Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva Robusto (5.0" x 50)
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Blend Details
Blend Composition
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Description
The Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva Robusto is a medium robusto measuring 5 × 50 from JRE Tobacco Co.'s Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva line. Its wrapper, binder and filler are all Honduran Pinareño, which makes it a Honduran puro built on a single tobacco variety. The line was created to mark Julio Eiroa's 85th birthday.
Wrapper and Blend
Most Aladino cigars are built around the Eiroa family's Corojo. This one uses Pinareño instead, a Cuban-seed tobacco brought to Honduras in 1960 by Tino Agurdin. Pinareño gives smaller yields than Corojo and is more prone to disease, so very little of it is grown.
Julio Eiroa spent several years raising Pinareño crops on the JRE farm before releasing a cigar made from it. The 85 Aniversario Reserva uses that leaf for the Honduran Pinareño wrapper, the binder and the filler, with nothing else in the blend.
Format and Size
The Robusto is 5 inches long with a 50 ring gauge, which works out to 50/64 of an inch, or about 0.78 inch across. It is the smaller of the line's two sizes. The Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva Toro measures 6 × 52, so the Robusto gives up an inch of length and two ring-gauge points while keeping the same blend.
Strength and Flavor Profile
This is a medium cigar. Its flavor notes are florals, chestnut, baker's spice, cedar, earth, cocoa, cashew and black pepper. Florals and chestnut come first, baker's spice and cedar follow, and earth, cocoa and a touch of black pepper round it out.
Line History and Production
The project began as a cigar for Julio Eiroa's 80th birthday. He kept working on the blend until he was satisfied with it, and the finished line debuted at the 2025 PCA trade show as the 85 Aniversario Reserva, in this Robusto and a Toro.
It is a regular production line, but JRE limits each retailer to four boxes of each size per month. Cigar Aficionado rated the line's Toro 93 points and ranked it No. 25 on its Top 25 Cigars of 2025.
Who It Suits
The Robusto suits Aladino smokers who want to try the family's tobacco outside of Corojo, and anyone curious about a variety that rarely appears on its own. Choose it over the Toro for the shorter smoke.
For coffee, it pairs with an Americano, cappuccino, medium roast Colombian, cortado or café con leche. For spirits, try bourbon, aged rum, Highland Scotch, cognac or añejo tequila. Keep it in a humidor at steady humidity until you are ready to smoke it.
- Factory: Fábrica de Puros Aladino, Honduras
- Packaging: yellow boxes of 20, with artwork of Julio Eiroa's Buick
- Release type: regular production, limited monthly allocation
Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva Robusto FAQs
What size is the Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva Robusto?
It measures 5 × 50: five inches long with a 50 ring gauge, about 0.78 inch in diameter.
Where is the Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva Robusto made?
It is made at Fábrica de Puros Aladino in Honduras by JRE Tobacco Co. The Pinareño tobacco in the blend is grown on the Eiroa family's farm, also in Honduras.
Is the 85 Aniversario Reserva a limited edition?
No. It is a regular production line, but supply is tight because retailers can order only four boxes of each size per month.
How is the Robusto different from the Toro?
Only in size. The Robusto is 5 × 50 and the Toro is 6 × 52. Both use the same all-Pinareño blend and both come in boxes of 20.
