San Christobal de La Habana Torreon

[Lant63]

This Torreon comes from one of the later releases without the LCDH band. Usually I am not a fan of such large ring gauges, I do like a 54 though for some reason. I wish they would have chosen to make these sublimes, but that is just me.

Drink pairing: Some brewery Mayan mocha stout

Pre light: great construction, and perfect, I mean perfect draw.

Opening: Toast, slight nuttiness and raw sugar sweetness. Hay then enters, reminiscent of Cohiba, but more elegant. Very even burn and that great draw continue. Deep richness coats the palate with long finish of sweet shortbread notes. Just when I a realizing that the SCDH molasses is missing it starts to drop in. This cigar is firing on all cylinders at the moment. Hopefully it continues. Molasses leaves with the sweetness and now the hay returns. Construction continues to be top notch. Smoke production is excellent as well. So far, I am highly impressed with this cigar. The parade continues, toasty short bread, sweet cane sugar, drops of molasses.

Second third: While the first third had a plethora of different taste changes, the second third was marked with a touch of cocoa on the draw and even more on the retro. This is a great addition and really plays well with the sweetness that this cigar possesses. The nutty shortbread starts to come back into the picture along with a rich crème brulee/ flan. If you haven’t guessed I am loving this cigar. The flan continues with the shortbread, as both the construction and smoke production remain exquisite.

Final third: Looking for one more change of pace in this cigar I was greeted with some herbal notes, and some of the sweetness faded away. Usually I am not a fan of herbal notes, while it played nicely as a change of pace I was happy that it quickly left. The sweetness, short bread and the molasses comes back. I do wish that there was a little more sweetness on the finish. But the rich depth of the flan is now present again. The great construction continues as the ash is holding strong in the final third. I wish there was a little more change in favor profile as the cigar finished.

Overall Impression: While there was not as much evolution in the final third as I wished the flavors that were in the first and second thirds all were present and mixed very well as the cigar came to an end with no harshness to be experienced. I think that this is a very good cigar at the moment, and like most jar releases it will evolve into a classic.

Verdict: 94

If you can buy a jar do so. If you can afford to buy two do so, one to smoke now and one to age. If you can buy three, one to smoke now, one to age, and one to sell when people start paying upwards of 2000 usd for them, you will be happy you did.

[Lant63]

Smoked this at @AbuAmelia 's cigar bar Secreto in Ferndale Michigan.

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-Stogie Boy

[SmittyinAZ]

Nicely done. Thanks.

[bugman78629]

BRAVO......

[saintsmokealot]

Well done Sir

[johndalton44]

Nice review! Been interested in trying these for a while.

[brian1]

I am half way thru' my Jar and I agree with everything OP said. These are so under the radar...buy a Jar you will not be sorry..There was some primo leaf that went into these for sure. Superb cigars.

[Fugu]

Hi Lant,

Your review was one of the reasons I tried this cigar by myself. Having read yours some weeks ago already, and just now coming back after I did mine, I am really impressed in how close we get in our two assessments.

Certainly a very good cigar, leaving the price point aside.

Paul

[Lant63]

Hi Lant,

Your review was one of the reasons I tried this cigar by myself. Having read yours some weeks ago already, and just now coming back after I did mine, I am really impressed in how close we get in our two assessments.

Certainly a very good cigar, leaving the price point aside.

Paul

I agree, I would love to see Habanos offer refills like the Padron did with they're 50th humidor. For some reason Habanos loves making LCDH editions with san christobal, all of which are very good imho, but I would love to see the regular production expanded especially with these, and lonsdale and an especiales.

[JohnS]

Great review! I'd love the Torreon (and RA Superiores and H.Upmann Connossieur A) to go into regular production.

[Olga]

Great review, thank you!

This Torreon comes from one of the later releases without the LCDH band.

- is there a reason why the later releases don't have the LCDH band?

- did you smoke the first release and if yes how do it compare?

[Gamehawker]

On January 8, 2016 at 0:55 AM, Olga said:

 

Great review, thank you!

- is there a reason why the later releases don't have the LCDH band?

- did you smoke the first release and if yes how do it compare?

I agree, great review!

I would like to know the answer to these questions too?

 

Thanks