Video review HERE.
(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com and Halfwheel.com websites)
As the name indicates, the cigar pays homage to the Taíno Native American people. The Tainos were based in the Caribbean (most notably on the island of Hispaniola) and were the oldest to cultivate and consume tobacco leaves.
Taino consists of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper Corojo ’99 binder from Condega, Nicaragua and filler tobaccos from three regions in Nicaragua: Estelí, Ometepe and Jalapa. The cigars will be released in available in ten-count boxes in three sizes: Robusto, Corona Gorda, and Toro. Production is being handled out of the La Corona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua owned by Omar González Alemán.
Early in 2021, Serino Cigar Co. sent a 5 1/2 x 44 corona version of its Taíno line to CigarClub.com; now that cigar is the newest regular production size of the Taíno line.
The Taíno The 44 is the same cigar that was released to CigarClub.com, a corona version of the Taíno blend: an Ecuadorian habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers. It has an MSRP of $8 per cigar and is being sold in boxes of 20.
The one change is that the CigarClub.com versions carried a secondary band indicating that they were made for CigarClub.com. That secondary band has been omitted.
Blend and Origin
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo 99
Filler: Nicaraguan (Estelí, Ometepe, Jalapa)
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: La Corona S.A.
Vitolas Offered
Robusto: 5 x 50
Corona Gorda: 6 x 46
Toro: 6 x 52
The 44: 5 1/2 x 44 REVIEWED TODAY
The cigar looks nice and has an average feel in the hand. It has a closed foot.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good considering it has a closed foot. The initial flavors at light up were sweet, tangy citrus, cedar, and apricot, cinnamon, toffee, and slightly earthy leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. A very nice start.
At the first third (18 minutes) the cigar is about like it started. The only change is a slight elevation of the earthy leather. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is apricot and light leather with good lingering black pepper. The citrus/apricot mix is very nice and tangy. I rated the first third 93.
Moving through the second third (41 minutes) the same notes are present but the earthy leather is still moving up slowly. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is quite a bit of the earthy leather and some apricot with very good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 4 minutes. A pretty good burn time for a short cigar. Primarily I had apricot, very light toffee, nutmeg, and earthy leather, which kept slowing rising. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is nutmeg, leather, and light apricot with very good lingering black pepper. The black pepper on the front end seemed to increase over the course of the cigar. The continued elevating earthy leather caused the score to dip to a 91. Overall this is a tasty cigar.
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