Fire Robusto
 

Another bomb stick. The decent weather continues, 2 cigars in 2 days! I understand that this line is a limited release from Rocky Patel only available to certain vendors, so it was great to get a chance to try one.

Humidor time: This stick has been sitting in my humi for about a month.

Prelight: The wrapper looks decent. Prelight draw is easy, no easily identifiable flavors . The band is orange, yellow and red.

Burn: This cigar burned ok. It needed slight touchups a couple of times, but no serious issues. Total burn time was about an hour and 10 minutes.

Flavor: Flavor was decent, very smooth and creamy with hints of pepper throughout, not what I was expecting based on the name.

Summary: I guess with a name like Fire, I was expecting a full-bodied cigar with spice that kicked your teeth in. This was an enjoyable smoke, just not what I anticipated. I'll keep my eye out for more of these.

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Re: Fire Corona
 

hmmm.thanks for sharing

Re: Fire Corona
 

looks and sounds nice

Re: Fire Corona
 

I like these sticks. Thanks for the review.

Re: Fire Corona
 

Try the toros, that will take care of any hotness that you might have experienced in the smaller cigar and will give you a fuller flavor with a little more kick. In addition, let them rest for a couple of months before smoking and dry box. This will even out the flavor and take care of a known hard draw problem with these cigars. One good source for these is cheapercigars.com.

Re: Fire Corona
 

Actually this stick didn't burn hot at all or have any draw problems (my humi is at 65%), but I'll try the toro. Thanks for the link.

Re: Fire Corona
 

Jeff if this is the one I bombed you with it was the Robusto (5X50). Im glad to see they have mellowed out a bit. The 1st one I had from the batch tasted young and very bitter. Looks like they might be ready to spark up again.

Thanks for the review.

Re: Fire Corona
 

Thanks for the review and I have enjoyed a few of the toros.

Re: Fire Corona
 

Ah, dammit. My last review was a Corona, and my fingers must have been on auto-pilot. I'll see if I can get one of the Team to fix it, since I'm outside my edit window.

Yeah, it was very smooth. I was just kind of surprised, like I said in the review. Kind of like expecting food to be salty and getting sweet, ya know?