Fittipaldi 1996 Vintage Box Pressed Toro
Origin: Dominican Republic
Size: 6.00 X 50
Wrapper: Maduro

From Cigars International:
Fittipaldi is a collaboration between racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi and cigar master Augusto Reyes. The Vintage Maduro Box-Pressed series offers a double fermented 1996 crop year Brazilian Maduro wrapper that´s dark black and silky smooth - reminiscent of the Perdomo Reserve Cabinet Series Maduros. This sun cured, box-pressed beauty offers a sweet and smooth taste with a chocolaty touch. A highly recommended smoke for maduro lovers.

Reviewed by: MrChef
Date: November 2002
Notes:

I like cigars with really, really, really, really, really long names;
this cigar is called the: Fittipaldi 1996 Vintage Box Pressed Toro Maduro that's 4 1/2" on my 19" monitor...cool!

This cigar is very well made, it has a good solid construction. The wrapper is jet black, oily and smooth. The pre-light smell was sweet and strong. The easy draw gave up lots of smoke. The burn was slow and even, lasting almost 45 minutes. The ash was solid and white.

The cigar had that classic spicy maduro flavor, yet it was very smooth. I smoked one of these with my brother, and we both kept commenting on how smooth it was. It was really a trip because I can't remember smoking a cigar as smooth as this one. The smoke just slide across my mouth, filling it with a rich tobacco flavor. And now the weird part, when it got down to the last 1 3/4" it turned nasty bitter. If I've got a good cigar I like to smoke it down to the nub. I thought this one was headed in that direction. Unfortunately, the last leg of this baby just went bad. It was really quite strange considering how smooth it had been up until that point. I'm not sure what to make of it all. Cool band though.