Quick Smoke: Dona Flor CC Bahia Robusto

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.”

After a hiatus that kept Dona Flor away from the U.S. market for years, the Brazilian company is back on American soil with a variety of lines, including Seleção and Puro Mata Fina. Included in Dona Flor’s portfolio is the CC Bahia, which is comprised of a golden Connecticut shade wrapper around mata fina and mata norte leaves. The Robusto (5 x 52) retails for $7.75 and has a nutty, creamy, slightly spicy taste that’s devoid of the chocolate or depth I was expecting from a cigar packed with Brazilian tobacco. It isn’t a bad cigar, but it’s hard to be overly enthusiastic about it given the number of fine Connecticuts on the market that sell for less. I guess you could say I’m on the fence.

Verdict = Hold.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys