being sold on Cbid or CI, but for some reason they are still being sold on Cigar Page, which is obviously owned by CI. :sh

OK, so all of these toros I've smoked so far over the past few years have been 5 packs from Cbid or Cigar Auctioneer. But back in May of 2021, I won a full box of these babies for $88. :ss I took a few out of the cello and let them sit for quite a while. Exactly 1 year now. Nice.

Believe it or not, the size and wrapper color were slightly different from the 5 packs. Imagine that! So shocking! :na

Honestly, I was expecting this cigar to taste/burn differently from the 5 pack version. But believe it or not, this box version performed almost exactly like the fivers. Good burn/draw; flavors and aromas were almost exactly alike. I give props to Tabacalera Fernandez.

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:tu

I need to grab some more of these.

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Good news, Mark. :tu

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One of my favorites at the moment! Perfect maduro that checks all the boxes.