Tonight is one of my favorite nights of the year. Fantasy Football Draft Night, so I had to pick up a special cigar to accompany me this evening.  As I was roaming through my local tobacco store, I noticed the section of Carlos Torano smokes. It has been awhile since I smoked a Carlos Torano product. The appearance of each series is a masterful display of color, marketing and packaging. Each series looked like a wonderful magazine ad. I decided to go with the Exodus 1959 Robusto to help me pick my Fantasy Football Team.

I went home to place the smoke in my humidor, but like a kid at Christmas, it looked so good that I could not wait for the draft. I had to fire it up. It had to be smoked immediately. The Exodus 1959 is a box pressed tribute to all the cigar makers who fled Cuba in 1959. It is made with a 5 country blend of tobacco from the Dominican, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It is finished with a very dark Habano wrapper. It measures 5 x 52 and runs for about $84 for a box of 24. The taste was a bold dose of chocolate and gave me a great buzz. However, the construction was shotty and the draw was poor. I got a runner that would not correct itself. Also, the smoke went out a number of times. In the end, I was very disappointed.

The Carlos Torano is more packaging than substance. I am glad I fired it up prior to the draft because it would of ruined my night. Fortunately, I have time to run to the store and pick up another companion for tonight's event. Wish me luck!

MonkeyDan Rating: 84