Quite a bit this week with the family in town/around. Elmer T Lee, Balvenie 21, Lismore 18, Redbreast 15, MacAllan 12 Double Oak, Powers JL, Glenfiddich 12 Sherry, Yellowstone 93 proof. Merry Christmas!
I 100% agree and those are my two all time favorites. I’ve been sitting on a box of Double Coronas from 2018 that I just cracked into and are smoking like a dream.
I really enjoy Cubans, but wouldn’t pay the current retail price unless I was on vacation and they were something I was really looking forward to smoking.
I do think Cuban tobacco* is incredible, but Cuban manufacturing standards are inferior to most other cigar producing countries.
Tobacco...
I got a couple of pouches in today. VERY strong topping. I’d say caramel for sure and what I would guess is quite a lot of fruit. I think would/might make an excellent car air freshener.
I own several, but my favorites for work (chef/restaurateur) are, Takeda Hamono, Takada No Hamono, and Yoshikane. The first two makers are hard to come by, and rightfully so. I also have a Fujiwara that gets out from time to time.