Quick Smoke: Fratello Bianco Event Exclusive

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.”

Bianco is the second line from Omar de Frias’ Fratello Cigars. Launched last year, it boats a San Andrés Negro Wrapper, Dominican Binder, and filler tobaccos from Pennsylvania, Nicaragua, and Peru. The Event Exclusive (5 x 44) is my favorite Bianco vitola. It delivers a concentrated, deceptively potent flavor of cocoa, espresso, black pepper, and dry wood. Expertly constructed, it’s a great buy for about $8. I liked it when I reviewed it in September, and a half year later it’s still an excellent smoke.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys