Review: Isla Del Sol Cigar

Cut: Guillotine. Light method: Wooden match. Wrapper: Sumatran infused with coffee. Filler: Nicaraguan. Type: Colorado Claro. Body: Mild to medium. Length: Churchill - 7in long, 20mm wide. Smoke time: 50 - 60 min for me. Draw: Easy. Initial scent: Moist soil. This cigar is one from my favorite brands: Drew Estate. If find I enjoy their infusions better than some other companies. This cigar develops nicely. Very complex, there's a flavor change about once every inch to half inch. I bought this for about $7 at my local Smoker Friendly. I didn't get any/very much coffee flavor with this cigar, but I had a whole range of others. First few draws are very tobacco-y. Lolz. Its a nice introduction to this cigar, because sometimes I find that the actual flavor of tobacco gets lost in cigars... especially infused ones. I also get apples. Very fruity! Mild, sweet, and fruity in an unexpected way. I was expecting a type of fruit, but not the one I got. Second inch in, I get cinnamon. Third inch, I get coconut chai and pear. I also get a note of amaretto.

I like this cigar because it was super surprising!!! It was like a Summer Ale, very light, but complex and fruity. 9 out of 10.

I find it very amusing, as I'm watching the video counterpart of this review, that when I was first starting out on Youtube; I was very uncomfortable talking on camera. Now I feel uncomfortable NOT talking on camera!!!

Arturo Fuente Spanish Lansdale Double Claro

Cut method: Guillotine. Filler: Dominican,Binder: Dominican, Wrapper: Connecticut Double Claro. Lighting Method: Cedar lit with a Zippo lighter. I really like this cigar!! First scent is really grassy and fresh. Like green tea. First quarter is nice and grassy, really mellow and sweet. Its a warm flavor. Second quarter tastes like Amaretto, sweet and rich, very intensely almond-y. Third Quarter is spicy, fresh flower, herbal. I love how refreshing that is! Forth quarter is a nice Autumnal flavor, like burning dry leaves and grasses. Its super deep and bold. Overall this is a nice medium bodied cigar. Firm, well rolled. Great for beginners!!! Very smooth! Being a Lonsdale, this cigar is 6 1/2 inches long and 17 mm wide. The shape is between a Parejo and a Torpedo.

Cigars: Color

Double Claro: Very Light, slightly green in color. The green of the wrapper means that the leaves are picked before they reach maturity, I assume the reason is the same as with white tea, it heightens the sweetness.

Claro: Very Light Tan. This means that the tobacco is shade grown which also heightens the sweetness.

Colorado Claro: Not this doesn't have anything to do with the state, it has to do with the color red... Colorado in Spanish is the COLOR RED... This tobacco will have a slightly red-tan color.

Colorado: Red tobacco, also called Rosado.

Colorado Maduro: Darker red-brown. Usually comes from Africa and comes from Cuban seed.

Maduro: Dark Brown. Primarily American and South American grown.

Oscuro: VERY dark Black, often oily looking.

Where I got most of my info... Here

Cigars... Java by Drew Estate

I am a avid cigar smoker, I love cigars in all of their varieties and flavors!! My favorite brand is Java from Drew Estate, which makes square/rectangular shaped cigars, for which I have no other name for. I love the flavor, its strong, but chocolaty and tastes a little like espresso. The Nicaraguan blend is amazing in the Java. the flavor of this cigar is well rounded, so this would be good for the inexperienced smoker as well as the connoisseur.