Griffin Fuerte Robusto
Origin: Dominican Republic
Size: 4.75 X 48
Wrapper: U.S. Connecticut Dark Natural

From Famous Smoke:
Not your father's Griffin's, the Griffin's Fuerte is a bold new taste experience handmade with a special blend of San Vincente and Ligero filler tobaccos for a richer, fuller flavor, yet like all Griffin's cigars, is smooth and well-balanced. Available in just three styles boxed in sets of 10, experience the fascination of this exciting cigar made especially for smokers who appreciate the very best in quality and taste

Reviewed by: Sharil
Date:July 2004
Notes:

Already a fan of the original mild-medium strength of the original Griffin line, to have a go at a stronger blend is certainly very interesting.

The cigar size is more of a "hermosos" than a "robusto" encased in a beautiful Connecticut wrapper is definitely an outstanding looking cigar coupled on an already elegant looking band.

I did not detect any flaw physically and through the pinch test the cigar is a good mix of firm and spongy. Nice.

Firing it up was fairly easy, the first draw was slightly loose but eventually it matures into a great firm draw.

Initial taste was smooth and mild like the original, with 1/3 out the smoke was getting a little harsh on the throat and it went the same way throughout.

I suspect the blender used the same set of tobacco as the original line and blended some strong Nicaraguan in it to give some strength.

Other than the harshness this is not a bad cigar, not once it tasted bitter though I'll stick to the original and would go to a different brand if I want a strong cigar.