Saturday while I was at the cigar shop I picked up a few of Ventura Cigar Company’s Archetype cigars, specifically the Axis Mundi in Toro and Robusto. I had smoked this in the corona size last year and really enjoyed it, and commented that I wanted to try it in larger sizes. It takes me a while to get around to things sometimes. The Archetype Axis Mundi has a Habano Ecuador Maduro wrapper, Indonesian Sumatra binder and Nicaraguan Habano filler and it’s made at Gran Fabrica Drew Estate. I really enjoyed the toro, it had similar sweet dried fruit and savory flavors. I smoked the robusto tonight, but I lit it after the first cigar wasn’t satisfying me, and it didn’t do it justice having whatever little flavor the previous cigar left behind. I hate it when that happens. The toro was great though, I really enjoyed it. I also smoked the Archetype Strange Passage in the robusto size and it was very good, although quite different, even though it has an Ecuador Habano wrapper too. I’m a fan of quite a few of the Ventura offerings, and look forward to trying more of the Archetype lines.
Speaking of Drew Estate, they announced dates for their Barnsmoker events, and added a Pennsylvania Barnsmoker in Lancaster County, PA. I believe it sold out already, but I happen to know one person who has an extra ticket for sale. If anyone is interested, drop me a note and I’ll put you in touch with him. They teased a new blend featuring PA Broadleaf that I look forward to trying. If you go, look me up. Also, if you want to find events local to you, check out Cigar Planner. I heard about this site on the Cigar Hacks Podcast.
That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
Hi CigarCraig; would you happen to know if that ticket for the Lancaster Barn Smoker event is still available?
I believe it’s been spoken for, sorry.
Bummer, thanks for the quick reply!