Cigar Guidebook 2018

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1 Cigar Guidebook 2018

2 e t ellen c x 86 Camacho Connecticut Flavor: Mild Selection: Toro (6x50) Price: $8.99 Filler: Honduras/Dominican Republic Binder: Honduras Wrapper: Ecuador Flavor: Medium Selection: Robusto (5x52) Price: $10.99 Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador ut standin g Oliva Serie 'V' Melanio o From the start, this smoke shows intense levels of creaminess that helps to round out the spice and sweetness of the Corojo binder. Its combination of Dominican and Honduran tobaccos add to the profoundness of the flavor profile. The Connecticut wrapper pulls the blend together and helps to enhance the overall experience. 94 Cigar of the Year 2014 The smoke is silky, sweet, and at times, intense with toast and cedar; The Serie V is full flavored yet smooth. Beautifully box pressed, this silky robusto finesses the palate with a toasty smoke that is sweet and intense with cedar and maple before segueing into a rich and nutty nougat-like finish. A balanced cigar. The long filler tobaccos are a blend of Oliva Nicaraguan Habano that emphasizes tobacco from the Jalapa region, an area known for a more nuanced leaf than the Esteli or Condega regions. This carefully aged Jalapa blend produces a particularly flavored smoke.

3 ellen xc t e Camacho American Barrel Aged 89 Flavor: Medium-Full Selection: Toro (6x50) Price: $12.99 Filler: Connecticut & Pennsylvania Broadleaf, Honduras Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Dark and rustic with gnarly veins on the wrapper. Clear impressions of vanilla bean and nuts come through before an earth cocoa note and a charred-oak finish. Sweet bourbon aromas and oaky flavors combine to form a richness that is balanced, but with a fiery disposition. A truly exceptional taste profile that is 100% unique and yet undeniably Camacho. Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Flavor: Full Selection: Robusto (5x50) Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Price: $10.99 assic l c 95 Sharply pressed with a dark, pristine wrapper. Strong, earthy smoke underscores bittersweet chocolate notes along with vanilla bean and a caramel sweetness. The cigars are also trunk-pressed, giving them an attractive appearance that hints at the bold blend of Nicaraguan tobacco under the broadleaf wrapper- and they harmonize beautifully, imparting earthy, nutty notes and bittersweet chocolate with the sweeter properties of the wrapper.

4 Flavor: Medium-Full Selection: Robusto (5x50) Price: $13.99 o standin g Ashton Symmetry ut 94 Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic Binder: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Ecuador Rated #6 Cigar of the Year 2017 ut standin g o Ashton and Arturo Fuente have teamed up to create a scrumptious, medium-bodied morsel. Symmetry also serves as the first Ashton-branded cigar to contain Nicaraguan tobacco. A perfect Ecuadorian Habano wrapper that s oily, smooth, and golden brown is accented by a Dominican binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan long-fillers. This well-proportioned blend offers notes of cinnamon, caramel, and a hint of white pepper on the finish. Naturally, it holds true to the smoothness and balance that Ashton is known for. 94 Alec Bradley Tempus Flavor: Full Selection: Robusto (5.5x55) Price: $9.99 Filler: Honduras & Nicaragua Binder: Honduras & Indonesia Wrapper: Honduras Rated #5 Cigar of the Year 2017 Here it is, quite possibly the crowning achievement of Alec Bradley Cigars. Tempus is truly boutique, right down to the tobaccos used. The Habano-seed wrapper hails from a small tobacco field located on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras, capturing the rich, hearty flavors of Honduras. This leaf is dark and leathery, and conceals a complex mixture of Cuban-seed long-fillers grown in both Nicaragua and Honduras. The cigar explodes with rich, but smooth flavors noting toasted wood and nuts. The finish is long and peppery with an enjoyable sweetnes s.

5 Flavored Cigars Drew Estate ACID Blondie Belicoso Flavor: Mild - Medium (Mellow & sweet) Selection: Belicoso (5x54) Price: $6.99 Acid Blondie Belicoso Connecticut is mild to medium in body with the Blondie shape finished in a pigtail head. Blondie cigars are mainstays with their mellow and sweet blends and captivating aromas. Ringed in metallic blue, this line is the careful combination of the finest mild cigar tobaccos and aromatic blending. Drew Estate ACID Cold Infusion Tea Flavor: Mild (Sweet tea & herbal aromas) Selection: Panatela (6.7x44) Price: $6.99 The Cold Infusion Tea is made with supremely aged, black tobaccos from Nicaragua s finest growing regions inside a silky Connecticut shade wrapper. The result is a refreshing bouquet with soft aromas and smooth, creamy nuances that are rich to the core.

6 Drew Estate ACID Kuba Kuba Flavor: Mild (Sweet floral aroma) Selection: Robusto (5x54) Price: $6.99 The famous Kuba Kuba was one of the first cigars to start the ACID revolution. This hearty Robusto contains Nicaraguan Cuban-seed long filler tobaccos that are covered in a handsome Connecticut shade-grown wrapper. The finished product is infused with natural herbs and essential oils for an astoundingly distinct flavor and sweet floral aroma. Drew Estate ACID Kuba Kuba Maduro Flavor: Mild - Medium (Sweet floral aroma) Selection: Robusto (5x54) Price: $6.99 A darker, richer twist of the traditional ACID Kuba Kuba. It s a twist on their original Sumatra wrapper. Fans liked the original but shouted give us Maduro! So here we have the Kuba Kuba Maduro. It s a little sweeter than the Sumatra wrapper, and infused with the same herbs as the original.

7 Drew Estate Tabak Especial Dulce Flavor: Mild - Medium (Coffee/Cappuccino) Selection: Toro (6x52) Price: $6.99 Few combinations feel more natural than tobacco and coffee. Drew Estate introduced the combination when concocting the Tabak Especial infused cigar. Tabak Especial is the Nicaraguan experience at its finest: a superior blend of premium Nicaraguan fillers infused with the essences of rich Nicaraguan fair-trade coffee. Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra Maduro Flavor: Medium (Coffee/Espresso) Selection: Toro (6x52) Price: $6.99 A darker version of the Drew Estate Tabak Especial Dulce, utilizing a maduro wrapper. Few combinations feel more natural than tobacco and coffee. Drew Estate introduced the combination when concocting the Tabak Especial infused cigar. Tabak Especial is the Nicaraguan experience at its finest: a superior blend of premium Nicaraguan fillers infused with the essences of rich Nicaraguan fair-trade coffee.

8 Drew Estate Natural Big Dirt Flavor: Medium - Full (Hints of mocha) Selection: Torpedo (5x52) Price: $6.99 The Natural cigar line by Drew Estate is a cigar you have to try. Each is handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua with a host of different gourmet long-leaf tobaccos from Syria, Haiti, Turkey, Dominican Republic and St. James Parish. Exceptional draw leading to incomparable flavor. These cigars impart a unique, distinctive taste which you won t find anywhere else. The Natural line employs no flavoring agents.