Sinistro’s El Burro Debuts at TPE 2021
Last year, Sinistro Cigars debuted its La Fabrica Series with limited releases made at El Artista and La Aurora. Next week, Sinistro will begin shipping its newest release in the La Fabrica Series, El Burro.
Technically, it’s two different blends El Burro is offered with both San Andrés maduro and corojo wrappers offered in three sizes each. While the wrappers are different, the rest of the details remain the same: an American binder over fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua as well as Pennsylvania broadleaf. It is being made at Tabacalera El Artista in the Dominican Republic.
Release Date: Sept. 23, 2020
Number of Cigars Released: Regular Production
Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3
The Buffalo TEN Natural Toro is a well pressed cigar, very rectangular in shape with sharp corners and a matte finish that implies it has been subject to some weight. There’s also some color variance within each leaf that is easily seen at the seam lines. The wrapper feels like it’s on the fragile side, and some small cracks around the feet confirm my suspicion, though not knowing exactly how they got to me, I’m assuming they were handled with reasonable levels of care along the way. Either way, I am already concerned about the durability of this outer leaf. The foot has a thick aroma to it, both sweet and a bit spicy before black pepper makes its way into the mix. There’s some light woodiness as well, and certain samples are fairly fragrant. The cold draw skews loose, even for a box-pressed cigar, and the flavor is both lighter and thinner than the aroma, with
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