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Old 08-10-2008, 04:02 PM   #1
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Arganese Chairman Maduro

I first heard about Arganese cigars at last year's RTDA in Houston. They sure don't get a lot of press around here, so I was curious when I saw them at my local B&M a couple of weeks ago. I picked the Chairman Maduro, an appealing large figurado. After a rest in the humidor, I decided to give it a whirl while I was out mowing today.

I have finally found a Dominican that I like. The following description comes from the Arganese web site:

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Maduro Figurado
Ring: 54
Length: 6 1/2
Band color: White
Wrapper: Maduro, Brazilian Matafina
Binder: Indonesian
Filler: Dominican

A medium-bodied cigar made of the finest, hand picked tobaccos, carefully aged for 7 years. Dominican Republic and Cuban seed Dominican grown tobaccos are exquisitely blended to give you a perfect smoke every time. Hints of chocolate and sweetened coffee flavors highlight the experience.
That's actually a fair description of the flavors I got - hints of chocolate, coffee, and a touch of sweetness from the wrapper - but what I found most interesting about it is that it had significantly more going on in the flavor department than just about any other all-Dominican-filler cigar I've ever had. Most of those have been pretty bland, one-dimensional cigars, but not this one.

The draw started out a little tight until it burned past the "nipple," then opened up to produce clouds of smoke with each draw. Despite a stiff breeze, it burned straight throughout and required no touch-ups...really impressive for a big figurado like this one. Medium body with a slightly toasty impression to the solid tobacco core, underlain by those chocolate/coffee notes, all of which shifted around and took turns at the front of the flavor profile as the smoke progressed.

In all, this cigar surprised me quite a bit. Clearly, I'm going to have to do quite a bit more exploration of the Arganese line.

Recommended!
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