Byron Elegantes Toro Extra

Byron Elegantes Toro Extra is the 6 1/8 x 55 toro extra of the Byron 21st Century line, released as a limited edition in a humidor of 25.

Byron is made by Selected Tobacco, the house of Nelson Alfonso, the Cuban artist credited with the Cohiba Behike branding, and the whole brand is rolled at Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal. Byron was founded in Havana in 1850, as the packaging reads, and named for the English poet Lord Byron, an avid cigar smoker; Cigar Aficionado traces it to Alfonso's own ancestors, and Byron says the family recovered the name in 1998. Byron says its cigars rest for years after rolling, against the roughly 60 days it calls typical. Cigar Coop describes the 19th, 20th and 21st Century lines as one for each century the brand was active, each paying homage to that century's Cuban cigars; this is the Serie Siglo XXI.

Our distributor, Cigar Coop, halfwheel and Cigar Aficionado list an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Dominican binder; Byron's own site gives a Peruvian binder for the Elegantes, Honorables and Aristócratas. Our distributor lists Peruvian and Nicaraguan filler. The boxes are black piano lacquer, and the cigars wear a black Byron script band over a blue “RESERVA” band.

The Elegantes is one of three sizes in the Byron Century Humidors, the limited editions Selected Tobacco released in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In the 2021 to 2023 editions, the Elegantes humidor was black lacquer. The 2021 and 2022 humidors were lined with French white oak, the 2021 release with embossed hinges, a temperature gauge, a hygrometer and a push-button closure; Cigar Coop and The Cigar Authority describe the 2023 humidors as African Oak. Cigar Coop reported that the 6 1/8 x 55 first came to the United States in 2016 as 200 humidified cabinets of 25; before that it was sold only in Byron's Century Selection Humitube pack. Cigar Coop scored it 92 in January 2018, rating it medium in strength and body, with natural tobacco, nougat, fruit, cedar and baker's spice. Byron rates it medium.

• Size: 6 1/8 x 55 Toro Extra
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian
• Binder: Dominican
• Filler: Peruvian and Nicaraguan
• Strength: Medium
• Origin: Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
• Box: 25 cigars in a limited-edition humidor

Offered by the single, the five-pack or the humidor of 25.

Elegantes Toro Extra FAQ

What does Byron 21st Century taste like? Byron has not published tasting notes. Cigar Coop found natural tobacco, nougat, fruit, cedar and baker's spice in the Elegantes, and Cigar Aficionado found cinnamon spice, toast, cappuccino and a hint of rye in the Honorables.

How limited is the Byron Elegantes humidor? Selected Tobacco released the Century Humidors as limited editions in 2021, 2022 and 2023. halfwheel counted 200 humidors per size in 2022 and 300 in 2023. We have not confirmed the vintage or edition size of the current humidors; call the shop and we will tell you what is on hand.

Where is Byron made? At Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica, where Selected Tobacco rolls the whole Byron brand. United Cigars distributes it in the United States.

Where can I buy the Elegantes Toro Extra in Yuma, Arizona? In the walk-in humidor at Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave in Yuma, or right here online. Call 928-276-3500 to ask what is on the shelf today.

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Brand

Byron

Line

Byron 21st Century

Vitola

Toro Extra

Length

6 1/8 inches

Ring gauge

55

Wrapper

Ecuadorian

Binder

Dominican

Filler

Peruvian and Nicaraguan

Strength

Medium

Country of origin

Costa Rica

Factory

Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica

Format

Single, 5-Pack, Humidor of 25

Box count

25

Tasting notes

Nougat, fruit, cedar and baker's spice (Cigar Coop)

Ships from

Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, Yuma, Arizona