I was handed a few Cusano's by Zev Kaminetsky (@Zevffrey on Twitter) a couple months ago when he was with his previous employer...each Friday this April I'm looking at one of those cigars...
Robusto, 5" x 50 ring gauge / approx. $5.25
I could not find much of what I would call "reliable" information online for this cigar. According to one retailer, the wrapper is a crossbreed between "Habano-seed Ecuadorian and Dominican." Obviously, from the name, it is Sungrown. And it probably uses Dominican fillers. It was a good-looking cigar and oily to the touch. The wrapper had a rich earthiness to it and the foot was cocoa and manure--which always sounds worse than it actually is. The prelight draw was very good and there was a musty earthiness that reminded me of that signature Davidoff flavor.
After lighting the first thing that came to mind was...this totally tastes like a Davidoff product. That makes sense in one way because Davidoff does own Cusano these days, but I wonder how long they have been involved with some of these Cusano products as they were not just released in the last year. Anyway...musty, mushroomy, earthy, foresty flavors were right up front, along with a sharp pepper on the retrohale. One area that does not remind me so much of Davidoff is the ash--crumbly and weak, it came off and fell to pieces after less than a half inch.
So, basically, the construction is about par for the price you would pay for these, but the flavor was outstanding and far exceeded the price tag (at least the online price tag). I'm not sure what Davidoff product this most reminded me of but I could compare it pretty favorably to the Avo Heritage or the Davidoff Maduro, both of which also have Sungrown wrappers. Quite the cigar for the money.
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