Quick Smoke: Iconic Leaf Recluse Toro

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 Recluse blend is the first release from Iconic Leaf, a Florida-based company that launched in 2012. While the Toro (6.25 x 50) impressed me when I first reviewed it, I managed to hang onto one specimen for a little over a year. I fired it up recently and didn’t find age had altered the cigar much—but that isn’t necessary a bad thing since I liked it to begin with. Today, as before, the Brazilian, Dominican, and Cameroonian tobaccos produce a balanced flavor that’s cool and airy with notes of leather, chocolate, creamy nut, and baking spices. And the consutrction is impeccable, particularly the ultra-easy draw that gives off a generous supply of aromatic smoke.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys