The Aladino Cameroon Reserve represents a groundbreaking achievement in premium cigar crafting, being the first ever premium cigar made entirely of Cameroon-seed tobacco that is grown in Honduras. This medium-strength, medium-bodied cigar delivers key flavors of natural tobacco, fruit earth, wood, cream, baker's spice, and pepper, offering a woody, almost cedar flavor with a bit of orange sweetness and creamy retrohales with fairly tame pepper.
Crafted by the legendary Eiroa family at their JRE Tobacco Farm and Las Lomas factory in Honduras, this innovative blend represents nearly seven years of development work, dating back to 2017. The cigar showcases the Eiroa family's commitment to pushing the boundaries of tobacco cultivation, building upon their expertise with authentic Corojo to create something entirely unique in the premium cigar market. The Cameroon Reserve takes it a step further, incorporating not just the wrapper but the entire cigar, which uses Honduran-grown tobacco.
This cigar improves significantly with age, getting better over time, and with about nine to ten months of age, really begins to shine. Coming in at 91 points, the Aladino Cameroon Reserve exceeds the threshold for the Cigar Coop Standard of Excellence, making it an easy recommendation for any cigar enthusiast and garnering box-worthy consideration.