The Flor de Todo has the best aroma - that of a wet dog and burning linoleum.
Or as CI would put it. "A smooth, creamy smoke with a hint of chocolate and cinnamon at the finish."
Since I've been ragging on CI, here are some excerpts from their actual descriptions of some of the sticks we have been discussing:
Free Cuba
Not overly mild, but certainly not powerful, either. The medium-bodied concoction yields a mellow and pleasant yet eventful cigar that teems with flavor.
What kind of flavor, you will just have to experience for yourself.
Flor de Todo
If you enjoy Puros Indios cigars, then Rolando Reyes Sr.’s Flor del Todo is the perfect everyday cigar. Indeed, this brand is one of the best values on the market. A classic "Cuban sandwich" cigar, it’s densely packed with Brazilian, Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers, and draped in a thick Ecuador Colorado wrapper leaf - one so hearty you could practically chew on it all day. It’s medium-bodied with a pleasant, gratifying aroma, and mouth-watering, creamy, nutmeg taste.
Nothing about soaked canines or flaming kitchen flooring material.
Cremosa Cubana
Exhibit A: Cremosa Cubana. They originally sold for something like $8 per cigar, and while it’s not worth $8 apiece by any stretch, they’re not bad! Handmade with Dominican long-fillers and a chestnut-brown, oily Sumatra wrapper, Cremosa Cubana offers a medium-bodied flavor with a slow and even burn.
"Not bad". Now there's a ringing endorsement - and probably an exaggeration. Notice they don't even attempt to discuss the flavor.
Iguana
Iguana, the super mild Dominican handmade with the lustrous green Candela wrapper is now in Maduro and Connecticut. The Black Iguana still sports the same beautiful blend of Dominican Olor and Piloto Cubano long fillers as its famous green cousin, making it probably the mildest, smoothest tasting Maduro you’ll ever experience. The famous green Candela wrapper that produces a characteristically mild, sweet flavor that has captivated smokers for generations is a perfect daytime cigar. This is the wrapper President Kennedy sought to stockpile before imposing the embargo against Cuban cigars. Then there’s the Iguana Vanilla. Recently introduced to the market, it has outsold all of our other flavored cigars. In addition to the gentle infusing of flavor, the secret to its success is the aging of the wrapper. Whether you choose the Candela or the Maduro, Iguana delivers a smooth, rich vanilla-flavored smoke.
Interesting that they cite JFK's love for the candela wrapper - never mind that it was Cuban H. Upmanns he asked for and not this compilation of lawn clippings.
I'm still wiping the smell off my hands from going to the Thompson Cigar site to get that one.
