When the Tiki Bar group was first gathering, a couple of the guys would take the nubs of their cigars and jam them into a pipe to finish smoking them; we called that a "cigar extra." I am appropriating that term for this occasional feature which will just be a quick hit on a cigar, maybe something I've already reviewed in a different size or something I want to revisit for some reason. Mostly these will be short and sweet and will appear on weekends.CAO's La Traviata made its debut at last year's IPCPR show and soon became one of the hottest tickets in the cigar world because of its great taste and fantastic price. CAO's marketing guru, Jon Hubuer, lobbied for the Animado to be released as one of the initial sizes, but was out-voted. Too bad, because this expression of the La Traviata made me want to go right out and buy a box.
The good times started with a cold draw that was easy with plenty of coffee, chocolate and spice flavors. Lighting up brought strong black coffee in the mouth and spice through the nose. There was plenty of cedar and spice in the rest of the first third. It is amazing how much flavor and complexity this $5.20 stick holds--earth, coffee, spice, cedar, and of course a substantial amount of natural tobacco goodness.
Like I said, I was contemplating a box purchase of the Animado, but then I tasted the other new size: the Favorito. Now I can't decided. I would love to buy a box of each but I don't have the room in my humidor or the money in my budget. Hey, Keith...you want to split a box of each? That might just be the perfect solution!
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