Flor de A. Allones is a line of Honduran cigars (made in the Hoyo factory in Cofradía) that for decades was sold exclusively by Alfred Dunhill as a legal replacement for US smokers of Habano cigars. A few years ago, the brand was purchased by JR Cigar, and is still available.
These cigars are full-bodied, earthy smokes, with no hint of sweetness. I enjoy the Especiales No. 5, a petite corona, which I can occasionally snag as a daily Dutch auction for about $40 a box of 25. Anything larger knocks me down.
Today, I opened two bags of WLT filler: Piloto Cubano ligero and Corojo ligero. Because the color didn't appear too dark, I decided to roll a robusto from it in a proportion of about half of each. Binder was Sumatra; the wrapper was Habano 2000.
To my surprise on lighting it, I immediately thought of Flor de A. Allones. Rich, earthy, dry. The wrapper is not quite right, though. I believe that a Honduran wrapper would do the trick with the Sumatra binder, or the combination of Ecuador Sumatra wrapper over a CT Broadleaf binder. (I think the Flor de A. Allones were wrapped in Honduran Habano in the early 1990s, and switched to Ecuador Sumatra over CT Broadleaf after the late 90s "cigar boom".)
I was able to smoke only about half of it, before having to set it aside. It's too potent for me in that large a cigar. I'll limit it in the future to a petite corona size.
Bob
These cigars are full-bodied, earthy smokes, with no hint of sweetness. I enjoy the Especiales No. 5, a petite corona, which I can occasionally snag as a daily Dutch auction for about $40 a box of 25. Anything larger knocks me down.
Today, I opened two bags of WLT filler: Piloto Cubano ligero and Corojo ligero. Because the color didn't appear too dark, I decided to roll a robusto from it in a proportion of about half of each. Binder was Sumatra; the wrapper was Habano 2000.
To my surprise on lighting it, I immediately thought of Flor de A. Allones. Rich, earthy, dry. The wrapper is not quite right, though. I believe that a Honduran wrapper would do the trick with the Sumatra binder, or the combination of Ecuador Sumatra wrapper over a CT Broadleaf binder. (I think the Flor de A. Allones were wrapped in Honduran Habano in the early 1990s, and switched to Ecuador Sumatra over CT Broadleaf after the late 90s "cigar boom".)
I was able to smoke only about half of it, before having to set it aside. It's too potent for me in that large a cigar. I'll limit it in the future to a petite corona size.
Bob
