Size: 5″ x 50
Vitola: Robusto
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade
Origin: Dominican Republic
Derek from Empire Cigars has been giving me a hard time about giving one of his favorite cigars, the Ashton Classic, another chance. I had told him and others that I always preferred AVOs to Ashtons because I felt that the Ashtons were always bland and one-dimensional, while the AVOs are mild, but flavorful. So I finally grabbed a robusto and gave it another shot.
The pale robusto had an even draw with a punch cut. The cigar is firmly packed but gives off a decent volume of smoke.
The taste is in fact uniform and one-dimensional with flavors of balsa wood and grass. There is a slight creaminess which is nice. The burn is nice and even all of the way through; the finish is long and slightly metallic with some bitterness to it.
All in all this is what I remembered of this line. But when I mentioned this to Derek he said that I should have tried the corona or the new panatela. Oh well, I gave it a shot. 
Rating: 84 (B)
