Victor Sinclair Corojo Torpedo

I lost on this gamble. This was one of the worst cigars I've ever smoked, I kept waiting for a miracle that never happened. Very harsh taste like grass and yard leaves. Burn was uneven. About half way through this I stomped it out with anger. VS just puts candy sprinkles on a turd with their fancy bands, but you can't deny that it's still a turd. VS you fooled me once, but never again. I have four of these left, I think I will put them in my yard spreader and use them for fertilizer. I would be to embarrassed to give them to my loser buddies.

VS has repackaged their line up with new fancy labels that look great. VS has always had a nice presentation. Now if they would only spend that effort and money on their product itself. This is one boring, bland smoke. How anyone could make an all corojo blend this dull is beyond me, but, they did it.

I bought a box of robustos from CI, very inexpensive, and I received a free 8-cigar sampler. The sampler contained 2 torpedoes of each VS brand. I smoked the torpedo first. The VS Triple Corojo is not the best looking cigar, it’s rustic looking, but the stick is rich, incredibly aromatic, it leaves a long after taste (which I enjoy), burns fairly even; I had to touch it up once. I can’t emphasize the aroma enough; it had a kind of perfumy bouquet, the amount of smoke was perfect. The wrapper is thick and leathery to the touch. The flavor was very spicy, full flavor, med-full strength. A must try, if you like Corojo cigars, like I do. I will try the robusto next; maybe there will be a difference in flavor and smokeability.