Wrapper • Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade & Nicaraguan Maduro. Binder • Honduran. Filler • Honduran & Dominican. 6×50 Toro The only barber Pole in the OGT humidor- there is a reason for this; many barber poles are prone to burn awful or are flavorless. This one, however, normally has a better burning, better smoke, better taste. […]
I apologize; as much as I wish this was a review, it is not. The cigar in question, the Cigabon by Jochy Blanco, arrives next week. As I have told our regulars, I play fair, and I won’t try it until our official tasting night. However, it doesn’t mean I can speak on it. Jochy […]
Wrapper • Ecuador Habano. Binder • Cameroon . Filler • Nicaraguan. 6.5×52 Diademas (Figurado) This cigar is beautifully shaped, I believe it’s what he calls a Diademas. Tapered at both ends, it’s striking, to say the least. The wrapper is a medium, earthy brown, with faint, but visible veins. This is a Habano wrapper, which […]
Wrapper • Ecuadorian Corojo. Binder • Honduran. Filler • Nicaraguan. 6×60 Super Gordo At first sight, this 6×60 gargantuan offers a splendid shade of medium earthy brown. Its veins are visible, covered in a sprinkling of toothy bumps up and down the wrapper. The leaf that dresses this cigar is Cojo grown in Ecuador. The […]