Stallone Cigar Alazan Corojo Toro

Corojo tobacco is no stranger to Oak Glen Tobacconist. In Fact, you will often hear me speak of Corojo and its many inflections. Most of the Corojo tobacco found in the OGT humidor is from Nicaragua and Honduras. Companies like Aganorsa Leaf dominate the Nicaraguan game, and Aladino and CLE from Honduras. Honduran Corojo tends to be more mild and smooth, edging on the sweet side. Nicaraguan Corojo is a good balance of spice and sweetness, and more often than not, it has a little more punch. However, those are not the only expressions of Corojo we offer. One of the more strong blends is the Stallone Cigars Alazan Corojo. This stick, however, doesn’t use Corojo from the aforementioned countries, the wrapper leaf is a rich-tasting Corojo from Brazil.

Commonly, blends that use Brazilian tobacco are Maduros, so the fact that this medium-shaded Corojo hails from Brazil is just another example of Tony Barrios thinking outside of the box. Found in Stallones Cowboy Series, I would put the strength of the Corojo somewhere in the middle. Originally, when I sampled the Alazan Corojo for the first time, I thought it was a pepper bomb. However, after smoking it many times, I found a whole world of complexity and flavor I hadn’t noticed before. I attribute this to two things: the first being the fact I sampled it at a lower altitude and cigars tend to have more aggression at lower altitudes, and second, I always recommend trying a cigar twice to understand the blend better. In this case, trying it several times was a must.

Using fillers all from Nicaragua, the Stallone Alazan Corojo offers a pleasant pepper spice at first light. As the cigar warms up, the subtly is introduced with nuttiness, salt, toffy, intense cedar, and even a creaminess found on the back end. Closer in, pleasant butterscotch and coffee lingers. All of these flavors are intertwined with a rich spice of pepper or cinnamon. Overall, the Stallone Corojo is a complex cigar that deserves attention with no interruptions. If you have the opportunity to enjoy it, make certain you don’t have any distractions so that you might find the cigar as complex as it is. As Tony always says, light up and enjoy the ride.