MEGA Review: Carlos Torano Virtuoso Maestro Churchill

[buzz]

| GRADING:... | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | Overall |
| Abyr....... | .A. | .A. | .A. | ...A... |
| ashauler... | .A- | .A- | .A- | ...A-.. |
| badwhale... | .B+ | .B+ | .A- | ...B+.. |
| buzz....... | .B. | .B- | .B- | ...B-.. |
| Daigz...... | .B- | .B. | .B+ | ...B... |
| EGQ........ | .B+ | .B+ | .B. | ...B+.. |
| Eville..... | .A. | .B. | .B. | ...B+.. |
| heftysmokes | .A- | .A. | .A. | ...A... |
| Irish79.... | .A- | .A- | .A- | ...A-.. |
| Mangyrat... | .B+ | .B- | .B. | ...B... |
| Mizicke5273 | .A- | .B- | .B+ | ...B... |
| MrPlatypus. | .A. | .A. | .B+ | ...A-.. |
| Tdre977.... | .B+ | .B- | .B. | ...B-.. |
| AVERAGE.... | .A- | .A- | .A- | ...A-.. |

| THOUGHTS:.. | ..Smoke Again.. | ...Buy a Box... | ...Recommend... |
| Abyr....... | Yes............ | Maybe.......... | Yes............ |
| ashauler... | Definitely..... | Maybe.......... | Definitely..... |
| badwhale... | Definitely..... | Maybe.......... | Definitely..... |
| buzz....... | Yes............ | Probably not... | Yes............ |
| Daigz...... | Maybe.......... | Probably not... | Maybe.......... |
| EGQ........ | Maybe.......... | Maybe.......... | Maybe.......... |
| Eville..... | Definitely..... | Maybe.......... | Yes............ |
| heftysmokes | Definitely..... | Maybe.......... | Yes............ |
| Irish79.... | Yes............ | Probably not... | Yes............ |
| Mangyrat... | Maybe.......... | Probably not... | Yes............ |
| Mizicke5273 | Definitely..... | Yes............ | Definitely..... |
| MrPlatypus. | Definitely..... | Yes............ | Yes............ |
| Tdre977.... | Maybe.......... | Probably not... | Probably not... |

LAST WORDS:

Abyr: Normally enjoy strong cigars, this seemed more medium body to me, but I liked it quite a bit. It had good flavor, and was very smooth throughout.

ashauler: I have the remainders of a box purchased last year in the cooler. When it is gone, I'll most likely replace with a couple of fivers... but, for the right price a box wouldn't be out of the question. Not this vitola of course.

badwhale: I think I was late on this review.

buzz: I’ll be trying the robusto soon. The flavors were interesting and good, with great smoke quantity and aroma. Burn was pretty bad but I’ll blame that on the wind and the draw was a tad too tight but I’ll blame that on... badwhale.

Daigz: Not a bad smoke but not a really stand out in my mind. I've read some reviews on these and they all say that age works wonders on these sticks. I may pick up a 5 pack and throw them in the humidor for the next year or so and see if it works wonders.

EGQ: I'd take a Dominico over this one...

Eville: The flavor profile did not change much, but that's ok, because I really liked what it did give. If it weren't for the burn problems, I would have given this a solid A and gladly pay $6-7 for one of these.

heftysmokes: The Virtuoso has slipped under my radar in the Torano lineup, until now. Excellent cigar.

Irish79: I'm not a fan of the churchill size, so I'd pick them up in other sizes. Great smoke.

Mangyrat: I had to touch up the burn a few times. Over all I was a little let down after it started out so well then lost most of the taste.

Mizicke5273: A cigar that tastes like a top choice steak?! Hell yeah I like it! On a side note, I have a box of these with a few years, ~2, and as far as I can tell this is the first time I have encountered such a flavor in these. The ones I have smoked before have had more taste to them than this did. So who knows, could have just been my taste buds that day.

MrPlatypus: A flavorful Churchill. Definitely one I would keep in my humidor no questions asked. Flavorful, tasty, and just plain good.

Tdre977: It was an alright smoke, not really to my liking, maybe if I grab it in a sampler Id smoke another, but I wouldn’t search this one out. Sorry for the lack of pics this go around.