This is the second of a three part series on the Boneshaker line of cigars from JR Cigars. This time I went through the Boneshaker Full Body Cast range, which is offerent in the same sizes as the regular Boneshaker line, a 6″ x 60 War Hammer, a 6″ x 54 Maul, a 4½ x 60 Mace and the
5″ x 56 Morning Star. This line has an Ecuadorian wrapper, a Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and filler tobaccos from Nicaragua. I smoked them in the same order as I did last week, starting with the War Hammer. This is a 6″ x 60 Gordo. The sizes are all named after medieval weapons, perhaps because the cigars are powerful, which I suppose they are. The cigar starts with a strong pepper and some sweetness, which continues throughout. Good burn and draw, nice cigar.
Next was the Boneshaker Full Body Cast Maul. This is the 6″ x 54 toro, me favorite size cigar. I have a Maul I use to split wood, although I don’t have a fireplace any more, and don’t cut down any trees. Mainly I use it in place of a sledge hammer these days. This cigar might have been a little more straight forward than the gordo, but not much. I didn’t really note any difference, starts with a strong pepper and the Habano wrapper over the broadleaf binder gives it some sweetness. Good smoke. These all come out of the NACSA factory in Esteli.
Saturday afternoon we had my daughter and her family visiting, so I did something I normally wouldn’t do, and smoked the Mace and the Morning Star back to back after they had left. I wouldn’t ever do this if 
I were evaluating different cigars, but I figured it would be OK with the same blend in different sizes. I started with the Mace, the 4½ x 60. One might call this a Nub, but that’s a brand, so is it a petitt gordo? Gordo minor? I have to say that it’s not a bad size for a cigar. Sometimes one needs a four or four and a half inch cigar, and 60 seems to be the new 50. Nothing overly different in the flavor profile. I was watching hockey on the porch, so I followed the Mace with the Morning Star. When I first looked at the size names I thought Morning Star seemed out of place, then I did a little research and see that it fits in with the rest. A Morning Star is a mace with a spiky ball, a pretty nasty looking weapon. This is a 5 x 56 torpedo. Same profile, slightly different experience because of the shape. One interesting thing, not sure if it’s coincidental or not, but the last few nights after having smoked this line, I had some really weird dreams. Maybe these have more nicotine than I think? I didn’t have trouble falling asleep, except for after waking from the dreams and lying awake thinking WTF? These are good smokes if you like them strong. Personally I liked the regular line more, and I look forward to trying the Boneyard line extension next.
As with last week, the links included in this are affiliate links. With the exception of one person making a large buy, I’m not getting much action from them. If you happen to buy from JR Cigars or Cigars.com, I could use a couple more dollars to buy cigars and you might get a discount! If you celebrate, Happy Easter. I hope all your dried out cigars can be rehumidified and come back to life. That’s all for today, until the next time.
CigarCraig
