Cugine Nicaraguan Robusto

[Versacorp]

Cugine Nicaraguan Robusto - 5 X 50. Wrapper - Nicaraguan Rosado, Binder - Nicaraguan, Filler - Dominican, Nicaragua & Costa Rican. Medium Bodied. Made by Alec Bradley Cigars.

Initial taste of dry woody spice. Within a short time, the flavors noted in the first third of this cigar are that of spice, dark coffee and a subtle sweetness that increases as the cigar progresses.

Halfway point reveals the spice picking up slightly, dark coffee with a slight leather taste emerging along with a caramel sweetness and cedar all balancing nicely together.

Last third of the cigar is pretty much the same flavors - the strong presence of the spice, caramel sweetness, dark coffee and cedar. Nice long finish of caramel, spice and dark coffee.

Construction, burn and draw were spot-on as with all Alec Bradley made products. This cigar had very good balance and complexity. I enjoyed this cigar very much. MSRP on this vitola is $8.25. I do recommend trying the Cugine Nicaraguan

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Thanks for your review, I for one was not familar with this cigar at all.

 

[Ed Monton]

Interesting band

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Interesting band

OK, that's the guy that was in the Soprano's!

 

[Ed Monton]

Larry - you know your actors my friend. That's Joe Gannascoli.

 

[Ed Monton]

I guess he'e the guy behind Cugine

 

[BesstR]

I met him at the Cigar King in Scottsdale a month ago. They had a tasting of his line of cigars.

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

I thought Gene Arganese made those cigars.

 

[stephen_hannibal]

Is Arganese still in business?

 

[Versacorp]

Is Arganese still in business?

Arganese Cigars made the Cugine until 2009 when Alec Bradley then began making the Cugine.

Arganese is supposedly still in business. They are reblending and distributing cigars for Bravo Cigars. I also heard that they were supposed to come out with a new line of their own to debut at the IPCPR in August.