AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) – Robusto (4.88 x 50)
The Particulars
| wdt_created_by | cigarkey | brand | cigarname | vitola | strength | wrapper | binder | filler | infused | sweettip | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcclossm | AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) - Robusto (4.88 x 50) | AG Cigars | Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) | Robusto - 4.88" x 50 | Mellow - Medium | Undisclosed, Natural (Aged 3-Yrs, Rolled Cigar Aged 6-Mos) | Undisclosed (Aged 3-Yrs) | Undisclosed (Aged 3-Yrs) | No | No | JTA Tobacco Company S.A., Nicaragua |
| COMPANY / BRAND: | AG Cigars |
| CIGAR: | Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) |
| VITOLA: | Robusto - 4.88" x 50 |
| STRENGTH: | Mellow - Medium |
| WRAPPER: | Undisclosed, Natural (Aged 3-Yrs, Rolled Cigar Aged 6-Mos) |
| BINDER: | Undisclosed (Aged 3-Yrs) |
| FILLER: | Undisclosed (Aged 3-Yrs) |
| INFUSED: | No |
| SWEET TIP: | No |
| ORIGIN: | JTA Tobacco Company S.A., Nicaragua |
Prolegomenon and Other Random Thoughts
Back in 2022, Cubana Cigar Tobacco Group Company in Hong Kong was founded and started working with Hirochi Robaina, Jorge Fernandez, and Alex Glez on a line of cigars known as the Cubana No. 2, No. 4, and No. 6. Initially sold only at limited locations in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan, Alex said his goal was to eventually bring these cigars to the US market. Fast forward to 2026, where they finally debuted at PCA. And there was much rejoicing. But maybe you’re asking yourself: Alejandro Robaina?
If you smoke premium cigars, you need to know about Alejandro Robaina. Known as the Godfather of Cuban Tobacco, his family had been farming the Vuelta Abajo region since 1845, but his real flex came after the 1959 revolution. When the government tried to swallow up independent farms into state-run cooperatives, Robaina, who had been farming the fields for 30 years at that point, essentially looked Fidel Castro dead in the eye and told him no. He argued that growing premium tobacco is a meticulous, artisanal craft that takes generational family dedication, not state bureaucracy. Castro actually backed down because Robaina’s tobacco quality was already legendary within Cuba, and Robaina spent the rest of his life proving he was right by preserving Cuba’s pre-revolution farming heritage and producing the most immaculate wrappers on the island.
And the stats don’t lie. While government farms saw reduced quality and were lucky to get a 35% yield on those notoriously difficult wrapper leaves, Robaina was consistently hitting an insane 80%. His leaves were so flawless and elastic that Habanos S.A. reserved them exclusively to wrap elite bangers like Cohiba and Hoyo de Monterrey. In 1997, the Cuban monopoly did something they had never done before: they launched the Vegas Robaina brand, making him the only living grower to ever get a Cuban cigar named after him. He spent decades as the ultimate ambassador for the leaf, proving that mass production will never beat a master craftsman who really knows his dirt. 🔥
Needless to say, if you’re going to name your cigar after the Godfather, you better deliver. One challenge is that details on these cigars are still very scant. We know the size and the relative strength. We don’t know anything about the blend, but you have to figure it’s Habano seed of varying sources, but it’s all conjecture. All we can really do at this point is smoke a couple example of each cigars and see how they do. 😎
| Journaling Date | Cigar | Appearance | Draw | Burn | Flavors | Overall Experience | Burnable? | Base Rating | Final Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) - Robusto (4.88 x 50) | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Signs point to yes (recommended) | 4.75 | 9.17 | |
| 2026-07-03 | AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) - Robusto (4.88 x 50) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | Signs point to yes (recommended) | 5.00 | 9.50 |
The Review
This review for the AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) - Robusto (4.88 x 50) is based on the journal entry dated 2026-07-03
Appearance & Construction (0-3): Good (3)
While it’s the smallest vitola of the lineup, it’s another beautifully presented cigar. A warm, medium chocolate brown wrapper with slight rosado coloring. The leaf has a nice sheen with no tooth and only the thinnest of veins to it. It has good firmness and is beautifully rolled with an immaculate triple cap and tight seams—this is a great-looking cigar. This is the easiest of the Alejandro Robaina blends to identify because it has a different wrapper than the No. 2 and No. 4, featuring a beautiful blue and brass band in a satin finish. While I’m unsure of the specific reason for the globus cruciger-inspired imagery in the center, the 1845 on the band is a reference to the year Alejandro Robaina’s family started growing tobacco at their plantation in Pinar del Río. On the side, you’ll find the silhouette of Alejandro Robaina and the crown for the “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre,” who is the patron saint of Cuba.
Draw (0-3) & Burn (0-4): Good (3) / Good (3)
The draw has a little extra resistance, but it’s good. I find a lot of the cigars that come from the JTA/MHC factory to be a little tighter than most, but not too tight. The burn starts cleanly but immediately begins to lag in one section, and before I can decide if I want to dump the ash and correct it, it goes out. It’s humid this morning—the kind of day Louisiana excels at when it comes to creating instant swamp ass—so I’m not being critical of the burn. After a heavy relight, I have an even burn line. The ash is a very light gray with widely spaced, but very tight, cracks. I need to relight again because of the humidity, so I’m not getting a feel for how well the ash will hold, but the burn line is good.
Flavor Profile (0-5): Excellent (5)
Immediate flavors on light-up are cedar, earth, dark baking chocolate, baking spice, and a lemony zest that is very sweet. At the end of the first inch, espresso notes appear that blend right into that smooth, creamy finish. Combined with the chocolate, it’s like a rich, earthy mocha blend that is a very nice way to start both this cigar and my morning. Smooth, mild, and an easy way to kick off my first smoke of the day.
Getting into the second third, the flavors are still developing with white pepper, cinnamon, and bits of almond, but I’m not getting any notable transitions yet. There’s just a little disappointment to that because the No. 2 brought so many subtle shifts. Flavors are all around medium intensity, and as I noted, this cigar is milder than the No. 2 I smoked yesterday, but like the No. 2, it’s driven heavily by earth and cedar notes. It’s a slightly darker blend, too—more baking spice, mild notes of cinnamon and white pepper, and bits of lemon zest. It’s creamy, but not as thick and chewy. But the trade-off is increased smoothness, which might not have seemed possible. This is smoother than my head after a fresh shave, smoother than a bowling ball, smoother than your testicles on Botox. Fuck yeah, it’s smooth. 😂
With the final third, I’m finding the white pepper is a sneaky little bastard. It’s creeping up on the back of my throat, still slowly building, but goddamn, this is enjoyable. Even though there have been no real changes and it’s not very intense, it’s just so smooth and relaxing. Again, Cubanesque, darker than the No. 2, but a really well-blended cigar. So we have a final mix of cedar, earth, baking spice, lemon, white pepper, almond, and espresso. Creamy, smooth—it just hits.
Overall Experience (0-5): Excellent (5)
Given the milder profile of this cigar, I would recommend smoking this one as your first of the day because it would be easily overpowered by stronger blends. But this one is a fucking delight. I find different blends trigger different responses. Some pummel and exhaust you, others inspire and excite, and some frustrate and aggravate you. This blend is like a lullaby; it calms and soothes your mind. Definitely one that’s great in the morning, or as a way to end the day and unwind. Be careful what you pair with it because it could be easily overpowered, but this is another excellent blend in the Alejandro Robaina lineup.
Review Base Rating (0-5):
4.75
Is it Burnable?
Signs point to yes (recommended)
Review Final Score (0-10):
9.17
Postscript
With my second cigar, the outside humidity had dropped a little and the temperature was no longer a couple of degrees within the dew point. Because of that, this cigar burned better and more evenly. The ash was flakier and dropped some on me, so watch for that, but the stack held beautifully until the halfway mark. Just a friendly PSA that the weather can definitely affect your burn, and it’s not necessarily the fault of the cigar!
Overall Score and Individual Journal Entries
While the review is based off one instance of journaling this cigar; there’s a number of reasons you can have different experiences smoking the same cigar multiple times. A blend can evolve with age (for better or worse), palates evolves, preferences change, and sometimes you just get a bad example! This section captures the ratings from each journal entry and the related journal photo. Below you’ll find an aggregate score based on every time the cigar has been journaled. Unless it was a gift or on-off smoke, this section will be updated every time I journal this cigar!
| Times Journaled | Base Rating | Burnable? | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4.88 | Signs point to yes (recommended) | 9.34 |
| Journaling Date | Cigar | Appearance | Draw | Burn | Flavors | Overall Experience | Burnable? | Base Rating | Final Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) - Robusto (4.88 x 50) | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Signs point to yes (recommended) | 4.75 | 9.17 | |
| 2026-07-03 | AG Cigars Alejandro Robaina Cubana (No. 4) - Robusto (4.88 x 50) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | Signs point to yes (recommended) | 5.00 | 9.50 |
Journaling Photos
The Flavor Wheel
| Category | Strength |
|---|---|
| Baking Spice | 2.00 |
| Pepper | 1.00 |
| Coffee / Espresso | 2.00 |
| Anise / Licorice | 0.00 |
| Sweet | 2.00 |
| Chocolate | 2.00 |
| Bready / Toasty | 0.50 |
| Woody / Charred | 3.00 |
| Grass / Hay | 0.00 |
| Earth | 2.00 |
| Leather | 1.00 |
| Floral / Aromatic | 0.00 |
| Fruity | 2.00 |
| Nutty | 1.00 |
| Salty / Mineral | 0.50 |
| Creamy | 2.00 |
| Musty / Barnyard | 0.50 |
| Bitter | 0.00 |
| Smooth | 3.00 |
| Harsh | 0.00 |
With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience. These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out. When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.
The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.
- 0: No flavor detected
- 1: Mild flavor
- 2: Medium flavor
- 3: Strong flavor
Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.
With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience. These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out. When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.
The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.
- 0: No flavor detected
- 1: Mild flavor
- 2: Medium flavor
- 3: Strong flavor
Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.
| Category | Strength |
|---|---|
| Baking Spice | 2.00 |
| Pepper | 1.00 |
| Coffee / Espresso | 2.00 |
| Anise / Licorice | 0.00 |
| Sweet | 2.00 |
| Chocolate | 2.00 |
| Bready / Toasty | 0.50 |
| Woody / Charred | 3.00 |
| Grass / Hay | 0.00 |
| Earth | 2.00 |
| Leather | 1.00 |
| Floral / Aromatic | 0.00 |
| Fruity | 2.00 |
| Nutty | 1.00 |
| Salty / Mineral | 0.50 |
| Creamy | 2.00 |
| Musty / Barnyard | 0.50 |
| Bitter | 0.00 |
| Smooth | 3.00 |
| Harsh | 0.00 |
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