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Black Label Black Label Trading Company Salvation has a Honduran binder, Nicaraguan filler and a smooth, oily dark brown Ecuadoran Sun Grown Habano wrapper with almost invisible seams and veins.…

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Gran Habano George Rico American Puro is crafted from a combination of American tobacco using Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Kentucky filler, a Connecticut binder, and a caramel tan Connecticut Habano wrapper…

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Scotch Pairings?

Recently enjoyed the bourbon pairings article and found it quite useful. Any suggestion on how to pair various Scotch varieties such as Highland or Islay with cigars?

Thanks!

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Happy National Vodka Day. I’m pairing my vodka with an Arturo Fuente Hemingway. It’s not so strong that it kicks the 💩 out of the vodka but has enough spice…

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Black Label Trading Company Santa Muerte uses small batch Dominican, Nicaraguan and Mexican San Andres filler, an Ecuador Habano binder, and an oily dark brown Ecuador Habano wrapper.

From my research,…

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Boneshake Mace features a Nicaraguan binder and filler and covered in an oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The skull & bones black and white logo and band says it all. It’s…

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It has been awhile since I lit up a La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor – a box-pressed Nicaraguan with a medium brown Mexican San Andres wrapper with tight seams…

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I have never been a big fan of Gran Habano, but I found one with some interesting tobacco that piqued my curousity. Gran Habano Azteca is made of Nicaraguan &…

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CAO Flathead Steel Horse features Nicaraguan, Dominican and Honduran fillers, a Brazilian Arapiraca binder, and a brown, slightly oily Connecticut Habano wrapper. The band is an olive grey metallic hue…

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Luciano Mas Igneus Excellente was supposedly blended to pair with a Spanish red wine. Mas Igneus translates roughly to House of Ignition. Enough back story. The cigar includes Nicaraguan filler,…

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EP Carrillo Allegiance Sidekick is a med-full body, medium strength box pressed robust with a toothy, dark brown Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper. It has my attention already.

Flavor profile: Pepper, cedar, some…

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An old favorite is gifted during a Thursday night conclave. This Nicaraguan A.J. needs to get back in rotation. Forgot how good this stick is. Cedar, earthy leather, roasted mixed…

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Olmec Claro

Smoked: Olmec Claro

Olmec Claro is a box-pressed toro available in two wrappers – San Andres maduro and claro. I chose the claro based on accolades on the cigar from friends and my…

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Happy National Rum Day. I am celebrating with a Plasencia 151 and Santa Theresa rum. The 151 starts with a little pepper then quickly moves to caramel and a bit…

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Rojas Statement Maduro Lancero measires 7 X 38 with a Mexican San Andres wrapper. It’s the creation of Noel Rojas, who has worked with many boutique cigar makers for years.

Oak,…

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Hold Fast maduro

Been looking for over a year for this stick. Found at a local store yesterday.

Good taste, nice even burn.

Only downside to me was it’s a box press. Just not a…

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Ozgener Family Maracana Robusto is a box pressed 5 x 52 using Honduran and Nicaraguan filler and covered in a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper.

The band is gold on green with the…

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Crowned Heads La Careme Hermoso No. 1 is a slightly box-oressed toro with Nicaraguan filler, an Ecuador Sumata binder and covered in a dark oily toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. It’s…

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Graycliff Profesionale PGX is about as multi-national as it gets. The filler tobacco is from Nicaragua, Honduras and Brazil. The binder is Sumatran. On the high end sticks, Graycliff claims…

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Micallef Green Gran Toro is recemt edition to the Micallef color series. It’s made with aged Nicaraguan filler, a Mexican San Andres Negro binder and covered in a rosado-hued brown…

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Illusione HL Maduro Lancero – a 7 and a half by 40 stick made of Nicaraguan filler, a Nicaraguan binder, and covered in a San Andres Negro Maduro wrapper. Pairing…

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Liga Privada No. 9 is held in high esteem at the top end of the Drew Estate cigar catalog. Liga Privada *roughly translates to Private Blend and it is in…

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New Riff High Note is an aged bourbon with heat that defies its proof. Slight extra sweetness and a lot of burn.

Macanudo Inspirado White’s wrapper is a light tan colored…

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Caldwell 22 Minutes To Midnight San Andres Corona Extra features Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco covered in a dark chocolate brown San Andres wrapper between smooth and very light sandpaper texture…

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Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo is a 4.5 made of Nicaraguan filler and binder aged 3 years and covered in an oily, smooth dark corojo wrapper. The primary band…

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