I bought this one just the other day at the Grapevine Cigar shop just because I was in the area. I lit it up and smoked half of it right away. It was quite good, tasteful with a flavor that I really didn’t recognize, plenty of smoke and a good draw. I picked up the […] Read more »
Indian Tabac, Natural
Indian Tabac Super Fuerte cigars offer a rich, complex-tasting, box-pressed edition with a nutty flavor, extraordinary balance, and no bite. I didn’t taste anything specific in this cigar. The flavor was good, but I couldn’t really place it. Perhaps it was nutty, I didn’t taste it all that well. But I do like the smoke […] Read more »
Gurkha Black Puro, Toro
This was a fantastic smoke. Crafted from aged Cuban-seed long-fillers from the Dominican Republic’s Cibao Valley and cloaked by a chewy, 5-year-old wrapper leaf. A solid, slow burning, medium to full-bodied cigar layered with bold but subdued flavors. I tasted hints of chocolate and coffee with this cigar. The draw was perfect, but it didn’t […] Read more »
Gurkha Grand Envoy Toro
This is the 2nd Grand Envoy I have smoked. In this cigar I tasted a “nutty” flavor, perhaps almond or cashew. The cigar smoked very evenly and stayed lit all the way down to the nub. The ash was very white, much lighter than the Nepalese Warrior that I smoked previously. I have a couple […] Read more »
Gurkha Nepalese Warrior, Toro
This post will be the first of a new style of writing. I read an article about becoming a better Cigar Taster and how to enhance my tasting ability. From now on I will be writing about what I taste in a cigar and how the quality of smoke and ash was while smoking it. […] Read more »