Name: Buffalo Ten Natural Toro

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Box-Pressed

Size: Toro (6 inches x 50)

Strength: Medium

This isn’t the cigar you want to light on your birthday, but it’s a cigar worth smoking. Great value for its price. I’d pair with with all sorts of coffee drinks, spirits, and beer. The Buffalo Ten Natural Toro is an everyday cigar.

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Branding: I like the name Buffalo Ten. It sounds like an affordable cigar one would smoke with a strong drink, and it is.

Construction: Can be better, but it’s good compared to the price you’re paying for a stick.

Pre-light: Nothing special.

Cut: Straight cut.

Burn: Even burn.

Duration: 90 minutes. I took my time with it.

Draw: Good.

Smoke: It produced a decent amount of smoke.

Ash: Okay.

Flavor: Woody, earthy, with hints of black pepper.

Name: Cimarron Maduro Doble Toro

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Parejo

Size: Double Toro (6 inches x 60)

Strength: Medium to Full

An affordable cigar. It’s a good smoke to burn on a casual night out. I paired it with Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition, and there was nothing to complain about.

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Branding: Basic. Nothing appealing or inviting. I just picked it up because I wanted to try something new.

Construction: Good. It held well until the last draw.

Pre-light: Cocoa and capsicum.

Cut: Straight cut, as almost always.

Burn: I liked the burn. Even. Not too slow, not too fast.

Duration: 120 minutes.

Draw: Good.

Smoke: It produced a good amount of smoke.

Ash: Good.

Flavor: Notes of toast, chocolate, earth, and cinnamon.