Our next installment of cigar reviews for our good friends over at Cigars Direct is the Cu Avana Intenso Torpedo. I have often seen and heard about Cu Avana, but being that the core of the brand stays on the milder side, I had not tried it before. However, the merits of the Intenso Torpedo were made all the more impressive because the Intenso represents Cu Avana’s first foray into more robust blends.
The Torpedo measures 6″ by 54, and is manufactured by Nestor Plasencia, one of the great tobacco men living today. The wrapper is Nicaraguan Corojo, and the filler is a rare to find all-ligero blend from Nicaragua and Peru. Peru and Nicaraguan tobaccos are two of the strongest tobacco sources today, and most filler tobacco is a combination of seco and ligero leaves, which gives the blend some highlights and lowlights in terms of strength. , rather an all-ligero blend that one would except to really blow your hair back. When I first read about the tobaccos used, I thought this cigar was going to be a real powerhouse, to the point of being almost indulgent, strong for the sake of being strong. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. The cigar burned beautifully, and while it was full-bodied, it had no harshness whatsoever and the flavors were very well-balanced. I would enthusiastically smoke this cigar again, as I really enjoyed the beefiness of the flavors and the long finish. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give this cigar an 8.
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