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Tiver Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 8:14 AM EST
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Anyone care to comment on the virtues and character of any or each of these?
Toros take longer to smoke than time I seem to have ATM, but that wouldn't stop me from putting a pack away

current FF @$43.xx for ten
I have the manzanita but haven't had the others

The Southern Draw 5-Star Sampler Includes:

2 - Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Toro (6"x 52)

2 - Southern Draw Firethorn Toro (6"x 52)

2 - Southern Draw Kudzu Toro (6"x 52)

2 - Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Toro (6"x 52)

2 - Southern Draw 300 Hands Natural Pyramides (6.1"x 52)
LeeBot Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 8:29 AM EST
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They sell those samplers in 5 packs, so if you want to eliminate your exposure to toros, maybe wait for some of those to go on auction. I've bought a couple of them for about $20ish or less. I think the 5vers substitute the 300 Hands with something else, but I can't remember what. They're worth the money.

My personal favorite is the Firethorn.
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#3 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 11:08 AM EST
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^youre wrong! The jacobs ladder in toro is killer. I liked all of those really. The rose of Sharon is better in the slimmer sizes but I’ve considered buying that sampler again. I bought it a couple years ago
325AIR Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 12:39 PM EST
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"Southern Draw Rose of Sharon"

I did not care for that cigar at all. It was recommended by a fellow enthusiast over at the Humidor forum on AR15.com. Naively trusting people being one of my faults, I bought a five pack. After trying two of them, I left the other three abandoned in one of my desktop humidors to be forgotten (until I could give them away). It wasn't harsh, acidic or containing any ammonia type taste - it was simply bad. The "flavor" wasn't good. There was nothing appealing about it. No complex profiles, no change on the palate after each third - just bad tasting.

Edited: I now wonder if the person who recommended the cigar just doesn't like me.
LeeBot Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 1:35 PM EST
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Probably just different palates. I thought the RoS was pretty good, a tad mild to be square in my wheelhouse, but good nonetheless.
KingoftheCove Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 1:37 PM EST
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It’s a cigar that needs to be smoked slowly.......very slowly........in particular the ones in the thinner vitolas. Smallish, sipping puffs.
Once you overheat it........tough to save it.
That is my experience fwiw
Palama Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 3:42 PM EST
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325AIR wrote:
"Southern Draw Rose of Sharon"

I did not care for that cigar at all. It was recommended by a fellow enthusiast over at the Humidor forum on AR15.com. Naively trusting people being one of my faults, I bought a five pack. After trying two of them, I left the other three abandoned in one of my desktop humidors to be forgotten (until I could give them away). It wasn't harsh, acidic or containing any ammonia type taste - it was simply bad. The "flavor" wasn't good. There was nothing appealing about it. No complex profiles, no change on the palate after each third - just bad tasting.

Edited: I now wonder if the person who recommended the cigar just doesn't like me.


Iirc, four-5-ish years ago when the RoS came out, people were high on them. The Lancero seemed to be the vitola of choice so I got a few to try. Despite my reservations about the Connie wrapper, I was surprised. The blend was a bit stronger and more flavorful than anticipated. Fo’ sure it wasn’t the same old lame, mild seegar that my Uncle or oldest brother used to smoke.

I’ve only smoked the Lancero and Robusto (…and liked both…) so either the Toro is just not the optimal size or SD has run out of the tobacco originally used and the “new” tobacco isn’t up to snuff.

Good luck in finding something you like.
delta1 Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 10:04 PM EST
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that's the name of the tune in the cigar world...it's very difficult to match the flavor profile of a cigar made from tobaccos in limited supplies, even when you use the same blend of varietals, but which were grown in different years. I've loved many cigars when they made their debuts, or from a specific production date, but a few years later, the name's the same but the flavor isn't...then you factor in the aging of an individual's palate and cigar sensory apparatus...
Sunoverbeach Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 10:13 PM EST
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RoS was surprisingly interesting IMO. 300 Hands purty good. Firethorn and Kudzu both tasty. Jacob's us my favorite of the above
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