325AIR wrote:"Southern Draw Rose of Sharon"
I did not care for that cigar at all. It was recommended by a fellow enthusiast over at the Humidor forum on AR15.com. Naively trusting people being one of my faults, I bought a five pack. After trying two of them, I left the other three abandoned in one of my desktop humidors to be forgotten (until I could give them away). It wasn't harsh, acidic or containing any ammonia type taste - it was simply bad. The "flavor" wasn't good. There was nothing appealing about it. No complex profiles, no change on the palate after each third - just bad tasting.
Edited: I now wonder if the person who recommended the cigar just doesn't like me.
Iirc, four-5-ish years ago when the RoS came out, people were high on them. The Lancero seemed to be the vitola of choice so I got a few to try. Despite my reservations about the Connie wrapper, I was surprised. The blend was a bit stronger and more flavorful than anticipated. Fo’ sure it wasn’t the same old lame, mild seegar that my Uncle or oldest brother used to smoke.
I’ve only smoked the Lancero and Robusto (…and liked both…) so either the Toro is just not the optimal size or SD has run out of the tobacco originally used and the “new” tobacco isn’t up to snuff.
Good luck in finding something you like.