Quick Smoke: CroMagnon Venus

A couple times each week 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 CroMagnon line from RoMa Craft Tobac sports a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper around a Cameroon binder with Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. The petite salomon-sized Venus (6.5 x 56) retails for about $11 and sports a full-bodied profile with flavors ranging from black pepper and espresso to peanut and dark chocolate. Attentive smokers will also notice hickory, cream, and char, as well as subtle differences in taste as the perfecto’s ring gauge widens then narrows. The texture is leathery and the outstanding combustion properties live up to the high expectations set by the Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. factory in Estelí. You should buy this cigar. You should smoke this cigar.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys