Last weekend when I stopped by Son’s Cigar Lounge I picked up a few cigars I hadn’t smoked before. Even though they are still filling the humidor (it turns out my guess of 15% of capacity in Sunday’s post was spot on as confirmed by Vince), they have an impressive selection of boutique cigars. I bought some Patina Habanos, having not had that before, and having recently enjoyed the Maduro. These are made in the same factor
y that Dunbarton’s Mi Querida and Umbagog are made
. This cigar has an Ecuador Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania fillers. This cigar is another exam
ple of a cigar that I enjoy in the Habano over the Maduro. There is a sugary sweetness that that I really enjoyed throughout this cigar. This is definitely an enjoyable cigar that I quite enjoyed. I’ve been hearing about this line for a while on the Sultans of Smoke podcast, on which the brand owner, Mo Maali is one of the hosts.
Tonight I smoked a Call to Arms Robusto from Stolen Throne Cigars. I’ve smoked the Crook of the Crown on several occasions, I was always drawn to the San Andrés wrapper on the Crook of the Crown, which is delicious, but I haven’t seen the Call to Arms until I saw it on Saturday. Of course, I picked up a couple robustos. The Call to Arms has a Sumatra wrapper, with Nicaraguan binder and fillers. I like the wrapper slightly closed over the foot of the cigar. I went into this cigar with an idea of what I thought I should be tasting, always a mistake. I didn’t get the sweetness I wanted, but it
was a good smoke. It was on the earthy side, I suppose, and it burned perfectly. I have another one to which I will pay more attention, as I was involved in conversation while smoking this one. I certainly didn’t not like it, it was a perfectly good cigar, but I’m leaning toward the Crook as far as personal preference goes.
That’s all for now, until the next time,
CigarCraig
