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This one was had via a Cigars Intl. "10 for $10 special". Of the 5 different makers (two each) I considered this Sosa the only shaky one of the bunch (pun intended). Still CI's description was this:
We'll try the other one later, but after smoking da'Rum's Don Pepin Le Bijou 1922, this entry level Sosa could barely be considered a cigar. The first puff or two was nicely vegetal but that's about as long as that lasted. This rather loose rolled cigar looked nice, but burned extremely fast and I doubt it would have lasted much more than 10 or 15 minutes at best, and for a full size robusto yet."Sosa is medium-bodied, extremely smooth, and very flavorful. That's complements of a well-blended combination of aged tobaccos including a dark, oily maduro wrapper leaf and a blend of Dominican and Honduran long-fillers. Notes of earth, cocoa, pepper, and sweetness are present, along with a rich tobacco core. In sum, an easy-going cigar that's loaded with flavor. A cigar you'll enjoy burning over and over again."
It quickly moved into a completely inoffensive, unremarkable, nondescript phase and stayed there. We quickly lost interest and tossed it - there was simply no reason to continue. If your objective is sucking, blowing and making smoke, a perfect choice.
I'm quite sure this was the throwaway of the CI special:
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