Quick Smoke: La Aroma de Cuba El Jefe

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.”

At 7 inches in length with a 58-ring gauge, only a tad below an inch, this cigar lives up to its name, which can be translated as “the chief” or “the boss.” And with an MSRP of about $7, it could fall into the bargain category when computed by tobacco per dollar. Unfortunately, it’s all a bit too much. What’s enjoyable in a smaller vitola (see my 2010 review of the Churchill) can become tiresome after so much. It also suffers from the typical big ring gauge disease of PBS (Poor Burn Syndrome). The Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and filler mix crafted by My Father Cigars for Ashton makes for a good cigar. I’d just recommend trying one of the other ten sizes.

Verdict = Hold.

–George E

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