Here’s a throwback cigar for you. Back around 2011, I guess, Viaje Cigars came out with the Fifty Fifty, and it may have been one of the first cigars that brought the brand some recognition. This was supposed to have two distinctly blended cigars meshed together, as I remember it. It was a bit of a gimmick. At the time, I would have liked to have tried the cigar, but it wasn’t available around anywhere, and I wasn’t one to chance stuff like that down, nor was I spending the kind of cash they were asking for it. Times have changed some, I still don’t chase, but I don’t mind spending a little more on cigars now days. I picked this one up from Scotty’s Cigars recently, they seem to have some interesting cigars in their shop, as long as you get them on the phone. So I smoked this cigar this week, and, judging by the fact that I can still taste and smell stuff, I don’t think I have Covid.
The No. 3 is a 7” x 47 Churchill with a pigtail cap, and may have had a slight arc. Otherwise, for what might have been a nearly decade old cigar, was very nice looking. There was one minor wrapper tear, which had no effect on the smokability. The cigar is a Nicaraguan Puro with a Criollo wrapper. The first half was a little nutty with some cocoa. It was pretty mellow, but very nice, overall. Smoking a cigar like this prints expectations, so I was looking for a change at the three inch mark or so, Son-of-a-gun if I didn’t get a strong floral flavor at about three and a half inches, which complimented the cocoa nicely. This was a really interesting cigar, which I’m glad that I finally got the chance to smoke! I haven’t gotten to smoke many Viaje cigars, they all seem to be small batch, limited releases that I’m not willing to hunt down, so I don’t worry about them much. This one I remember being fascinated by and when I found it at Scotty’s I made sure to grab it. It was quite cool, and the second cigar this week to hit me with a floral change, which is definitely unique for me.
That’s all for today. I know it’s an unusual Sunday post, but I find myself with a toothache which is making me miserable, and a pending snowstorm which is messing with my migraines. I kinda just want to go back to bed! Be careful out there, until the next time,
CigarCraig
