Casa Fernandez has put together another great smoke. These are sweet and oily muduro wrapped treats. Hints of cocoa and roasted hazelnut with a sweet after taste are abundant. This would be a nice pairing with a Boulevard Port. They are high quality and the burn is slow and even. The draw is perfect. Go try one....these don't disappoint!
Dan
I enjoyed the Room 101 '808' today. It has a cool label proclaiming that it comes from the City of Angels. While I didn't see any wings on this cigar, it did pack some flavors of vanilla, nuts and a light woody tone. This is a medium bodied smoke that required a little touch up with my lighter along the way as it didn't burn very even.
Overall I enjoyed the smoke and will be trying it again since I bought two. It certainly didn't remind me of the Camachos I've had in the past...and that is a good thing!
Dan
Here is my recent addition to my cigar toolbox. The guys at Xikar really know how to make a quality tool to help my cigar breath. I am looking forward to this expertly trimming many cigars in the future. If it ever fails me, there is a life time warranty!
The weather (sunny and 77 degrees) in KC is wonderful today and I am enjoying a cigar just as nice. I don't think I have met a product Pete Johnson has put out there that I haven't been able to sink my teeth into. This cigar is awesome. The construction is perfect and the wrap is silky smooth. There are tastes of cedar, vannilla, and hazelnut. I recommend you try this one. It is a full bodied smoke that puts out a ton of creamy smoke.
Enjoying the Alec Bradley Tempest today. They sometimes run a discount at The Outlaw...this was todays special. The construction and the first impression is one of a Padron 3000 Maduro. However, this smoke is constructed by the folks that roll Casa Fernandez...and I do taste some connections.
There are tastes of hardwood, coffee, and subtle hints of dark chocolate. There is a more bitterness to start but quickly settles down. I enjoyed this smoke and think you may as well.
Today I was in the garage making some raised panel doors. They're coming out so nice that I thought I would reward myself with a little break.
Yeah, this isn't the first time I've wrote about the 601, it is such a great cigar. This 601 has been aging in my humidor for a while. Normally the black 601 is a little bit peppery, but today I'm enjoying a calmed down smoke. There is still the taste of pepper, but it is overpowering at all. The 601 black is definitely a full bodied cigar. There are tastes of hazelnut, earth, and cedar.
I am really enjoying the 601, I recommend you try one soon. This is a value cigar and only about 4 dollars a stick. You can really get a good deal at Cigars International. It will often times be in a package deal with Don Pepin Garcia products.
This is a greatly constructed cigar that is velvet to the touch and the quality is apparent. It was a little spicey pre-light and has a perfect draw. There are notes of hazelnut, earth and cedar. This is a great cigar and the next time you have $15 burning a hole in your pocket...I would invest in this hour of therapy.
I received this cigar as a gift a year ago...what a gift! I don't get to enjoy a Cuban cigar everyday and this was a great one. The wrap would give the impression that it could be more mild. Don't judge the book by its cover...this is a powerhouse of a smoke. The flavor of roasted nuts, vanilla, and almost hard wood notes are present. The burn wasn't perfect but it created billows of creamy smoke... This was a great smoke.
This blend is one of Pepin's. It is a medium creamy smoke that is great for an afternoon of kicking back and enjoying.
Try one for yourself...
I am enjoying a newer blend out of the Pepin clan. This time the son's name is on the cigar. This cigar is well made and shows well like you have come to expect from Pepin. The pre-light is all earthy, dark chocolate and hints of hardwood. These taste great after lit. This is a dark cigar but not overly heavy. This one is strong but not overwhelming.
This is a great cigar and I am enjoying it. With cigars like this I am excited about the future of Pepin...
Enjoying the little more fuller Colorado wrap today from HC by Xikar. This is a monster of a toro...at least a 60 ring. The size and taste remind me of a Rocky Patel Edge Battalion. This has a more earthy flare to it with hints of hazelnut coffee.
I think this will do just fine as I enjoy the air conditioned lounge on a 100 degree day.
A cigar 5 years in the making been working to perfect this blend. Made with Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, this blend proves to be slightly stronger Shade cigar, while staying true to a Connecticut's character. Tastey!
"Tabacos Baez" is one of the three brands in which "My Father Cigars, Inc." has introduced to the finest tobacconist. This blend was created and is currently manufactured in Estli, Nicaragua under the supervision of the Garcia Family. It is maintained with the same consistency and quality as the other blends created by the family. The name "Baez" was selected from a small town in Cuba from where Jose "Pepin" Garcia was born and acquired the many years of experience in the blending and manufacturing of cigars. Hailing from manufacturing of cigars.
Hailing from Nicaragua, Tabacos Baez Serie H contains Cuban seeds bound by an oily habano wrapper, allowing the cigar to develop less of a peppery flavor usually associated with blends made by Pepin. Medium bodied with noted of coffee, this blend offers a rich after taste with creamy smoke. Nicaragua, Tabacos Baez contains Cuban seeds bound by an oily habano wrapper allowing the cigar to develop less of a peppery flavor usually associated with blends made by Pepin. I like it. I better...I have 19 more to enjoy!
I just received my cigars I earned by joining CRA. They came in a humidified pouch with a Boveda pack. The cigars smelled wonderful and I figured I better enjoy one. I selected the Fernandez and I fired it up and the patio was filled with a flavors of chocolate and woody tones of cedar. The cigar was bold and powerful yet silky smooth with loads of flavor.
According to the guys at Corona Cigar, "Casa Fernandez cigars are hand made in Nicaragua by cousins Paul Palmer and Eduardo Fernandez. Eduardo is very low keyed and aviods the spotlight, but insiders know that he is one of Nicaragua's largest growers of tobacco supplying almost every cigar manufacturer with leaf."
"This gives Paul the luxury of being able to sort through and set aside the best of the best tobacco leaves as each year's harvest is processed. (Many of these specia reserved tobaccos are used in Flor de Cielo, Illusione and Cruzado cigars as well.) The Casa Fernandez is a wonderfully complex Nicaraguan smoke. " I have enjoyed Illusione from this group.
Casa Fernandez Lancero named #21 on Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 Cigars of the year 2009.
