Casa Magna Colorado Robusto - Box of 27

A Nicaraguan Colorado wrapper covers Nicaraguan binder and filler, a genuine puro built from Estelí and Jalapa tobacco, Estelí contributing strength, Jalapa contributing sweetness. Cigar Coop's own detailed third-by-third review traces real development: natural tobacco, earth, nut, cedar, black pepper, and cumin at the open, with coffee emerging by the middle of the first third and black coffee becoming a primary note through the second. The finish, usually the part of any cigar that loses steam, is specifically what impressed reviewers most, rich and full rather than fading.

It's genuinely worth being honest that reception to the 2008 award itself has never been unanimous. Cigar Aficionado's own explanation leaned partly on the cigar's accessible price given the economic climate that year, which sparked real, ongoing debate in the cigar community about what should factor into a "best cigar" ranking. At least one longtime reviewer has said plainly they enjoyed the cigar but wouldn't have placed it in their own personal top ten, and another called the top rating possibly the best and worst thing that ever happened to the blend, given the scrutiny and skepticism that followed. None of that changes what's actually in the wrapper: pepper, black cherry, dried apricot, earth, and peanut show up across independent reviews, alongside dark chocolate, nutmeg, and wood in Cigar Aficionado's own updated tasting.

Construction earns consistent praise, solid white ash, straight burn lines, and a clear draw that yields real smoke output, though it's fair to note the pre-light draw runs slightly snug for some smokers before opening up once lit. At roughly $8 to $9 a stick today versus $5.25 at launch, more than one reviewer specifically calls this still a genuine bargain relative to inflation, and it remains a cigar longtime buyers keep returning to regardless of where they land on the original controversy.

Key Features:

1. Brand: Casa Magna (Quesada)
2. Line: Colorado
3. Recognition: #1 Cigar of the Year, Cigar Aficionado, 2008; 93 points, Cigar Coop (2021 re-review)
4. Factory: Historically Plasencia Segovia, Nicaragua; later brought in-house to Quesada's own Dominican facility
5. Wrapper: Nicaraguan Colorado (Estelí/Jalapa)
6. Binder: Nicaraguan
7. Filler: Nicaraguan
8. Vitola: Robusto
9. Size: 5.5 inches x 52 ring gauge
10. Strength: Medium building to Medium-Full
11. Flavor Profile: Black coffee, nut, cedar, black pepper, cumin, cream, dark chocolate, red pepper
12. Box Count: 27 cigars