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 reasonably priced and offers a really great flavour for every day.

A cigar test is subjective

Note: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the form of the day, what you have eaten or drunk beforehand. Even the lighting in the room has an influence on the flavour you experience. The notes described here therefore do not necessarily correspond to your own impressions.

Fact Sheet Casa de Nicaragua Robusto

• Format: Robusto (length: 127 / ring gauge: 52)
• Tobacco:
  • Wrapper: Ecuador
  • Leaf: 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 a cigar:
  • Villiger online shop Switzerland >
  • Google Search >

Personal impressions of enjoying this Casa de Nicaragua cigar

First half

• Tongue, palate: Cocoa / a little acidity / lots and lots of great tobacco flavour / fresh wood
• Retronasal: Roasted flavours similar to smouldering 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 flavours described above. The nuances become more intense, especially retronasal and R+ much more burning, dark wood and smouldering coal as well as some new pepper. Really great.

What is „retronasal“?

Retronasal cigar enjoyment enhances the flavour. What it is, why it works and how to do it please read here. Take a look at the ZiZo vacuum technology in particular. Incredible enhancement of cigar enjoyment!

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 dummy. Try this technique with a cigar. Very little smoke gets into the mouth. But it passes over the tongue and goes straight through the nose. I tried it with about 10 cigars before I mastered it. Please be very careful with this technique when practising: the smoke hit the back of my larynx several times. That was really bad. But now that I can do it, it's a perfect technique for enjoying a cigar.

What is umami?

This means „savouriness“, „spicy“, „essence“, „meaty“. This mixture of taste sensations is perceived on the centre of the tongue. You can find a good article about this on Wikipedia. 

Non Cuba cigars and the important acclimatisation process

Acclimatisation recommendation: 2 weeks in the humidor with cellophane.

The fact is: you don't know when the cigar was imported and how long it rested with the importer. You also don't know how long the resting phase was at the retailer. Cigars are in shock after being transported from the tropics to Europe. They have to acclimatise first. The industry is sales-orientated. The cigars have to be sold quickly. Therefore, they may 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 individual cigars in a Zippo bag and put a small Boveda inside. You then seal it and place it in the humidor. Cigars that are stored open without cellophane or a box lose their flavour very quickly. This is demonstrated 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. Marvellous, simply marvellous.