Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief take on a single cigar.

Last year we gave El Tiante’s original lines—the Natural and the Maduro—high marks. Now I turn to the latest line, the Corojo which was released at the recent IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The oily corojo wrapper is similar in color to the Maduro, and I found much of the same fruit and cedar flavors that I’ve noticed from other El Tiante creations, only with some classic corojo spiciness. While it is the spiciest, most full-flavored El Tiante yet, it still slotted in as a medium- to full-flavored smoke. Construction was flawless with an easy draw, even burn, and sturdy ash.

Verdict = Buy.

-Patrick S