Cigar of the Week - Quesada Serie Limitada 35th Anniversary
Origin : Dominican Republic
Format : Toro
Size : 6 x 49
Wrapper : Equadorian Arapiraca
Filler : Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Binder : Cuban seed, Criollo-98 (DR)
In June 1974, Manuel Quesada, his brother Alvaro and their father, Manuel Sr., opened a cigar factory called Manufactura de Tabacos S.A. (Matasa) in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The Quesada family had worked with tobacco since the late 1800s in Cuba, but this was its first venture into cigar making. At the time, Dominican cigars were virtually unknown in the cigar world, but Matasa grew from making thousands of cigars a year to millions, thanks to the popularity of house brands such as Fonseca and Cubita, as well as a host of brands made under contract for other companies importing cigars to the United States.
LA GLORIA CUBANA MEDAILLE D'OR NO.4
Global economic woes and the worldwide spread of smoking bans are taking their toll on Cuba's famous cigar industry, with the just-completed harvest of the country's finest tobacco down 14 percent over 2009, local media said on Monday.
What else have you been smokin' Dale?-
Gran Habano Corojo #5 Robusto -
Perdomo Grand Cru Double Corona -
A. Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown -
Oliva Serie V Lancero -
La Reloba Torpedo -
Vegas Cubanas by DPG Toro -
What else have you been smokin' Bob? -
Arturo Fuente Anejo from 2009 - how luck was i to find an Anejo from last year in the bottom of my humidor. Full of tangy spices and a savory meety flavor this cigar is worthy of an expedition to track them down when they appear each year. But, you will want to save each one for at least a year before setting them ablaze. The extra year allows the flavors to really come together and round out. The 'fresh' Anejo is a good cigar, but an Anejo with one or more years on it is even better.
Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R - new sizes would most likely be on display at the upcoming IPCPR trade show in August. He said the new sizes would likely be quite fat.
Fuente launched the line in December as a trio made with old Ecuadoran Sumatra wrappers, grown by the Olivas in Tampa, Florida. Fuente said the leaves were eight to 10 years old.
"We set those wrappers aside when we first created the [Arturo Fuente] Sun Grown line," he said. These wrappers are not only old, but are from much lower on the plant, the second and third primings, than the traditional primings that he has used in the past.
The three original sizes are Vitola Fifty-Two, which measures five inches by 52 ring gauge, Vitola Fifty-Four, 6 1/4 inches long by 54 ring, and Vitola Fifty-Six, 5 5/8 by 56.
Ernesto Carillo Short Run and INAUGURAL
Whats My Band - #925 suggested by Adam Haught - CAO Brazillia Samba
Bob-Unbanded
Dark slightly dusty flavors, heavy smoke and a deliberate draw that got better as I smoked it. The cigar was very well made and burned well. This cigar needed more age although the experience was not unpleasant. But the flavors were a little harsh. Overall the cigar was too heavy and lacked excitement
