72

06/03/2026

$10.50

Nicaraguan

Robusto

Beautiful band. Wrapper had three worm holes and the cut was not 90-degrees - it was off by a degree or two. Forgot to smell/cold draw. Canoed just after lighting and had to keep touching up.

Cinnamon and maybe some other baking spices. Canoeing is a real problem. Noticed a slight bulge and sort of an elongated void in the ash in that area. Burn is terrible, touchup needed to the end of first third, Draw a bit tight.

Smoke aroma is very pleasant. More baking spices and some mild pepper. Still chasing that canoe. Around the halfway point the draw tightened up like a snare drum. Unfortunate.

Draw loosened up a bit by the start of the final third - still too tight, but now it's burning really hot.

Well, I think maybe the Garcia's were trying out a new torcedor/torcedora the day this stick was made, or they were having a bad day. The construction was abysmal and ruined any enjoyment to be had. This experience also has me wondering... I received this cigar in a sampler from Holts that included 4 or 5 sticks of each selection. Could they be getting factory seconds/rejects to fill out their samplers? I don't think so, but you never know. There was a time I used to smoke bundles of Famous Smoke Nicaraguan cigars that ran somewhere around $3.25 a stick. They don't compare to this cigar in any way other than the country of origin, but I mention it because at that price-point you might expect construction issues. I never had that with those Famous smokes by the way. This was utterly disappointing for such a great brand of cigars. Had this been my first experience with San Cristobal, it might have caused me to write off the brand altogether. I still have 3 or 4 of these so I will try again at some point and update this review. I know these cigars are better than this. Aside from all the issues, there wasn't a lot going on with this stick flavor and complexity-wise. It was pretty good, definitely mild. I'm looking for a good morning cigar with a Connecticut wrapper and mild-medium strength and I will say that I recently tried an Argyle Banquet Selection that simply knocked the socks off this Elegancia. In fact, that cigar came out of the same sampler come to think of it.

Cinnamon, Pepper (White)

Coffee and Coke Zero