Cigars of Solono

  Ramon Bueso Genesis The Project Toro (6x50) Introduction - Very strong earth, dark chocolate and woody taste. Draw is very slightly tight. Finish is moderate with a lot of oiliness on the tongue. No spice on retrohale. Medium-full body with no strength.  Midway - Flavors are same, dark chocolate has turned into a milk chocolate, pepper is also now pronounced. Burn is even. Draw is fine now. Finish is long and even more oily. Minor spice on retrohale. Medium-full body still. Finish - Earthiness now dominates the flavors, bit of spice on the tongue. Burn is still good. Finish is very long with the same oiliness. More spice still on retrohale. Full body. Duration: 40 minutes Price: Around $6 Rating: 7/10 Comments: Excellent for its price and is a fine stick regardless.

La Aroma de Cuba Corona (5.5x44) Introduction - Initially a strong flavor of earthiness and semi-sweet cocoa. Draw is excellent. Short finish with slight oiliness. No spiciness on retrohale but a hint in the mouth. Mild-Medium body with no strength.  Midway - Burn is good. No change in flavor except for woody aftertaste. Finish is now medium length with a slight spicy oiliness. Retrohale has no spiciness. Remains mild-medium in body. Still no strength.  Finish - Strong earthy and woody flavor now dominate. Finish is just about the same length but with much greater oiliness. Retrohale has no spicy still. Barely up to a medium body. No strength still.  Duration: 45 minutes Price: Around $5 Grade: 7/10 Comments: Excellent cigar especially for the price.

Cama cho Connecticut Churchill (7x48) Introduction - Starts off with a mild-medium earthiness and a hint of leather, very slight pepper taste on retrohale. Finish is very short, little to no oiliness. No strength. Midway - Burn is great. Coffee and leather now dominate the taste and aftertaste, now about a medium body. Still a slight bit of pepper and the spiciness is picking up. Finish is getting longer, with a sweet mouth feel.  Still no strength. Finish - Other than a strong burst of wood flavor, flavors are still the same, still a medium body. Pepper and spiciness is still going up on the retrohale. Finish is still relatively short. Burn is still excellent. Duration - 59 minutes Grade - 7/10 Price: Around $7.50 Comments: For a Connecticut I really liked it and the price point can be very reasonable as well.

Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Robuto (5x50) Introduction - Starts off strong with deep a deep leathery-nut  flavor, medium-full body. Undertone of earthiness, especially on the finish. Not very oily in the mouth, short.  Midway - Burn is excellent. Now a strong leather-dark chocolate combination is dominating the flavors, earthiness is down, displaced by the dark chocolate on the finish. No strength at all so far. A slight hint of spiciness on the retrohale is occurring. As far as mouth feel, the oiliness is up and the finish is becoming longer. Finish - Burn continues to be excellent. Primarily dark chocolate and earthiness. Still zero strength. More oily now, and lengthy finish.   Duration - 36 minutes Grade: 7/10 Price: Around $9 Comments: Liked this quite a bit, pricing isn't bad either.