Corojo Tobacco Poll and Discussion

[NYGuido]

I know that Corojo tobacco can be somewhat polarizing, and I would love to hear FOHers talk about it! I have been exploring the Aladino Cameroon line and have been leaning into more wrapper-heavy vitolas because I like how the sweetness takes center stage and balances out what I consider to be the aggressive profile of pure, unmitigated Corojo. But I also know people who love that exact flavor.

For me, Corojo tastes like someone torched a bag of sugar to the point that it is charred, rolled it in some barnyard mud, dried it out, and made a cigar from it. But, when added in pinches and dashes instead of heaps and buckets, it adds depth that can be really interesting. Maybe my palate is weak. Maybe I am weak. Or maybe those of us who like Cuban Cigars kinda feel the same way.

[cybermadhatter]

I did like the Cuban corojo before the blue mold/black shank. That said, I have been interested in what corojo tastes like from Honduras, et al. (The June 2022 price increase will do that).

I have sampled a few lately. The older Padilla dominus series is interesting. There is a black cherry and hazelnut tinge in them. The La aurora with corojo, is lighter and more cinnamon and nutmeg. Overall, not as twangy as 1990’s Cubans.  

[NYGuido]

1 hour ago, cybermadhatter said:

I did like the Cuban corojo before the blue mold/black shank. That said, I have been interested in what corojo tastes like from Honduras, et al. (The June 2022 price increase will do that).

I have sampled a few lately. The older Padilla dominus series is interesting. There is a black cherry and hazelnut tinge in them. The La aurora with corojo, is lighter and more cinnamon and nutmeg. Overall, not as twangy as 1990’s Cubans.  

This is super interesting re:- the Cubans that used it before the mold. I never tasted one of those so have no frame of reference other than the Honduran Corojo that they're using now (eg, the Aladino Corojo Reserve). I think I'll try the La Aurora you mention because it seems to hit a flavor profile I enjoy (baking spice) and not be a barnyard and dirt bomb.

[cybermadhatter]

Yeah the la aurora was definitely more mellow and almondine. The Cubans from the 1990s were more aggressive, depending on the marca. For instance, 
Bolivar was notoriously full of soil and dirt flavors with dark honey.  Hoyo was more praline and baking spices. 

[Hoosh]

I’ve never (yeah, never) tasted better corojo than that from either Aganorsa or Eiroa. We can argue till the cows come home about where their seeds originally came from but I’ll put their corojo containing cigars up against any.

[NYGuido]

12 hours ago, Hoosh said:

I’ve never (yeah, never) tasted better corojo than that from either Aganorsa or Eiroa. We can argue till the cows come home about where their seeds originally came from but I’ll put their corojo containing cigars up against any.

Ooo! Any specific recommendations of stuff they make that uses it in a more supportive but tasty way?

[Hoosh]

I’m partial to the Aganorsa Rare Leaf in Lonsdale, the Signature in Torpedo, and the CLE Corojo in 11/18. The Asylum 13 Corojo (also by CLE) is pretty awesome as well, a bit stronger than the others though.

[aczmarshall]

The Camacho corojo before the Davidoff buyout was pretty good, and still smoking good to this day.

[cigaraholic]

We all smoke Cuban cigars for the incredible flavor they have, today we’re smoking Coors Lite, we used to smoke Guinness in Ireland. Just putting the wrapper in your mouth was a was a oral orgasm, you didn’t need to light the cigar it was so delicious.

[El Niño]

22 hours ago, Hoosh said:

I’ve never (yeah, never) tasted better corojo than that from either Aganorsa or Eiroa.

I second this. The Aganorsa has corojo has a really special aroma that's hard to describe.