Aladino Classic Toro (6×50)

Summary

The word "Classic" in a cigar name can mean a lot of things. For Julio Eiroa it means something very specific: the combination of Habano wrapper and Corojo binder and filler that the Jamastrán Valley has been producing since long before JRE Tobacco had a name. This is the blend that the Eiroa family considers the most complete expression of what their farm grows when left to work together the way it wants to. The Corojo brings the spice and the complexity.

The Habano wrapper brings a natural earthiness and a depth that rounds everything out and keeps the profile from ever getting one-dimensional. In this 6x50 Toro, rolled at Fabrica de Puros Aladino S.A. on the Las Lomas property, that combination opens with leather, dark earth, and red pepper, then develops through cedar and cocoa in the second third before landing on a long, satisfying finish with a natural sweetness that is distinctly Honduran. Medium-full in body, beautifully constructed, and priced at ten dollars. Every leaf in this cigar was grown, harvested, and rolled within the same valley. That kind of end-to-end control shows up in every draw.