robustos

One doesn’t normally associate richness and body with cigars wrapped in Connecticut shade, nor does one associate a $5 cigar with very high scores, but the Charter Oak CT Shade Rothschild shatters both preconceived notions. It scored 93 points for its abundance of complex flavors as well as its medium-to-full body. The brand comes to us via the Foundation Cigar Co., owned by Nicholas Melillo, who decided to price this cigar in value-brand territory. It’s the highest-rated smoke of the category and one of the best values of the issue. The Cuban Montecristo Edmundo scored 92 points, unfolding the luxurious layers of complexity expected from such a storied Cuban brand.…

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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2018

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