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

With a clean Cuban-seed corojo wrapper, two beautifully ornate bands, and an approachable price point of $4-6 apiece, this Nick Perdomo, Jr. creation has the look of a real winner. It produces thick tufts of rich smoke that, as my colleague wrote in his review 19 months ago, include flavors of warm tobacco and spice. The combustion qualities of the five inch by 52 ring gauge Robusto are almost ideal, save for an overly flaky white ash. Try this slow-burning gem with a Sam Adams Summer Ale on a hot afternoon.

Verdict = Buy.

-Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys