{"id":44695,"date":"2021-04-07T10:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=44695"},"modified":"2025-08-09T21:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:29:12","slug":"la-flor-de-cano-elegidos-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/la-flor-de-cano-elegidos-test\/","title":{"rendered":"La Flor de Cano Elegidos Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elegidos is the name of the new La Flor de Cano format. It is a Robusto format and the brand is Cuban. This cigar is made from short filler and is rolled by hand. In my personal opinion, short-filler cigars from Cuba are fantastic. They are very affordable and have fantastic ageing potential. It's worth buying several of these Elegidos 10-count boxes and storing them for the next 3 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/elegidos-ist-neu-aus-kuba-von-flor-de-cano\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">The new line is presented here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A cigar test is subjective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The La Flor de Cano brand dates back to 1884, a company founded by the brothers Jos\u00e9 and Tom\u00e1s Cano, whose history is relatively unknown. Over the decades, various formats have been launched and very quickly abandoned. On the vintage market, it is not uncommon for the Diademas box of 25, for example, to fetch prices of between \u00a33,000 and \u00a34,000. Yes, you read that right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My recommendation: Buy several boxes of\u00a0<strong><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Flor+de+Cano+elegidos\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"rank-math-link\">La Flor de Cano Elegidos<\/a><\/strong>. They are very favourably priced and, in my opinion, have very good ripening potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Flor de Cano Elegidos\" class=\"wp-image-44700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-1-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>The new Robusto format of this brand is available in boxes of 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/tasting-notizen-tool-zum-herunterladen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download-button-1674764_1280-300x80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38062\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/tasting-notizen-tool-zum-herunterladen\/\">Download CigarZone Tasting Notes PDF and rate your cigars professionally &gt;<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fact Sheet La Flor de Cano Elegidos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Format:<\/strong> Robusto (length: 127 mm \/ ring gauge: 50)<\/li><li><strong>Tobacco:<\/strong> Complete Cuba<\/li><li><strong>Boxing Date (BD):<\/strong> OCT 20<\/li><li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Status April 2021<ul><li>CHF 4.50 \/ box of 10 CHF 45.00<\/li><li>EUR currently still unknown \/ box of 10 EUR currently still unknown<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Buy a cigar:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Flor+de+Cano+elegidos\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search &gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-2.jpg\" alt=\"La Flor de Cano Elegidos\" class=\"wp-image-44701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-2-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>This is a short filler cigar rolled by hand. Cuban short filler cigars are top class. Especially after ageing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal impressions of the flavour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First half<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tongue, palate:<\/strong> Tart \/ lots of cocoa bittersweet \/ slightly astringent<\/li><li><strong>Retronasal<\/strong>peppery<\/li><li><strong>R+ ZiZo vacuum technology:<\/strong> Incredible roasted flavours of wood and nuts<\/li><li><strong>Umami:<\/strong> Slightly astringent \/ \u201etoasty\u201c<\/li><li>Strength 3\/5<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second half<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She gets snappy. <strong>This is not a fault of the cigar<\/strong>. The boxing date is OCT 20 and the tasting took place in April 2021. The cigars will soon be in the sick phase and need a maturing period. Recommended: At least 3 years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_31\">What is \u201eretronasal\u201c?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wie-man-retronasal-zigarren-geniesst\/\">Retronasal cigar enjoyment<\/a> enhances the flavour. What it is, why it works and how to do it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wie-man-retronasal-zigarren-geniesst\/\">please read here<\/a>. Take a look at the ZiZo vacuum technology in particular. Incredible enhancement of cigar enjoyment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the \u201eR+ ZiZo vacuum technology\u201c?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is umami?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This means \u201esavouriness\u201c, \u201espicy\u201c, \u201eessence\u201c, \u201emeaty\u201c. This mixture of taste sensations is perceived on the centre of the tongue. <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"This means &quot;savouriness&quot;, &quot;spicy&quot;, &quot;essence&quot;, &quot;meaty&quot;. This mixture of taste sensations is perceived on the centre of the tongue. You can find a good article about this on Wikipedia.  (opens in new tab)\">You can find a good article about this on Wikipedia<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"><strong>Acclimatisation recommendation: With the box in the humidor for at least 3 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-3.jpg\" alt=\"La Flor de Cano Elegidos\" class=\"wp-image-44702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-3-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>The TC stands for Tripa Corta = short filler tobacco. And no, you're not drunk if you see things twice here... \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuban cigars and the important ageing phase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuban cigars are super tasty for the first 1 - 3 months after rolling. After that, the cigar begins to mature. The tobacco used is not yet ready for tasting. Cuba has too few resources. The tobacco cannot mature as long as it should. The cigars are rolled and hardly have a resting phase. Depending on the brand and format, the maturing phase in the humidor at home takes between 2 and over 8 years (or even longer). Very important: this is not a fault of the cigar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-5.jpg\" alt=\"La Flor de Cano Elegidos\" class=\"wp-image-44704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-5-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>The burn is indeed very good for a short filler cigar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you buy single copies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/was-ist-wirklich-besser-mit-oder-ohne-alutubo-oder-cellophan-lagern\/\">This is demonstrated in this article with experiments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the boxing date of the cigar (BD)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a stamp on the back of the box. There you can see when the cigars were placed in the box. From this point onwards, Cuban cigars are excellent for tasting within 1 - 3 months. If you have not bought a whole box, please ask your retailer for the boxing date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: The boxing date can also be affixed in other places. E.g. on the outer carton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion of the La Flor de Cano Elegidos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cigar is already in the sick phase when tasted (April 21). Nevertheless, in the first half it showed the outstanding flavour nuances of the short filler tobacco. These cigars are very reasonably priced. I recommend buying several boxes of 10 and storing them for at least 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-4.jpg\" alt=\"La Flor de Cano Elegidos\" class=\"wp-image-44703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/La-Flor-de-Cano-Elegidos-4-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>The first half shows the cigar's potential. After that, it becomes scratchy. This is not a fault of the cigar, but it needs to mature. Recommended: At least 3 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elegidos is the name of the new La Flor de Cano format. It is a Robusto format and the brand is Cuban. 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