Tarazona’s 305 Is a Little Above Average

Eddie Tarazona has his own boutique cigar business for a quite a while now even though I first came across them at the 2015 IPCPR. Eddie has 3 brands – Classic, 305 and Ecstasy. Tarazona provided me with one of their 305 cigars to review.
The 305 robusto was 5 X 50 uses a Costa Rican maduro to wrap around Nicaraguan binder and filler. The 305 was firm enough and had an excellent draw. The smoke volume and ash were above average while the burn line remained even for the entire 40 minutes it took to smoke it. This suggests very good construction. The maduro wrapper provided the expected sweetness and the flavor profile was leather and spice with notes of oak and earth. It also comes in Churchill, toro and torpedo sizes.
The 305 was not quite full bodied and was slightly complex. The construction and flavor were its best attributes. The SRP is $8.00 and can be found on line for about $1 less. I enjoyed the 305 more than its sister the XTC and I rate it a 3.5 out of 5.