Every now and then I go to the Mothership and look for cigars that I have never heard of and try them. I saw one called La Tabaquera Robusto and decided to take a chance on it and paid $31.00 for a bundle of 25. Immediately after I was sure that I had purchased a certified dog rocket when I observed (after I had pushed the "Buy" button) the descriptive phrase, "Cuban Sandwich." This is usually described as a combination of long and short cut tobacco. And usually, they taste suspicially like floor sweepings. How good could a cigar be that cost only a little over a buck a stick? I found out that, in this case at least, the answer was damned good. When it arrived, the bundle's wrapper gave you all the information such as 1) who rolled it (his/her name) 2) who inspected it (again; by name) 3) the type of tobacco used (including their country of origin) as well as to which part of the cigar contained it (wrapper, binder, filler) and 4) the date it was rolled. I'm thinking, "This is either BS or this company really takes some pride in its product." A few puffs convinced me that the latter was the truth of the matter. After a clean cut on the head, a nice pre-smoke aroma, good taste and a nice burn and I was really enjoying this baby. No, it will never replace a Padron or Fuente but it will serve me as a nice in-between cigar that I will enjoy smoking and will not break the bank. I hope that c-bid picks this one up.
