Fonseca 5-50 Cigar Review
The Fonseca 5-50 received an 88 rating from Cigar Aficionado and,
according to Cigars International, a “Superior” rating from
Rudman’s guide.
The 5-50 is a 50 ring gauge cigar with a 5
inch length. The cigars are hand-rolled in the Dominican
Republic. They’re made from Dominican long filler, a
Dominican/Mexican binder, and a Connecticut shade wrapper.
The cigar I reviewed lit easily and
burned extremely evenly, almost a perfectly straight burn. It gave
off generous amounts of wispy white smoke while lit, even when not being
drawn.
The flavor was very mild but evoked the taste
of coffee in my mind, with a light touch of leather to it. There
was a light peppery note that started about half way through the
cigar.
The cigar’s construction was very firm and
sturdy. The ash was similarly very firm and a light to medium gray
color.
It’s a very pleasant cigar to
smoke. Nothing spectactular, but I’ve nothing at all bad to say
about it either. I rate it a 7 out of 10, primarily due to the
lack of unpleasant characteristics. This would make it a
“safe” cigar to smoke, or a good one when I’m distracted by
something else and can’t fully enjoy a more “excellent” and
expensive one.