This special Toro Extra commemorates VegaFina's 25th anniversary with a 6½" x 52 frame dressed in shiny Ecuadorian Habano leaf. The $315/box gem blends Nicaraguan binder with Dominican Piloto and aged Nicaraguan fillers - Grupo de Maestros' answer to celebratory smokes. That signature pigtail cap winks at cigar aficionados, hiding flavors smoother than its lacquered humidor box.
First Third: Cashew cream meets cedar plank smoke - that initial sweetness sticks like candy shop air. Watch for white pepper dusting on retrohale.
Mid Section: Earth tones surface through nutty layers. Splotches of cocoa powder dissolve into espresso foam texture, proving why Cigar Aficionado keeps handing out 85+ scores.
Final Stretch: Nicaraguan filler muscles through with leather whispers, though never bullying the Dominican harmony. Slight mineral tang warns of approaching nub time.
La Romana's master blenders baked this limited batch like anniversary cake - 5,000 numbered sticks resting in piano-lacquered boxes. The cap's neat pigtail outshines regular VegaFinas, while Dominican rollers packed just enough Nicaraguan punch to justify the price hike.
