"Overall it had good flavors through and through. The strength of this cigar was more then I was expecting. The smoke output was a lot. The smoke texture was thick and really stuck to the palate. Musty mineral and rich earthy coffee notes. No sweetness to this smoke. Retrohale was very strong musty black pepper." -Chad M. (Chad Tchad)
This cigar carried a bit more strength than I expected based on previous cigars from HVC. It has darker flavors which would make me lean towards smoking it in the evening or as a final cigar of a multi-cigar smoking experience. There weren’t many transitions, but that is OK as the cigars flavors were good. I wouldn’t recommend this cigar to a new smoker, but rather someone that is interested in strength along with flavors of earthiness, coffee and wood.
HVC's only new line this year was the Cerro Maduro this is a followup to their original Cerro now featuring a Mexican San Andrés wrapper. It uses the same Nicaraguan filler and binder and comes in 4 sizes: 4 1/2 x 46 — $7.80 (Boxes of 20, $156), 5 x 50 — $8.50 (Boxes of 20, $170), 6 x 54 — $8.80 (Boxes of 20, $176), 5 1/2 x 58 — $9.60 (boxes of 20, $192), they launch July 2017.
A.C.E. PrimeAJ FernandezAlejandro Martinez CuencaAllBlack Label Trading CompanyCasdagliCrowned HeadsDion GiolitoDunbarton Tobacco & TrustEradio PichardoErik EspinosaFeaturedFoundation CigarGrupo de MaestrosHector Alfonso Sr.HVC CigarsIllusioneJames BrownJas Sum KralJon HuberJoya De NicaraguaJuan MartinezKyle GellisMontecristo (DR)Nestor PlasenciaNicholas MelilloPete JohnsonPlasenciaReiner LorenzoRiste RistevskiRobert HoltRoMa CraftSkip MartinSouthern DrawSteve SakaTatuajeTop 25Warped
·Every year we put together a list of our Top 25 Cigars of the Year. Our list is a bit different from some other lists, it is not simply a rehashing of our top scores from the year, or one person's opinion. We gave each of our panelists 10 votes to cast how they please for what they enjoyed the most in 2019. The order of their votes matter, so their #1 pick is worth twice as much as #10. The cigars do not have to have been reviewed by Blind Man's Puff, but the panelist must have smoked it.
No More Content
