Name: Benchmade Robusto
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Parejo
Size: Robusto (5 inches x 50)
Strength: Medium to Full
An impressive cigar with notes of dark chocolate, earth, dried fig, and cedar.
The Benchmade Robusto is an affordable cigar that legitimately tastes like something much more expensive. It’s strong and aromatic, burns evenly, and has a good draw. It was made to be smoked and enjoyed casually, and it gives its best when it’s paired with coffee.
Name: VegaFina 1998 VF 52
Country: Dominican Republic
Shape: Parejo
Size: Robusto (5 inches x 52)
Strength: Medium
This was the second VegaFina cigar that I try, and I liked it better than the first. I paired it with Russian Standard vodka and got subtle hints of blonde roast coffee, lemon zest, and hazelnut.
Name: VegaFina Nicaragua Gran Toro
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Parejo
Size: (6 inches x 52)
Strength: Medium
This was my first time smoking a VegaFina cigar. Overall, it was an okay experience. I paired it with a pilsner and smoked it while having lunch. It had a good burn and a good draw. It wasn’t what I would call an aromatic cigar, but it wasn’t like smoking newspaper either. Uncomplicated and straightforward is how I would describe it. A stronger drink like whisky or vodka would have likely made the experience a little better.
Bored Absurdist 