Initial Thoughts:
Today we continue our series of blind cigar reviews, where our goal is to provide you with a totally objective, completely neutral review of a cigar. Ellory went into this review completely blind; that means without knowing what it is, who made it, how much it costs, or what's in it. To see the entire series of blind cigar reviews, click here.
One of the first things I noticed about the AVO Classic Robusto CE was that it looked pretty good. While the wrapper leaf wasn't perfectly taught and smooth, it was well aged.
On the cold draw, the flavors were very light, with notes of wood – maybe cedar, perhaps even pine or other white wood – and the perfect amount of resistance.
The first flavors were a little funky, a little hoppy, and familiar.
CigarScore:
Brand: AVO
Line: Classic
Size: 5 x 50
Cut: Guillotine
Light: Torch
Price: $10.00
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Sun Grown
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Smoke Time: 35 minutes
Through the middle of the cigar, the flavors were just okay; I wasn't really enjoying them. However, the overall construction was pretty good, despite the cigar having suffered a little damage over the past two years.
Final Thoughts
After a surprisingly short 35 minutes, the AVO Classic Robusto was done. While the construction and flavors were okay, the smoke time was pretty short.
The short smoke time combined with somewhat sour and unappealing flavors in the final third earn the AVO Classic Robusto a CigarScore 3.
