The other night I smoked the Cu-Avana Intenso cigar, it provided lots of flavor, spices, and an overall pleasant smoke. I had the Toro Intenso, it was 6" long and had a ring size of 52, a fair sized cigar. The wrapper wasn't exactly a dark color, more of a medium dark, and it was a fairly strong cigar, not the strongest but definately alot for a beginner. The Intenso was a great smoke, it lit up perfectly and kept a nice even burn for the entire cigar. It had a strong and piercing aroma that let you know just what kind of cigar it was going to be: spicy. Right off from the first puff you get a flood of flavor that is filled with lots of spices, and the spices go and sit right at the back of your mouth allowing you to savor them even after the cigar. As I have said before, I love a spicy cigar, and I believe the Intenso was named that for the intense amount of spice you get. That is what makes this cigar a bit dangerous for a beginner, most beginners aren't ready for or don't enjoy a spicy cigar because it can taste too harsh. However, if you know you like spice in your cigar, the Intenso is a must have. The rest of the flavor goes right along with the spices and acts to inhance them. One area of the cigar that I thought was somewhat lacking was the amount of smoke produced by the cigar. It wasn't a problem of a bad draw on the cigar, it was rolled excellently and didn't have any hard spots, nor did it have a tight or loose draw. It just wouldn't produce very much smoke, and the smoke it did give out was a rather light and wispy smoke that wouldn't sit around and permeate; rather it would disolve somewhat fast or float away in different directions, I was a little disappointed in that respect. Other than that, the cigar was great, it lasted me for a little over an hour at a fairly medium pace, allowing me to thoroughly enjoy it. While I smoked, I was drinking a berry-pomegranate water flavoring; at first it didn't seem to go very well together, but after about a quater of the cigar the berry-pomegranate started to go very well with the flavor of the cigar. So, I would definately warn beginners to get some experience with other cigars that aren't as spicy before trying the Intenso, and if you know you like spice in your cigar definately give the Intenso a try. Well, thats my review for the Cu-Avana Intenso, hopefully it was helpful for you.
The best of smokes to you gents,
Shane
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