The Lonsdale is one of my favorite parejos. Tonight’s selection is from Warped Cigars, one of the pre-eminent boutique cigar brands. This specimen has a beautiful medium brown wrapper with a couple of veins showing. The foot has aromas of fruit and honey. Tonight’s beverage is a 903 Java the Hutt rye/coffee stout. The cold draw is a bit tight.

Initially strong, the flavor profile has coffee notes with a cherry sweetness. The retohale is smooth with a light dusting of white pepper. The burn is mostly even. The coffee notes in the ale are medium and complement the coffee in the flavor profile. A very good pairing.
In the first third, the flavor profile continues to have coffee and cherry notes with a loamy base. The retohale loses some but not all of the pepper notes. The ash is mottled grey and fairly solid. The burn is diagonal, almost to the point of canoeing.

This cigar has a dark, oily wrapper. There is an aroma of sweet, rich tobacco from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Yuengling Lager.

This is a very attractive cigar with a smooth Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The foot has aromas of very dark cocoa. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a pour of Corralejo Reposado Tequila with a Topo Chico back.

This is a very smooth medium colored cigars with a very smooth wrapper. There are very light tobacco notes in the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Shiner Bock.

This cigar has a very smooth dark wrapper. The aromas from the foot are earthy. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Yuengling Black and Tan.

This cigar has a rustic dark wrapper. The foot has light aromas of toasted tobacco. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Chocolate Doberge Cake Stout.

The initial flavors are medium bodied and earthy with some sweetness. The retohale starts very light and smooth. The ash is light grey and looks solid. The burn is even.

This cigar has a six-sided box press with a medium dark wrapper that is very smooth and somewhat oily. Only very light tobacco aromas are in the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Shiner Bock, a safe pairing for any smoke.

The initial smoke is very smooth and rich. The flavor profile is medium bodied and tobacco forward. The ash is mottled grey. The burn is even.
In the first third the flavor profile takes on a loamy sweetness with hints of coffee and cocoa. The retohale remains smooth and full. The ash looks fairly solid and taps off in a solid chunk leaving a sharp cone. The burn begins to be diagonal.

This is a very dark cigar with a long pigtail wrapped around it, and a cap was applied over the top bit of the tail. The aromas from the foot are earthy and rich. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Parade Ground Coffee Porter.

The initial flavor profile is medium bodied and earthy. The retohale is smooth with light pepper notes. The ash is mottled grey and looks solid. The burn is even.

This is a nice looking cigar with a very smooth medium brown wrapper. It has very light aromas of earthiness. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Yuengling Black and Tan.

The initial flavors are medium and smooth with deep earthy notes. The retohale has light to medium white pepper notes. The ash is mottled grey and looks less than solid. The burn is very even.

This is a very attractive cigar with a smooth Connecticut wrapper. There are medium rich aromas from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Shiner Bock.

The initial flavors are medium with earthy cedar. The retohale is a smooth medium with a light white pepper note. The ash is mottled grey and looks solid. The burn is very even.

This is a very attractive cigar with a smooth medium dark wrapper. The cold draw is a bit tight. There are very rich aromas of toasted tobacco from the foot. Today’s beverage is a Guinness Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Stout.

The initial flavors are earthy and a bit sweet. The retrohale is very smooth. This is a medium bodied smoke with a slightly tight draw. The ash is mottled grey and the burn is even.

This is a beautiful dark smooth wrapper Lancero. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Diplomatico Reserva Exclusivo.

The initial flavors are medium to full bodied with excellent strong smoke. There is a little sweetness at the bottom of the flavor profile. The ash is mottled grey and fairly solid looking and the burn is even.

This is a nice looking corojo with a very smooth medium wrapper. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a pour of Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva.

The initial flavors are surprisingly smooth with none of the characteristic char of a freshly lit cigar. The profile is medium bodied and smooth with a light sweetness. The rum is a good pairing. The ash is light grey and mostly solid and the burn is even.

This cigar has a very smooth dark wrapper. Aromas from the foot are light. The cold draw is a bit tight. Tonight’s beverage is a Founders Dirty Bastard ale.

The initial flavors are medium bodied with a light sweetness and good toasted tobacco flavors. The ash looks solid and the burn is even.

This cigar has a fairly rugged dark wrapper. The Morphine blend is released in limited quantities annually and every year’s is a bit different. There are cocoa notes in the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a 2020 Eclipse Barrel Aged Imperial Stout.

The initial flavors are full bodied. Toasty tobacco with an undercurrent of cocoa. The ale is pairing very good. The ash looks a bit messy and is beginning to split. The burn is perfect.

This cigar has a smooth dark wrapper. Aromas from the foot suggest earthy and cocoa notes. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a (512) Pecan Porter.

Initial flavors are full bodied earthy with cocoa. The retohale is smooth and the smoke is thick. The ash is mottled grey and a bit flaky. The burn is even.

This cigar has a very smooth medium brown wrapper. There are light aromas from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is an Oak Highlands Brewery Vanilla Porter.

The initial flavors are medium bodied and nutty. The retohale has a strong black pepper note. The ash is light grey and the burn is even.

This cigar has a somewhat veiny medium dark wrapper. The aromas from the foot are very light. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a (512) Brewing Pecan Porter.

The initial flavor is rich earthy tobacco. The retohale is very smooth with a light touch of white pepper. The ash is firm and the burn is perfect.

Nice looking short robusto with a smooth wrapper. Cocoa notes are detected in the foot. The cold draw is perfect. This morning’s beverage is a French press of Twin Engine Cigar Blend Coffee.

The cigar is initially strong and spicy with medium to heavy black pepper in the retohale. There is some cocoa lurking under the full bodied tobacco notes. The burn is even and the ash looks fairly solid.

This Lancero has a very smooth medium dark wrapper. The foot has roasted nut aromas. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a (512) Brewing Pecan Porter.

The initial flavor profile is sweet and nutty over an earthy base. The ash is mottled grey and looks solid. The burn is perfect.

This is a very nice looking box pressed cigar with a smooth dark wrapper. Aromas of cocoa are in the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a glass of 19 Crimes Cali Red.

The initial draws are full bodied, like many dark cigars from Nicaragua. The retohale is very smooth with just a touch of black pepper. The ash is mottled grey and looks less than solid. The burn is a bit off, but I used my AB tabletop, so I think it will even out.

This is a very attractive cigar with a medium brown, smooth wrapper. The aromas from the foot are almost seafood tinged. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a 903 Sherman Bock.

The initial flavors of this medium to full bodied cigar are tobacco and gingerbread. The ash is mottled grey and the burn is even.

This cigar has a medium dark toothy wrapper with some veins. The aroma from the foot suggests cocoa. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Tupps Brewing Full Grown Man-Child.

The initial flavors are lightly bitter with just a hint of cocoa in the background. The retohale is smooth and medium. The ash looks solid and the burn is even.