I was visiting my friend Steve at Little Havana Tobacco and I decided to try the new Cain. Now, I have been a fan of all of them, so this was exciting for me.
Now this is a Nicaragua puro and the wrapper is a milder Habano. The filler comes from the Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua.
This cigar was evenly made, and had a solid packing. The wrap was soft and slightly toothy.
When starting this cigar, I was hit with a tart woody flavor, mixed with a toasted almond flavor. There were hints of leather here and there, but not consistently. There was a salty flavor with this smoke too. The tart flavor stayed throughout, and managed to linger. The flavors, such as the almonds and woodiness, were decent, but nothing spectacular. That aftertaste was the almonds and wood, with hints of spice and a tart background. The aroma did not add to any of this, for it was rather bland.
The cigar burned even and well, with a nice cool draw. It started to split about halfway through, and towards the end, it got worse. The draw also got hot. Just before it started to fall apart, the flavors got very bitter and tart.
For a Cain, this was disappointing. They tried to make a more mild smoke and messed it up. The other Cain cigars are far better. this cigar was a double toro (yet the label says double torpedo, yet it is not a torpedo shape) and it runs around $12.25. That is not worth it for an hour of choking this down at times. This cigar started out just fine, with the tartness aside, but it got boring fast, and then the flavors turned. So, this is not worth it, and my grade shows it. Decent start, terrible end, bad construction, and too high a price.
Final Grade: F
