Cigar Review: Cuba Aliados Miami Toros Viejos

Normally I don’t do a review based on one cigar, but I was asked to do a review of this by   of Reyes Family Cigars.  He’s very proud of this cigar and it’s only being released in limited numbers to limited retailers.  At least that’s how it stands now.  Sometimes “limited” is subjective in the cigar world.  Anyway, I decided to get some good pictures of this nice looking cigar to put in here as well.

This is a 6×52 toro made up of Nicaraguan and Dominican filler tobaccos.  The binder and wrapper are Ecuadorian Sumatra

Appearance: The cedar-wrapped cigar seems to be going away, but this Cuba Aliados sports one.  Its red, white, and gold band is simple but sharp and bold.  The wrap looks pretty well done with only one small blemish where the wrapper was too wet and wrinkled as it dried.  A few prominent veins route their way through the leaf.  The cap wasn’t perfect, but the part that was folded under was to be cut off anyway.  The foot shows a very nice tight, even bunch.

Taste: This started out with a medium strength laced with a light pepper and a full leather.  There was some cedar too.  This maintained that leather flavor throughout.  And the best way to describe it is ‘dry.’  Dry as in dry wine.  Don’t know how to explain it other than that.  Anyway, it maintained this flavor profile for pretty much the whole of the cigar with the pepper going in and out.  The strength, however, grew subtly from beginning to end, morphing into a smooth full-bodied smoke by the end.

Aroma: Usually a cedar-wrapped cigar bears the smell of that cedar.  This one, however, had a sweet floral smell that broke through that cedar.  Very nice. The smoke was rather harsh.

Construction: The cigar had the appropriate firmness and sponginess too.  The draw was excellent.  It took a little bit to light, but once it was lit it burned exquisitely until the last two inches.  At that point one side just stopped burning altogether.  I can’t ding it too much, though, because again, this is based on only one sample.  The ash was always tight and firm and wouldn’t tap off unless it was over an inch.  That’s always a good sign of quality construction.

Overall Impression: I think the Reyes Family has hit a home run with this cigar.  Not being fully accessible to the public yet, you might have a hard time finding these, but I definitely recommend trying one if you can get your hands on it.  I’m hoping they keep it out of certain retailer hand (notice I didn’t particularly name Cigars International) so that it doesn’t get overburdened and ground into the ground like I feel the Puros Indios line did.

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   Scott Heiser says:

   May 31, 2009 at 5:48 pm

   Great review Ricky! I LOVE this cigar. I thought about reviewing it on cigar choice, but thought better of it, since I am a rep, and thought it would be a bit of a biased review. I think between you and Jerry over at stogie review, these cigars will become favorites!
   Scott
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   Justin says:

   June 5, 2009 at 3:46 pm

   Ricky,
   Thank you for the review. I doubt that you will see this cigar in any major online retailers. These cigars are a limited run and are making their way to local shops. Make sure and ask your local shop to carry them. They are a great smoke. We only roll 300 per day, so I recommend picking them up when you find them.

   Justin