On Friday Son’s Cigars hosted the Bass Reeves launch party with Juan and Kevin from Protocol Cigars in attendance. I was busy with the 1st and 15th podcast recording so it wasn’t until about 9 o’clock when I rolled in, 
which is pretty late for me. I admit I had to talk myself into leaving the house that late! I didn’t want to miss hanging out with these dudes though, and I had been looking forward to trying these cigars. I got there and lit up the Bass Reeves Maduro. Both cigars are 6″ x 52 toros, and both are made in AJ Fernandez’ San Lotano factory via Espinosa. All the specifics can be found in the press release which I posted back in June (here). The maduro has a dark, Nicaraguan Habano and has some hints of licorice here and there. It was a nice, medium bodied cigar, at least that was my thought, but I had smoked a Todos las Dias Thick Lonsdale earlier, and they are “mas fuerte”. It had loads of flavor as was quite satisfying. It smoked for a good hour and 45 minutes, or until closing time, which was way past my bedtime. As one would expect from a Protocol event, it was low key and mellow, a fine evening of civilized conversation. I’m glad I talked myself into going.
Naturally, I had to smoke the Ecuador Sumatra wrapped version yesterday. I dig Sumatra, but they can vary widely from growing region to growing region, I find. This was a good looking cigar, with a ruddy brown wrapper. Flavorwise this, to me, was on the earthy, leathery side with a little spice. It lacked the sweetness I expect in the Sumatras I enjoy the most. It was still a good cigar, the construction was spot on, as was the maduro. So far that has been the case with the cigars I’ve smoked from that factory (Espinosa has the Murcialago made there as well as some of the 601s and the Laranja Reserva Azulejo). The Sumatra was good, but my palate prefers the maduro in this case. I can see where I’m going to go back and pick up the others in the Lawman series and give them a try. I should have grabbed them all Friday, but I was in a hurry to get a cigar lit and just went right for the Bass Reeves. I’m sure I’ll be back to Son’s soon, they have them all!
Check out the 1st and 15th Podcast where I don’t think I made too big a fool of myself (the competition was fierce!) in places where one finds podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or embedded at https://www.comedycigarsmusic.com/. I think we had a different approach to talking about the CA top 25, but this particular group has a different approach to most discussions! It was actually pretty tame. That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
