The Wellington boys just got these but our post office early closing time kept delaying my sending of the Auckland cigars. But they're finally in the post and hopefully will be with Sam to celebrate a WC victory. Not too keen to have a "Close... but no Cigar" scenario!! [Later Edit: And we did win, in the end, by one little point]. Enjoy.
- El Rey del Mundo - Demi Tasse: one of my first ever boxes of cigars was a box of these from 1990. Here's a repeat purchase not quite as aged ('09!) but you will recognise the flavour profile of the Choix Supremes with a touch of citrus and light hay. Pleasant and mild and the smallest proper hand-rolled cigar format available. Will match your "Half Cup" of whatever.
- San Cristobal del Habano - El Principe: the old timers will recognise this, a better box than last time though, lovely oily wrappers and well constructed. A medley of classic cuban flavours, relatively mild, in a half-corona vitola that will only last 30-45mn.
- Bolivar Petit Corona: your whisky cigar of the batch - 45mn of one of the spiciest cubans there is. Still less than a year old so not yet dark and brooding, but lots of peppers and a bit of hay and earth.
- Hoyo de Monterrey - Le Hoyo des Dieux: Sam's favourite, light medium rich woodiness personified, a very port cigar, set aside just over an hour for this corona grande.
- San Luis Rey - Serie A: you may have tasted one of these Corona Gordas last year. They are from a stellar Nov. 08 box that is ageing gracefully. Nice medium-bodied and rich woody flavour - another port cigar. Lovely to look at as well.
Had a few sneaky drags of Scott's El Principe out the back in the garage on finlaeic's birthday party. Very similar to the Monte no.4 i was smoking, minus the cocoa/coffee grinds, but plus a twangy, maybe even slightly fruity note. And they shared a leathery tobacco base with slight cedar. Very nice and went brilliantly well with port and my chocolate cake with dark choc ganache... oh yeah
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I have been looking forward to this one. It'll be the next one I try. So do you recommend port? Would it be a good coffee cigar?
ReplyDeletePS- Watched Die Hard with Hannah last night. It made me think that when a bunch of us are in the same city we should have an 80s action movie night where we get covered in motor oil, shoot things with BB guns and smoke Vegueros.