Don Pepin Series JJ Sublimes Toro

Worth knowing

A pure Nicaraguan tobacco blend - but rolled in Miami, the "gateway" for premium cigars to the USA. But this cigar with the innocent white double ring also entertains European aficionados splendidly for about 70 - 85 minutes.

Flavours

It is not uncommon for the Toro in a series to simply seem like the Robusto with correspondingly more smoking time, but not necessarily more variety. Despite identical basic blends, things look quite different here - the Robusto is the straightforward one, the Toro, which has received outstanding reviews in trade journals, is the elegant and playful one of the two Vítolas. The earthy, cedary and vegetal notes are joined here by more pronounced sweetness with a hint of cocoa, a noticeably broader palette of refined spice facets and, from around the middle, a fragrant, leathery impression. The flavour is strong, the actual strength "only" well-medium.