Quick Smoke: HR Blue Corona Gorda

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.”

This is one fine smoke. A dark maduro that melds the typical sweetness and coffee flavors with enough spice and strength from the Nicaraguan filler to keep it more than interesting. The newer cigars from Hirochi Robaina haven’t gotten nearly the buzz that his first releases a few years back generated. They also don’t seem to be particularly easy to find. When I picked this smoke up at a cigar shop I visit infrequently, it was the first time I’d seen it. But after enjoying this Corona Gorda (5.5 x 46, $7.95) treat, I have no doubt I’ll be on the lookout for more.

Verdict = Buy.

–George E

photo credit: HR Cigars