Cigar of the Week - La Aurora Guillermo Leon
Nosotros Cigar Brand Discontinued
Whats Hot,Whats Not,Whats Next - this week Liz talked with John from Little Taste of Cuba.
Dark Side - SAN CRISTOBAL MURALLA 7x54 Considered a niche product by Habanos, SA,
What else have you been smokin' Dale?-
San Lotano Maduro Toro - from TBOTLCH
Master by Carlos Torano -
PDR 1878 Cubano Especial -
Fonseca Cubano Limitado -
What else you been smokin' - Bob
13th Floor Robusto - Lets just say this is an interesting cigar with some unusual flavors and great construction.
Don Kiki Brown and Green - Not something I wold have normally picked up to smoke as they do not resonate with me, well they didn't before now. These are relaly a well made cigar with smooth flavors of tobacco, very slight spice and a light savoryness that made for a very pleasant smoke.
Di Fazio Red Label - Honduran Puro
La Aurora 107 Robusto
Tatuaje la verite - Thanks to Tobacconist University for providing me with this fine cigar to review. 2008for TU
I was fortunate to see these cigars while still n the ageing room at My Father Cigars in Estelli. Pete was like a proud Papa when showed us the shelves full of these beautiful sticks. For those of you that may not know, the la Verite is a special project of Pete Johnson and Pepin Garcia to produce a cigar containing only tobacco from a single year and a single vega. Something that has not been done or even considered in the cigar business before now. When the project was first announced it caused a wave of discussion amongst cigar enthusiasts, not for its proposed recipe but for its proposed sales methodology. Pete had intended to sell futures in the cigar much like is done with wines. In the wine business it is common for certain vintages to be 'pre-sold' prior to being tasted outsie of the vineyard. This is in essence a speculation on the final quality of the product with the hope that the investor will will realize financial gain by buying in early at a discount and that the final street price will be higher. It was a revolutionary concept for the cigar industry and unfortunatley for Pete and Pepin, it was not well received by enough of the consumer market to be a success. Nonetheless, the cigars were being produced anyway and now they are available to the public.
Very nice body and tobacco flavors
Very pepper with a grass undertone. Mettalluc retrohale. Very nice clean burn. But the pepper was the dominant flavor. Pepper is easy to identify once you learn to recognize the sharpness on the efges of your tongue and the back of your jaw.
production of 20,00 cigars, 400 boxes of 25 and 1000 boxes of 10.
One thing I really enjoyed was the aroma of this smoke. It was beautiful through the nose, intensifying the flavor without being overpowering. The entire smoke was consistently smooth. There was a bit of a dry finish but nothing harsh or unpleasant to me. Cedar was especially prominent at the beginning of the smoke, but more complexity with earth built in nicely as the smoke continued.
This is not a powerhouse, but a medium bodied smoke with some lovely characteristics. At $20 a stick it isn’t a daily smoke, but one for special occasions. As they are from a single crop and vintage, they are limited. I think this will be a nice addition to the Tatuaje line.
Unbanded - J Fuego Natrual
