This is the fourth Cain Daytona review in a series of 6. This corona measures 6x46, which makes it a bit thicker than the Cuban standard for coronas, but that's not unexpected from Studio Tobac cigars, most of them are big and fat, a corona is a rare sight. Other thin cigars are the Cain F lancero and the Cain Daytona #4.

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The latte colored wrapper has a lot of veins. The construction feels good and I smell a strong barnyard smell. The predraw is fine, I taste chili peppers.

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I taste an earthy flavor with a lot of pepper and a sugarwater sweetness. There is also pepper in the aftertaste and on my tongue. After half an inch I taste pepper, wood and the sugerwater sweetness, the sweetness is mild though but grows a bit in strength, it also changes to honey instead of sugarwater. The pepper gets more refined. After an inch I taste wood and nuts as a support to the honey and a mild chili pepper, the flavors are beautiful and subtle.

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After a third I taste a little bit of chocolate with the pepper, the pepper is strong but not dominant. The mixture of all flavors is well balanced. Halfway the chocolate and honey disappear, I taste herbs, wood and some pepper. After two thirds the chili pepper grows in strength and the sugerwater sweetness returns. The pepper slowly gains more strength.

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The smoke duration of this cigar was an hour and thirty five minutes for me. The draw is great, but I had to correct the burn a few times. The silver gray ash has some black spots on it, it looks coarse and is medium firm. I got plenty of thick smoke. This cigar is full bodied and full flavored.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Yes!

Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 8 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10
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When you say you taste chili peppers, does that mean it has the kick of a chicken wing? Or is it more subtle, like a small vat of vegetarian chili?
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Sounds like one to definately try. Thanks for the review Ferdinand.
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just smoke one last nite...
my palate still not so good... but i do agree with ferdie on the pepper,sweetness,and a bit of herbs... kind da new to my taste bud..
nice smoke just i prefer bigger rg...

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I just received one this week in a trade with Eric, I like how the band is at the bottom, a little different...:-)
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yup,also easier to remove than the regular ban.. :-)
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These are great cigars. I attended a Studio Tobac event, i purchased two boxes of the corona's. This is the best size that the Daytona is made in.
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I'm usually a larger RG fan, too, but I've heard that the corona is the best size for experiencing the fullest flavor. I'd probably go with that size here, too.

I might have to pick up a 5-er of these. They look great!
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Great cigars!!! I bought a box.
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Awesome review! Sounds like these have a fairly unique flavor profile. I am going to grab some of these and some #4s as soon as I get the chance.
Thanks for the review.
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A few people are talking about larger ring gauges, I have tried the double toro 60 (I think that was the size) and I believe it would have been more enjoyable in a smaller stick. It was still pretty good though. I didn't pick up any peppers but I was much less experienced when I had these. I believe I still have one, might have to try and find this flavor profile.

Thanks for the review!
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