Cuesta Rey Centro Fino Sungrown Robusto No.7

So a good friend gave me a call last week  and wanted to know if I wanted to go to the local cigar bar after work; it was a no-brainer.  I left work and not having any cigars on me, I was forced to choose from the over-priced limited selection at the cigar bar. After diligently reviewing my choices, the only thing that looked somewhat intriguing was the Cuesta Rey Robusto No. 7. Knowing I had limited time before the wife would be off work, I chose this 4.5 inch 54 gauge stick. Once the cigar attendant cut my stogie and poured me a cold Boulevard, we grabbed a couple seats outside. After my initial inspection of the cigar’s construction, which is excellent by the way, I stuck this stick under my nose like most smokers and took a good whiff of the cigar. But upon deeply inhaling this cigar, I was not greeted with the usual tobacco/spice smell. There was really no smell to speak of, which I found strange and was concerned that it may be indicative of a tasteless cigar; boy was I wrong.

The first couple of puffs produced a full body woody flavor, along with a large supply of creamy rich smoke. After the initial woodiness of the cigar subsided, I was left with a milder version of the initial flavor of the cigar. This was extremely pleasant and enjoyable. Although the cigar is tightly rolled, the draw of it is the closest to perfect I’ve found in a cigar. The ash was somewhat loose but that has never really bothered me. One of the things I really enjoyed about this cigar was that in the course of talking with my friend, ordering more drinks, and breaking the seal several times, each time I came back to this cigar, it smoked like I had never left. The first draw after leaving it sitting for a while was as if I had been smoking it the entire time.

This is not a complex cigar, woody/nutty flavor pretty much throughout, but even though the flavor is simple, the people at Cuesta Rey have done it flawlessly. This is the only cigar that I have ever smoked past the intelligent point, even at the end of the nub, the flavor was consistent. I burnt my lips trying to suck every last drop of goodness from this cigar. I have a total smoking time for this cigar of 45 min, but that includes a lot of bull shitting on my part, so the time is probably a little less. One thing that did puzzle me was a little film that I noticed on the cigar.  You should be able to see it in the picture below and if anyone knows what this is from please let me know in the comment.

Construction:
-Great, the only concern I had was the film, but I’m not sure it’s a negative.

Taste:
-Simplicity at it’s finest.

Value:
-I know I got screwed at the cigar bar, but you can find these on-line around $6 a stick or $40 for a box of 10.

Overall:
-Great cigar and a great experience smoking it.



4 Responses to “Cuesta Rey Centro Fino Sungrown Robusto No.7”

1. cigar guy says:

   September 18, 2009 at 4:30 pm

   The film is just a little excess glue from the double bands. Looks like someone at the factory got moving a little too fast.

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   • matthew says:

     September 18, 2009 at 9:09 pm

     Cigar Guy, that makes sense, thanks for the info. I’m kind of surprised you don’t see this more often.

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     • Dekerfman says:

       September 20, 2009 at 12:43 pm

       I find that Fuente products usually have a little excess glue on them.

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   September 18, 2009 at 1:29 pm

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