Stogie Reviews: Trinidad Robusto
23 Apr 2007
Some time ago I was looking over all the cigars we have reviewed and I noticed that we hadn’t reviewed a Trinidad yet. So, being the dedicated Stogie Guy I am, I took it upon myself to smoke a few Trinidad Robustos. (Oh, the burdens we bear!)
This particular smoke is a classic five inch by 50 ring gauge vitola. The milk chocolate Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, with only a few prominent veins and a simple gold band, is a pleasant presentation that respectfully reminds the smoker of Trinidad’s Cuban roots. The Dominican-made Trinidads feature Connecticut Broadleaf binders and a filler made up of Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Peruvian tobacco.
Once lit, the stogie provides medium- to full-bodied flavor with abundant woody notes. At first the taste is a bit simple, but after about an inch this cigar kicks it up a notch.
What starts out as a simple smoke soon turns into a complex, multi-dimensional medley of flavor. This Trinidad melds sweet cedar flavors with a bit of spice and leather in a well-balanced smoke.
The construction was excellent throughout with an easy draw and a firm white ash. The burn proved a touch uneven at times, but it usually self-corrected well before it became a distraction.
I’ll admit that I’ve always been a bit skeptical of Dominican Trinidads as a cigar that just stood on the laurels of its Cuban namesake. This cigar, however, proved to be excellent with ample depth.
This Trinidad (sometimes called “TTT Trinidad”) retails for $5-7 per cigar. With complexity and solid construction, the Dominican Trinidad Robusto earns a rating of four out of five stogies.
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I love the flavor of the TTT Trinidad but for the construction has been hit more miss, unless they've improved that. We had these at a cigar tasting about a year ago. Half smoked great the other half either were plugged or the wrapper would split while smoking.
Jack-
I had three of these before writing this review and had no major construction problems. Two had slightly uneven burns but no split wrappers or plugged smokes. If anything, the draw on one was a touch on the easy side.
I'm glad to hear that. It looks like they lowered the price on them a bit too.
I tried a Trinidad myself for the first time last night; a Fundador that I picked up on special a couple months ago. The first 2/3 was quite good, but in the last 1/3 the draw became way too loose and it was entirely flavorless.