We’re coming off a holiday weekend that’s had beautiful weather. I spent my weekend running around doing estate stuff, but I did manage to get a few good cigars in. Friday was my wedding anniversary (38), so I had a traditional Padron 1964 Exclusivo Natural from a box 
that the Padrons gifted me in 2014. I published my first magazine article in Prime Living Magazine (which is, sadly, no more) and featured the Padron 1964 Exclusivo, back when they were really expensive at $12. People say that Padrons don’t age well, I beg to differ, this one was just fine. I also had a Trinidad Vigia that was given to me several years ago, and I’ve been a little concerned about it. The guy that gave it to me didn’t really know me, he was running a shop a few towns over that we more of a shipping operation of cigars to China. There was something weird about the operation, and, to be honest, I don’t think the cigars I bought out of their large walk in humidor were ever charged to my card. I haven’t stopped back, they keep strange hours. The Trinidad was real, had a floral profile that while good, wasn’t really my preference. I capped the day off with a Micallef Firecracker, which was too strong for me for late in the evening! Good stuff, I hope everyone got through the holiday intact.
One of the cigars that my son got me for Father’s Day was a Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin. This is a 5 1/8″ x 52 Robusto Extra that’s made in the My Father Factory in Esteli. It has a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan binders and fillers. This is a new cigar this year, at least this version is. I don’t think I’ve smoked any of the Pork Tenderloins before, they’ve always been hard to get. I should get more of these, because they are really good. It captivated me from the first light, with some spice, espresso and sweet earth. There was a cinnamon stretch midway through. I finished it in time for a friend to reach out to me saying he was in the ER, and asking if I could sit with his dogs for a bit. We took care of his dogs and I picked him up at the ER and all was well.
Yesterday I was running around taking are of business, and when I got done I lit up a La Capitana toro from Villiger. This is a reimagining of a La Capitana that was around back in 2013, which was a Nicaraguan puro made in the DR, and a pretty good smoke if I recall. This one has an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers. This one was an old school 6″ x 50 Toro. It’s made at the Villiger de Nicaragua (Joya) factory. This was a nice, nutty, medium bodied Connecticut cigar. It was smooth, burned well, although a bit fast, and was a pretty darned good smoke. Villiger is a brand that seems to go unappreciated. The have a lot of good premium cigars. Don’t dismiss their TAA cigars, which are usually very interesting.
I wrapped up the day yesterday with a Cavalier Geneve BII-Viso Jalapa Robusto Gordo. I believe Brian Motola either gave this to me, or it was included in the Cigar Circus swag from my visit to Clearwater back in the beginning of March. This beauty has the gold leaf diamond on the wrapper, with a very thin band, a really nice presentation. This started out spicy, but settled into the expresso thing I like pretty quick. I really enjoyed this cigar, it was super good! The burn and draw were perfect, it was just a really, really good smoke. I’m going to shop for some ore of these at some point. I remember meeting Sebastian at the IPCPR show maybe in 2016? He’s a very cool dude, Brian’s pretty cool as well.
That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
