Aladino Classic Robusto

Cigar ReviewHonduran CigarAladinoClassicRobusto

17 Feb

Written By Ray Prodanov

📌 Brand: Aladino
📌 Line: Classic
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 50)
📌 Weight: 12.6 g
📌 Age: 2 years
📌 Origin: Honduras

Tasting Notes

Sweet Cedar – Clean, traditional core
Cream – Smooth, rounded texture
White Pepper – Gentle lift on the retrohale
Dry Nuts – Subtle almond finish

First Impressions

The cigar presents a silky, golden Honduran wrapper with excellent construction and even firmness. Pre-light aroma gives cedar, cream, and light hay. Cold draw is ideal, offering balanced resistance and immediate sweetness.

Smoking Experience

First Third – Opens smooth and classic. Sweet cedar and cream lead with cool, steady smoke. Burn is sharp and consistent.
Second Third – Pepper and dry nut notes join, maintaining balance and a pleasant medium body.
Final Third – Flavors remain clean and smooth but show little evolution, staying consistent rather than developing further.

Pairings

Alcohol – Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Rum - Vanilla, toasted oak, and soft caramel enhance the cigar’s creamy cedar profile without overpowering it.
Tea – Chinese Bai Mu Dan (White Peony) - Soft floral sweetness and gentle body complement the cigar’s smooth, traditional character.

Music Pairing

“Let’s Stay Together” – Al Green
Warm, timeless smoothness reflecting the cigar’s traditional elegance.

Final Thoughts

Aladino Classic Robusto delivers a clean, traditional smoking experience with smooth cedar, cream, and balance. While highly enjoyable, it remains slightly one-dimensional, offering consistency over evolution.

Final Score: 8/10
Why not a 10?
Limited flavor development and evolution prevent it from reaching greater complexity.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.