Name a good cigar that has chocolatey overtones, but is not sweet...

[McDuffie for Congress]

I bought a fistful of cigars last week, and I should be keeping a journal, but I haven't. I encountered one that was not sweet, but it had a definite, yet subtle, chocolatey overtone to it... or maybe it was an undertone. At any rate, I immediately wanted another, it was that good.

I hate sweet cigars. Hate them. I have a friend who keeps offering me some dipped-in-honey tasting .50 cent stick and I keep saying thanks, handing him real cigars and throwing the ones he gave me into the trash.

[joshua]

Have you gave the CAO Brazilia Gol! a try? Its not sweet but hit has a chocolate sorta flavor profile.

[tedski]

Butera maduro
CAO maduro
Hemingway maduro
Sancho Panza double maduro

See a pattern here ...? :grin:

[McDuffie for Congress]

Butera maduro
CAO maduro
Hemingway maduro
Sancho Panza double maduro

See a pattern here ...? :grin:

It must have been the CAO Maduro then, because I grabbed a fistful of CAOs at this store.

[aleam_38]

tedski is right, try to stick with the maddies, most of them have that hint you are looking for.

[crossbow]

Get a journal and you will see your taste change right before your eyes.

[Trumpetchris]

Butera maduro
CAO maduro
Hemingway maduro
Sancho Panza double maduro

See a pattern here ...? :grin:

I'd add 5 Vegas A (maduro) to that list too. I've found some maduros can be sweet, but again, it's a natural sweetness not flavor added.

[joshrich]

My palette is not very refined, but my favorite smoke is a Cohiba Black, which I think at least the first third has a nice chocolate hint to it, but isn't sweet at all.

[Jwrussell]

Any decent handmade cigar is most likely not going to be sweet. Try the Torano Signature Series (maduro). Should be right up your alley.

[Fredo]

I always pick out a sweet chocolate from a RP vintage 92

[Len___T]

Any decent handmade cigar is most likely not going to be sweet. Try the Torano Signature Series (maduro). Should be right up your alley.

my thoughts exactly...len

[sascha]

la gloria cubana maduro, I like the #4, i prefer it over the Brazilia any day

[Saully]

I've been enjoying the Indian Tabac Boxer Maduros, especially since I can't eat chocolate!

[joshua]

la gloria cubana maduro, I like the #4, i prefer it over the Brazilia any day

Is that the one with the rock hard wrapper that still has great draw?

[coyote_5]

Ashton Aged Maduro is my absolute favorite right now.... just fantastic.:starrylov

[danatela]

The one that jumps right off the top of my head is Padron 1000 series in maduro. I'm most familiar with the 2000 mad. I get a lot of cocoa/nuts in the pre-lite aroma and a bit of that during the smoke too.

[mealstrom]

Any decent handmade cigar is most likely not going to be sweet.

I wouldn't say that. I think the Ashton Heritage Puro Sol has a nice sweet taste to it. Also, Flor de Jamaica has a definite chocolate undertone to it that I found a nice change of pace. Plus one of my favorite cheap cigars has a very sweet cigar taste: FdO - it falls right before Bacarrat Sumatra.

Naturally sweet:
Ashton Heritage Puro Sol
Flor de Jamaica (chocolatey)
Flor de Oliva
Bacarrat Sumatra

All good cigars.

[jwintosh]

HdM governor maduro! mighty tasty, fits the bill to a TTT

[mwilson788]

Romeo Y Julieta Viejo

Apparently not a favorite here but one of my faves.

[kirscovitch]

agree with Coyote about the Ashton Aged Maduro.

might also might want to try an Onyx Reserve.

[Benzopyrene]

I havent smoked one in about 5 years but some of the la aurora basic line cigars always had nice hints of chocolate in them! Dont know if they are still the same. Cheers!

[ZugbugPete]

might also might want to try an Onyx Reserve.
Took the words right outta my mouth (or off my typing fingers?) -- the Onyx mads are just the slightest bit sweet, but it's a natural sweet, and have this "side of the tongue" salty/ bitter component (not acrid, just ... ? can't think of the word) that seems to bring it all together.

I think someone said it already, but the 5 Vegas serie A line has a strong mocha/ coffee- chocolate, as do a bunch of other lines with Costa Rican tobacco (Bucannero comes to mind, as does Felipe gregorio's "Pelo de Oro" and "Power" blends)

Not sure if this is too far in left field to be considered "on topic", but I've found a that a black- licorice flavor often accompanies chocolate flavors. If this is for you, I'd hands down recommend the (Dominican) Cohiba XV (Extra Virtuoso) or the St Luis Rey Serie G mad (which is totally different from their normal line.) Both of those have a 50/50% chocolate/ licorice blend, at least to this underdeveloped palate...

Hope this crazy- long post helps a tad. Just my 2 cents,
ZugbugPete

[sascha]

Is that the one with the rock hard wrapper that still has great draw?

oh yes, yes it is. took me a while to get used to that, but it draw perfect. I think I only had 1 that didn't. but they are gooooooood