Tried one last night and was pleasantly surprised. I've avioided these for years because I thought of them as a "boom" brand. But the Robusto has gorgeous color, with medium-bodied flavors of wood, raisins and nuts followed by some sweetness. The burn was only OK, with a tendency for tunneling that had to be kept in check, and the cigar got a little soft and hot toward the end. Still, the flavor was such that I'm going to smoke some more. Maybe I'll buy a box instead of singles and let them stabilize in the humidor for a few months to see if they burn better.

I keep wanting to try these, and the only place i've seen them is nicks in mrytle beach, and i just keep passing them up...will have to try harder, i've heard good things about this line...

I like 'em a lot, too ... in fact, these FG robustos have become one of my 'go-to' short smokes, especially after sitting in the humi two or three months. The taste to me is pleasantly earthy, and like you, I find nuts in it, too. I haven't experienced the burn problems or tunneling you describe, though ... actually, it's been just the opposite.

Smoked another last night and liked the second as much as the first. These are up there with the other standouts in the medium-full bodied NC robusto category along with (IMHO) La Aroma de Cuba, La Gloria Cubana and Saint Luis Rey. I think I can chalk the burn problems and softness up to overhumidification. These sold out very quickly at my dealer's and so they never really had time to stabilize. I should know better but I couldn't wait to smoke one.