Quick Time – Casa Magna Robusto
Yesterday at lunch I headed over to The Smoke Ring in Sugar Land for a well-deserved cigar. While perusing through the humidor, I saw the recently raved Casa Magna on their shelves and had to see what the rave was about. Let me just tell you, that these are thick cigars. A Nicaraguan puro that was the brainchild of Manuel Quesada and Nestor Placencia, this cigar was touted as Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of 2008. I won’t go into detail about how much I don’t care about that, so…
Anyway, this cigar carries a majestic band to go along with its majestic girth. The colorado wrapper was decently oily. The feel of the cigar was a little spongy and quite inconsistent, and its very ragged burn proved a bad roll. This wasn’t your typical improperly stored cigar burn, this was definitely a poor roll burn. It required touch-ups and would never correct fully. However, that being said, this had some great flavors. It started with a full, peppery spice and cedar that half way through settled into some hard leather and earth. Toward the end, there was quite a bit of tar build-up that didn’t sit well with the palate. That’s the danger of such a full-bodied smoke. Anyway, I put it down with about two inches left. It has a long finish.
At just under $5, I can see that this will be a cigar to stick around and I know many people like them. While I don’t think they’re bad (I think they’re pretty decent actually), I’m wondering how much CA sold the title of #1 Cigar for.
What are your thoughts on this cigar?
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I dig this cigar. I have a box, making each cigar under $6. This could easily be an everyday cigar when I want a change from my Oliva G. I’ll bring these along with me when people who aren’t regular cigar smokers would like to have one. They’re always well liked.
I remember smoking it before that ranking came out, thinking it was decent. I gave it a second chance after I saw that it was ranked #1, perhaps paying a little bit more attention. I was actually mildly impressed with it, given the price. But still…it seems pretty high on the ranking considering others that fell before it.
Oh well, still a good go-to smoke.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely a decent smoke, I just don’t think it’s Best of 2008 smoke. And the price point is a big winner. With tax, mine yesterday came to $5.30. That’s a helluva price for a good cigar nowadays. Still isn’t Best of 2008 though. That’s just my opinion, though, and you know what they say about those.
I still haven’t tried one. I’ll have to wait until my next scheduled road trip to see if I can find a couple.
I really can’t see how this cigar topped the Padron 80th. That doesn’t even make sense. Is it a good cigar… sure. It’s a good cigar, but I don’t think it’s even a top 5 cigar. Just my opinion.
@ CM – I’m with you there: not even a top 5.
I really want to pick up some of these… see if they really do stack up to the Padrons, or the EO Cubaos or Don Pepin Garcia Blue Labels. Good price, but is it really the “best?”
I have recently smoked handful of this superb cigar. The Smokers Den in Clearwater FL has the robusto for $4! I am a huge fan of this cigar and have added it to my every day rotation. I do want to point out that there have been many sub par reviews of this cigar all over the net. Most of these reviews are written on the first smoke and usually complain about construction. I don’t think one can accurately say that a cigar isn’t worth the hype unless you have smoked more than 3. If you’re one of the unlucky ones who have written this cigar off after 1 stick, do yourself a favor and buy 2 more. I promise that you will be back for more!
Michael, thanks for the comment, but I didn’t write this cigar off. As you read, I said it was actually quite decent. I just said it wasn’t Cigar Of The Year material. There were many other cigars that I think should have rated much higher.