Xurvivor Cigars is based in Ybor City in Florida and has been an advertiser here on CigarCraig.com for a couple of years, and I’ve featured their cigars before, but I came across a few in the humidor and figured a redux was in order. Ybor City had come up in conversation recently, and it had slipped my mind that Xurvivor was making cigars there. The Xurivor Americano 2018 has a Maduro wrapper from Nicaragua, with a binder from Ecuador, and a Nicaragua & Dominican filler blend. It’s available in one size, a 6″ x 52 toro. Their website store appears to be under construction, but I recall these being in the $10 range. I found this to be on the medium to full-bodied side, with a nice, balanced flavor, on the savory side, with very little sweetness. The construction was excellent, it burned perfectly. It was a nice companion on a cold winter evening.
Before Xurvivor Cigars was Xurvivor Cigars, they were called Galano Cigars, and were also made in Ybor City, but in the end of 2017 they underwent a complete rebranding to become Xurvivor. Tonight I smoked a Galano Primero from early 2017. This was a limited release, and had a hefty price tag, I think they ran around $25ish, it considering they only made 2500 of these and they were made in the US, I suppose that’s justifiable. This cigar is a 6 1/2″ x 52 with a pigtail cap, and a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper, which, as I noted when I wrote about his almost two years ago, is fairly rustic and not particularly pretty. However, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and PA Broadleaf is a personal favorite wrapper variety. Like the Americano, construction was perfect, the burn and draw were exactly what one expects of a cigar of this price (to be honest, it’s what I expect of any cigar, but I’m often disappointed). The cigar has some strength, and the flavor has some savory and sour notes, in a good way, like the Americano, but there’s a sweet spice too.
Keep an eye on the website for when the store comes on-line, perhaps Joshua Candamo, the president of the company, will chime in with an update. That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
