The T Connecticut Toro (6 x 50)

Video review HERE.

(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)

Room 101’s Matt Booth and Caldwell Cigar’s Robert Caldwell are once again teaming up with AJ Fernandez. At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the three came together to release The T Connecticut. This is a follow-up to the trio’s first collaboration, The T.

While the original The T was a Nicaraguan puro, The T Connecticut features Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos. The T Connecticut is available in four sizes: Corona, Short Robusto, Double Robusto, and Toro. Each size will be presented in 20-count boxes. Both are produced at Fernandez’s Tabacalera Fernandez factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

Blend Profile

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Nicaraguan

Country of Origin: Nicaragua (Tabacalera Fernandez)

Vitolas Available

Corona: 6 x 44 SRP ($10.60/cigar)

Short Robusto: 4 x 48 (SRP $10.80/cigar)

Double Robusto: 5 1/2 x 54 (SRP $11.80/cigar)

Toro: 6 x 50  (SRP $11.40/cigar) REVIEWED TODAY

The cigar is very well made. The wrapper is a golden brown. The cigar has a nice feel in the hand.

The test draw after cutting the cap was slightly firm but workable. The initial flavors were quite unique; some cedar with a lot of leather and nutmeg, light cream, and a black coffee base. There was nice black pepper which I rated at an 8. At this point the leather and nutmeg are the primary flavors dwarfing the cedar notes. The combination of massive leather and nutmeg notes give the cigar a very different flavor.

At the first third (27 minutes) I got the same notes as initially; massive amounts of leather and nutmeg with light cedar notes. The black coffee is also moving up the scale. There is minimal sweetness even with the light cream notes. At this point this cigar is nothing like the original T. These cigars have been sitting in my humidor for a month so they should be ready to review. At this point the cigar is just average. I rated the first third at 90.

Just a few minutes after the first third (41 minutes; about 2 1/2 inches in) the cigar changed for the better. All of a sudden I got some tangy cedar/citrus notes that had nice sweetness. You still have the massive leather and nutmeg notes but the sweeter notes are in competition with them. There is still a thread of cream notes. The finish is cream and nutmeg with decent lingering black pepper. The cigar is much better now and it may be due to the blending. After all, these are hand made and there is no exact amount of different tobaccos used. But, be that as it may, the cigar has finally settled down into something nice. I rated the cigar at this point a 93. Very good.

At the end of the second third (1 hour 8 minutes) the flavors have pretty much held up. But, I now got some roasted pecans in the mix. So, the flavors are now a sweet, tangy cedar/citrus, brown sugar, light cream, light roasted pecans, heavy leather and nutmeg, and a black coffee base. The pepper remains good. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is cream, nutmeg, and some of the sweetness from the cedar/citrus notes with a little more lingering black pepper. The roasted pecans are taking away a little of the overall sweetness. I rated the second third at 92.

The cigar lasted 1 hour 36 minutes. The flavors held about the same in the final third. Nothing much changed. The cigar reached full bodied in the final third. The finish is unchanged from the previous segment. The cigar really made a surge after the first 2 inches. From that point to the end it was enjoyable. But, all segments are included in the overall score. I rated the final third at 92 since nothing much changed. This cigar may be the exception to the rule. It may have been blended incorrectly. Who knows. But, it really changed. One thing I can safely say is this cigar is not as good as the original T. 

Overall Score: 91.75