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Dan takes on a Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 Silver Edition.

Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 Silver Edition

Initial Thoughts 

I guess I'm just a lop, but I don't "get" the whole aspect to "limited edition" crap in general.  Take cars for example, how is something a limited edition if there's 20,000 others made.  Limited, in my mind, means well, just that, limited... maybe 2 or 3 in existence... NOT for us common folk.  By the same token, I take personal issue with the whole gold, silver, oh wait, platinum is better than gold.  Who really gives a fuck.  I mean seriously... its either good, or its not.  Shades of grey really comes down to personal preference.

With that said, I have here, in my hot little (actually its friggin' cold out here) hands, a Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 SILVER Edition.  I guess that means I'm gonna be puffin' on a low budget version of the Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 cigar.

So, initial inspection, reveals a firm, very good lookiing, maduro cigar.  I'll admit it, I don't see anything resembling any sort of a flaw on this smoke.  Maybe I need to get a loupe so I can better inspect my cigars... ok, maybe thats a little extreme.  I followed Ash's lead, and had my wife sniff the smoke before I lit it.  I liked the smell... she responded with "Oooph."  I'm thinkin' the Mrs. is not gonna be an active participant in these reviews.

The Smoke
I used my punch cutter, and had no issues with the cap breaking or cracking.  Igniting the cigar and taking a couple of puffs. Wow!  Excellent flavor.  Kind of earthy; good complexity and really good flavor.  I'll admit it, I can actually taste some hints of some sort of wood.  I guess I'm always surprised when I can taste what some of the "high end" reviewers claim.  The draw on this cigar is not easy, but by the same token, by no means difficult.

At approximately the 1/2 way point, I'm tasting some additional flavors, sweet, almost fruity.  I am observing some slight unevenness with the burn; ash is a dark grey.  Flavor on this cigar is a strong medium; not bitter at all though.  The burn has now evened up as I'm approaching the 2/3 point, and I have to say, this is an enjoyable cigar indeed.  I'm not tastiing any bitterness whatsoever; just good, strong flavor (definitely in the higher end of medium), with really good complexity.  I've noticed a little squishiness between my thumb and forefinger; not enough to write home about, but just thought I'd write what I'm observing.  This is a cigar that I have happily smoked down as far as I physically can, with no bitterness at all.