I picked this cigar up from the La Farona shop in Ybor City last fall when we visited Tampa. It has a nice smooth Habano wrapper. The cold draw is perfect.

I picked this cigar up from the La Farona shop in Ybor City last fall when we visited Tampa. It has a nice smooth Habano wrapper. The cold draw is perfect.
This is a very good looking cigar with a medium brown wrapper. Aromas from the foot and wrapper are nutty and earthy. The cold draw is perfect.
Initial flavors are earth and flint, although I think the flint is fading. The ash looks fairly solid and the burn is mostly even.
Continue reading Carolina Blue HabanoThis is a very good looking Corona with a smooth and slightly oily wrapper. Aromas from the foot are earth and wood. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a 3 oz pour of Woodford Reserve.
The initial flavors are wood over an earthy base. The early retohale is peppery. The ash is light grey and looks solid. The burn is even.
Continue reading Southern Draw Peccadilloes medium wrapperThis is a very well constructed looking cigar with rich tobacco and coffee notes from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Goose Island Bourbon County Stout.
Nicely wrapped Habano with smooth lines and a cap that clips off perfectly to reveal a perfect cold draw.
A very nicely wrapped barber pole cigar. Very light aromas. The cold draw is perfect.
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Continue reading Drew Estate Launches ACID 20 Connecticut ToroThis is a hard box-pressed cigar with a very attractive wrapper. Some notes of earth and cedar are present in the foot. The cold draw is perfect.
This is a very nice looking cigar with a medium brown wrapper. It has light fruit notes from the foot. The cold draw is perfect.
Initial flavors are light with earthy and light fruit notes. The ash is light grey and looks solid. The burn is even.
This is the first Las Calaveras to feature an Oscuro wrapper, which is a bit on the rugged side of smooth. The foot has leathery aromas. The cold draw is perfect with earthy flavors. Tonight’s beverage is a Viva Los Muertos, a black Mexican lager with light spicy notes.
This is a very good looking double wrapper (barberpole with dark and medium color components) cigar. The cold draw has light earthy flavors and is perfect.
This cigar from Miami Cigar Co. has a nice smooth Cameroon wrapper. The wrapper has pleasant earthy aromas. The cold draw is perfect.
This cigar has a nice dark brown smooth box pressed wrapper. Aromas from the foot are well-aged tobacco with a slight spiciness. The cold draw is perfect.
This cigar has a medium dark wrapper that only shows a couple of veins. It is smooth and slightly oily. The foot has light earthy notes. The cold draw is perfect.
Initially there is an oaken wood note over an earthy base in what looks to be a medium bodied cigar. The smoke is moderately thick. The burn starts clean.
This is one of the new series of cigars from Steve Saka blending select pipe tobaccos with Nicaraguan filler. It has a Grade A Ecuador Habano wrapper over a San Andreas Negro binder. The pipe tobaccos are Bright and Red Virginia leaf with St. James Parish Perique. The wrapper is smooth with some light veins. The aromas from the foot are light with some spicy notes. The cold draw is perfect.