Arango Sportsman Vanilla 100

Shape: Pantella
Size: 5.75 x 34
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Origin: Dominican Republic
Binder: Dominican / Honduran
Filler: Dominican / Honduran






The Arango Sprotsman Vanilla 100 Cigar must be one of the most misleading cigars on earth. When I first picked it up and smelled it at the Tinder Box, it had a very pleasant vanilla aroma to it which made me very excited to smoke this cigar, and the price tag of $1 and some change seemed like a steal. I wish I had remembered the age-old saying “you get what you pay for,” and put the cigar down and ran away. As fortune would have it, I purchased the cigar, and tonight, I decided to smoke it.

The cigar itself smelled like a very pleasant vanilla and the pre-light draw was very nice and vanilla-y as well. I lit it..... or at least attempted to. This cigar did not want to be lit! I went through 4 matches before finally getting it lit, and even then the burn was very uneven. My first few puffs, I thought that the cigar had gone out on me because it literally tasted nothing. It took seeing the smoke come out of my mouth to convince me that the damn thing was actually lit. After three or four tasteless puffs the burn had evened itself out, but I was still waiting to get a taste of anything out of the cigar. And then on the fifth or sixth puff, it hit me. It was hands down the most chemical tasting cigar I have ever smoked (with maybe the exception of a Black n’ Mild I smoked three years ago). It tasted like Marlboro tobacco that had soaked in agent orange for 2 years before being wrapped up in cigar form.... there was however a faint vanilla flavor to it. It tasted like a valentines day cherub had taken a crap in my mouth. I tried to smoke the whole thing. I really did. but after three or four more puffs, I was done. I couldn’t bring myself to take another. I put the cigar and myself out of misery..... that was about 20 minutes ago. My mouth still tastes like I imagine an aromatherapy vanilla/car exhaust scented candle would. Bottom line: I wouldn’t wish this cigar upon my worst enemy..... okay, maybe I would wish it on Colin Cowherd, but that’s about it.






Rating: 1/10





The Bottom Line: Never Again. Ever.