Casa Turrent 1880 Double Claro Gordito

📌 Brand: Casa Turrent
📌 Line: 1880 Double Claro
📌 Size: Gordito (4" × 60)
📌 Weight: 16.6 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: Mexico

Tasting Notes

• Grass & Hay – Fresh and vegetal foundation

• Cream – Smooth balancing sweetness

• Cedar – Gentle woody undertone

• White Pepper – Mild spice on retrohale

First Impressions

The 1880 Double Claro Gordito stands out with its pale Connecticut wrapper, smooth and silky. Pre-light aromas are grassy, herbal, and creamy. Cold draw delivers hay and cedar with a touch of sweetness.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Grass and hay dominate early, supported by cream and cedar. Burn is straight and smoke output steady.

• Second Third – Creaminess builds, cedar and white pepper add structure, and flavors balance well.

• Final Third – Bitterness creeps in, muting cream and grass, leaving cedar and earth as the finish.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Chartreuse Verte , herbal, complex, and slightly sweet, resonating with the cigar’s grassy character.

• Tea – Moroccan Mint Green Tea (Morocco), refreshing mint and green tea brightness to soften the bitterness at the close.

Music Pairing.

“El Cascabel” – Lorenzo Barcelata

Traditional vibrancy echoing the cigar’s Mexican roots.

Final Thoughts

The Casa Turrent 1880 Double Claro Gordito is a unique Connecticut with grassy, creamy, and woody notes. While smooth and balanced through most of the smoke, bitterness in the last third keeps it from higher glory.

Final Score: 8/10
Why not a 10?
Bitterness in the final stretch dulled the creamy balance, preventing perfection.

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