John Brown & The Hatchets (Tim Harakal)

Gurkha Cellar Reserve Limitada Kraken (Perfecto)

Dominican Republic 6.0” x 60 Medium-Full

94-Rated

I am starting to notice a trend here…dark Dominicans. Let’s just roll with it, because it’s what I’ve been burning lately. This cigar features a Brazilian Aripiraca wrapper, a leaf I began loving back in, like, 2005. Reason being, it’s a rich, chewy, meaty wrapper that reminds me of the deliciously fatty, rendered part of a steak. I find it with this cigar, and it pairs perfectly with its rich, chocolatey and leathery core. I find a dash of peppery-sweetness on the aftertaste, and the cigar grows from medium in body to full throughout the burn. I highly recommend this slow-burning handmade.

Another Dominican. <insert shrugging emoji> Ah well. Montecristo White is the favored child among Dominicanmade Montecristos. Unlike it’s Cuban counterpart, this cigar is silky, creamy, and quite graceful. Sweet cedar, sweet tobacco and cream, with a little bit of peanut that I pick up from time to time. You won’t find many twists or turns with this cigar…and it won’t grow in strength towards the end… but you will receive an elegant, anytime handmade with a name many like to flaunt.

Montecristo White Label #2 (Belicoso) Dominican Republic 6.1” x 52 Mellow-Medium

92-Rated