Aladino Cameroon Super Toro (6×52)

Getting Cameroon seed to thrive outside of Africa is not something most growers have pulled off. Julio Eiroa spent three and a half years tracking down the right seed from an international leaf broker, growing test crops, tweaking the blend, and throwing out results that were too close to existing Cameroon cigars on the market before he was satisfied enough to release the Aladino Cameroon in 2020. That kind of stubbornness is why this cigar exists and why it is unlike anything else grown in Honduras.

The wrapper is aged over two years before it ever touches the Authentic Corojo binder and filler underneath, and in this 6×52 Super Toro the result is a profile that reviewers consistently describe as uniquely its own. Cedar, natural sweetness, roasted nuts, a gentle spice from the Corojo underneath, and a slightly salty, tea-like quality on the retrohale that is pure Cameroon character translated into Honduran terroir. Medium in body, impeccably constructed, and priced under ten dollars. Twenty-four to a box. This is a cigar worth going out of your way for.