For those who haven’t been following this particular cigar industry soap opera, let me set the scene for you. First, as the card included in this five cigar sampler explains, these are five Sobremesa Brulee toros. Soon after they came out there were allegations that they were sweet capped, much like a Baccarat, or many of the Acid cigars. This was flatly denied, and explained away as a natural sweetness in the Connecticut shade wrapper. I smoked an early version of the Brulee and never got the saccharine sweetness that I associate with a sweetened cap. If you go back to my very last podcast episode, Steve talks about the Brulee, I think it’s pretty interesting. So Steve was bored during the COVID pandemic, he decided to have some fun and put together this Brulee sampler and mess everyone with the whole sweet vs. not debate.… Continue reading
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Byron 19th Century, Undercrown ShadyXX and Micallef Grande Bold Sumatra Cigars
I smoked a bunch of great cigars on my birthday weekend. After the Padron and the Unicorn on Saturday, I had to step down gradually! Sunday afternoon I selected a Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas that had spent a few years in the humidor. This cigar was a gift from David Garofalo at an IPCPR show a few years back, it had to have been 2017, as that was the last show I attended. This cigar was 6″ x 56 and I don’t believe it’s even available any more. It’s listed as a 2013 limited edition, and the blend is undisclosed. I know that it’s made in Costa Rica under the supervision of Nelson Alphonso.… Continue reading
A Couple More Cigar Bundles of Miami Cigars, a Padron 1926 and a Unicorn
In the later part of the week I smoked a few more cigars from Cigar Bundles of Miami, both from the Tampa Blend line. The first was the Candela. I approach all candela cigars with some curiosity, they can go one of several ways, they can be quite good, mild to the point of flavorless, or grassy to the point of being nasty. I really enjoyed this one. It was flavorful, not overly grassy, but refreshing, which is a characteristic I look for in a good candela cigar, and medium bodied. It was a pleasure to smoke, something I’d keep on hand for a change of pace, or a nice cigar for a hot day, which it was the day I smoked this one. I think these are around $20 for a fiver, so they are quite reasonable. I think this is a great value, and definitely worthwhile if your curious about candelas, or like them and want some good ones to add to your rotation. This one was a 6″ x 50 toro.… Continue reading
Cigar Bundles of Miami Tampa Behike Maduro and Rocky Patel Edge Barrel Aged Cigars
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.… Continue reading
A Liga Privada Serie Unico “A” and Some JRE Aladino Cigars
Friday wrapped up my first week at the new job, and I felt like it was a success, and my boss expressed his satisfaction, so it seems like it’s going to be a good gig. As I often do, I rummaged through the humidors looking for a cigar, and I wanted something befitting the occasion, but not only did I want something to celebrate the end of the work week (by the way, this is the first time since April of 2018 that I’ve worked Monday to Friday, 8-4:30, like a regular person!), but I also wanted something that would get me fairly deep into game 6 of the Flyers, possibly clinching, playoff game.… Continue reading
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