I'd been hearing about this cigar and once CA released it as #1 I decided it was time to give it a try. I stopped by a B&M in my area yesterday and smoked a Robusto. Although the humidor's hygrometer read 62%, this cigars still seemed a little too spongy. It is a good cigar, but imo all things considered excluding price, it's definitely not worthy of cigar of the year. I'll need to smoke a few more to form a solid opinion but, as it stands, in the same price range I'd take a Gran Habano Corojo #5 over one of these any day of the week.
I'd been hearing about this cigar and once CA released it as #1 I decided it was time to give it a try. I stopped by a B&M in my area yesterday and smoked a Robusto. Although the humidor's hygrometer read 62%, this cigars still seemed a little too spongy. It is a good cigar, but imo all things considered excluding price, it's definitely not worthy of cigar of the year. I'll need to smoke a few more to form a solid opinion but, as it stands, in the same price range I'd take a Gran Habano Corojo #5 over one of these any day of the week.
I think you assessment is dead on. Casa Magna is a good but not great cigar.