Casa de Nicaragua Robusto Test

Casa de Nicaragua - do you know who the producer is? I'll leave you in suspense and reveal the secret in the conclusion. Well, if you pay attention, you'll find out the secret in the fact sheet section. This cigar is very affordable and offers a really great taste for every day.

A cigar test is subjective

Notice: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the shape of the day, what you have eaten or drunk before. Even the lighting mood in the room has an influence on the experienced taste. The notes described here therefore do not have to match your own impressions.

Fact Sheet Casa de Nicaragua Robusto

• Format: Robusto (length: 127 / ring size: 52)
• Tobacco:
  • Wrapper: Ecuador
  • Binder: Indonesia
  • Filler: Nicaragua
• Price: Status March 2021
  • CHF 3.10 / bundle of 10 CHF 28.50
  • EUR 2.60 / Bundle of 10 EUR 25.22
• Buy cigar:
  • Villiger online store Switzerland >
  • Google Search >

Personal impressions of enjoying this Casa de Nicaragua cigar

First half

• Tongue, palate: Cocoa / some acidity / lots and lots of great tobacco flavor / fresh holu
• Retronasal: Roasted aromas similar to smoldering coal / some pepper
• R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: Lots of dark, burning wood
• Umami: very juicy
• Strength 3/5

Second half

• Thickness max. 3.5/5
• The cigar permanently increases in the intensity of the aromas described above. The nuances become more intense, especially retronasal and R+ much more burning, dark wood and smoldering coal as well as some new pepper. Really great.

What is "retronasal"?

Retronasal cigar enjoyment enhances the taste. What it is and, why it works and how to do it please read here. Especially look at the ZiZo vacuum technology. Incredible increase in the enjoyment of the cigar!

What is the "R+ ZiZo vacuum technology"?

This is the consummate pleasure of a cigar. Hard to describe. I'll try. Here's an example: a baby sucking on a pacifier. Try this technique with a cigar. Very little smoke enters the mouth. But this passes over the tongue and goes right through the nose. I tried it on about 10 cigars before I mastered it. Please be very careful with this technique when practicing: the smoke got to the back of my larynx several times when I did this. It was really bad. But now that I can do it, it's an accomplished technique for enjoying a cigar.

What is umami?

This means "savory", "spicy", "essence", "meaty". This blending of taste sensations is perceived in the middle of the tongue. You can find a good article about it on Wikipedia. 

Non Cuba cigars and the important acclimatization

Acclimatization recommendation: 2 weeks in the humidor with cellophane.

The fact is: You don't know when the cigar was imported and how long its resting period was at the importer. You also do not know how long the resting phase was at the dealer. The cigars have a shock after their transport from the tropics to us in Europe. They have to acclimatize first. The industry is sales-oriented. The cigars have to get to the retail market quickly. Therefore, it can happen that they do not taste as they should.

If you buy single copies

Place the cigar with the cellophane in the humidor. If your cigar does not have cellophane: Put them in tubos and then in the humidor. Or you can put the single cigar in a Zippo bag and put a small Boveda in it. Then you put it closed in the humidor. Cigars that are stored open without cellophane or a box lose their flavor very quickly. This is proven in this article with experiments.

Conclusion Casa de Nicaragua Robusto

Now I'll reveal the secret: the producer is Villiger. The handmade premium cigars from Villiger are high quality. The Casa de Nicaragua Robusto really surprised me in a totally positive way. It's true: Cheap cigars can taste really good. With this cigar, you get a lot of cigar for a low price. Wonderful, simply wonderful.