It’s been a b
usy week so far, but that’s good. My cigar consumption is down by about 50% just because my afternoons are consumed by a job where they weren’t before! I’m not suffering any ill effects! I dug into another pack of cigars that CigarProp Kevin sent me, these were from Cigar Bundles of Miami, a retailer in, you guessed it, Miami. I’ll get to the others in the pack Sunday, but I started with the Tampa Blend Behike Maduro, a pigtailed 6″ x 56, which actually measured slightly longer than 6″ by my ruler. I don’t complain when they measure longer. This was a really nice looking cigar, and, according to the website, they retail around $8. I have no idea what the blend is, but the cigar was flavorful, what I expect from a Maduro cigar, tasty cocoa and coffee flavors with some sweetness. If I had to guess, I’d venture to say that the wrapper was San Andrés, but that would just be a guess. It was solidly medium and burned very well, was nicely constructed, and burned a solid two hours. I’d probably allow this to dry a bit if I were to smoke this again, but it was certainly a nice cigar. I am looking forward to smoking the rest of the cigars in this sampler.
I was going to smoke one of the other cigars in the sampler tonight, but one of my new coworkers threw me a curve ball. One of the guys who started the same day I did is a fellow cigar lover, and he said he smokes Diesels, so I gave him a Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask as it’s my favorite Diesel and he hadn’t heard of it. He didn’t understand that I give cigars and don’t expect reciprocity, and returned the gesture today with a Rocky Patel Edge Barrel Aged Toro, which is another one of his favorites. Of course, I appreciate the gesture, it’s always fun to trade cigars, and I hadn’t smoked this cigar, so I figured this would be tonight’s cigar. I can see this becoming a thing. I’m liking this new gig. This cigar might be a Cigars International Exclusive, as I know that this gentleman lives in the Lehigh Valley and frequents the downtown Bethlehem, PA store, and I don’t see it listed on the Rocky Patel website. The cigar was a 6″ x 52 toro, and has a Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. This was a good smoke, fairly heavy with a good load of spice. As I’ve mentioned many times before, nearly 30 years without a drink I have no frame of reference for any residual flavors that may be imparted by bourbon barrels, but the flavor of the cigar was good, rich, spicy and earthy. Again, it was on the stronger side and I liked it. Thanks to John for sharing this one with me, and I’m glad he enjoyed the Diesel!
I’m patiently awaiting my Smoke Inn Battle of the Bands sampler(s), go check out the competition and buy a sampler or two from tour favorite cigar media contestant! There might be something special happening here surrounding this coming soon! that’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
