Quick Smoke: Trinidad Habana Reserve No. 4

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

The newest addition to the Trinidad lineup boasts unlit notes of cocoa, a textured Ecuadorian Cubano wrapper, and a binder/filler combination from Honduras and Nicaragua. Its construction, as with most Altadis smokes, is pretty darn good. But the flavor leaves something to be desired. Starting coarse and peppery and developing into coffee and leather, this Habana Reserve (5 x 44) has a chalky, mouth-coating aftertaste. I won’t soon be reaching for another No. 4, even with its wallet-friendly MSRP of $5.25.

Verdict = Sell.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys