Vitola: Toro
Size: 6″ x 52 ring gauge
Price $10 MSRP
Was one of the cigars given out at Doc’s herf
Background
If you listened to Doc’s podcast about the herf you would have heard an interview with Don’ Juan Gross, the owner of Dignity Cigars. Every one of these events I’ve been to Don Juan has been there, as well as some of the ones I didn’t get to go to. This year he donated the Diginidad del Hombre and I got one in my event bag and since I hadn’t had one before I decided to give it a review. As with all of his releases so far this cigar is a Costa Rican puro. I don’t know exactly when these were released but I’m guessing in the last couple years. They come in three sizes, a 5.5×54 Gran Robusto, a 6×52 torpedo and the subject of this review the 6×52 toro. This was the first one of these I smoked.
Prelight
The wrapper on this sample was a nice medium brown in color with a slight reddish tint and some golden streaks. There were a few medium veins but nothing that detracted from the cigar. The un-coated paper band had what looked like a verse or poem on it but I couldn’t read it because it was covered by the overlap. When I took the band off while smoking the cigar it was a bit difficult to remove since the glue had really soaked in so I was still unable to read it. When I gave it a squeeze there was a slight amount of give but no soft spots. Putting my nose to the wrapper I noted some leather aroma with a light barnyard coming from the foot. After clipping it and taking a cold draw on it I got a slightly tight draw with some sweet flavor.
Flavor
It starts off with flavors of wood, roasted peanuts, and cinnamon all with some red pepper spice. The cigar starts off at medium strength and stays there throughout the first third. Towards the end of the first third I started to get a slight bitterness from the cigar as well as some cola flavors with the finish becoming sweeter. The second third saw the flavors change slightly to wood, earth, hints of curry & bbq meat with a sweet finish. The bitterness was there but less pronounced. The cigar pretty much stayed medium throughout the second third. The final third saw the cigar finish off with flavors of earth, wood, and curry with the sweet finish still prevalent. The bitterness came back a bit but wasn’t obtrusive. The cigar moved into the medium-full range by the end.
Construction
The draw was a little tight to begin with but opened up nicely with a could of pokes with my MTX. After that the draw was just about perfect and the burn line was almost straight in spite of the gusting wind.
Value
The price of $10 for this cigar seems reasonable.
Conclusions
Overall I enjoyed this cigar. It was more complex and flavorful than the other cigars I’ve had from Dignity. It wouldn’t be too strong for for the new smoker or too mild for the experienced smoker. I’d definitely smoke this one again.
By-The-Numbers
Prelight: 2/2
Construction: 2/2
Flavor: 4/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 9/10
I feel like I’ve heard of Dignity, but I can’t remember if I’ve ever smoked one. High score – I’ll have to check it out.
Sounds really complex.
Wow, sounds like one I’ve definitely got to try!
Is this the one you were telling me about the other night in the Tweet?
Sounds good, even with the slight amount of bitterness.
Where can you find them?
i’m not familiar with this cigar. i stay away from cigars that have a bitter taste on the palate.