Yet another installment of this on-going EIP series entitled "Broadening Our Horizons." Today it's a box of Cuba Libres, just off The Brown Truck O' Happiness:
A faux-rosewood box that is just lovely.
And then there are the beautiful red Corojo wrappers (this shot taken with flash to bring out the color).
And lastly, a detail shot of the interior box art. I just love the work put into packaging cigars these days.
Featuring a redolent Cuban seed, Corojo wrapper that is simply gorgeous, if you like medium to full-bodied cigars you'll love this flavorful treat. A chunky, box-pressed vitola, this Magnum size is a new classic. Made by Nestor Plasencia, this reminds me of the Decade by Rocky Patel crossed with Don Pepin Garcia's best. For fiddy bucks, this is a must!
Dang. I am such a sucker for these sorts of e-mails. But… on the positive side… I've yet to be disappointed when springing for one of these offers. Happy Hour looks to be pretty good today. I'll keep ya posted.
Update, 1520 hrs: Mo Broadening:
Update II, 2030 hrs: Verdicts:
The cigar: Worthy. Nice construction... even burn, long lasting (i.e., 90 minutes). From a third-party review:
It has an easy, slightly creamy prelight draw. Once I lit the sucker up, it peppered up a tad on me, but the spice was smoothed out by its nutty, almost earthy, sweet finish. (Gotta love that Corojo wrapper!) The Cuba Libre stayed this way through the end.
There were no burn, ash or draw issues here, as I smoked it down to the nub. (Through several of these, I’ve found they stay cool.)
Yup... gotta agree with that. And now... the beer.
Decent. Shiner's Black Lager pales in comparison to 1554, but that said... it's also worthy. I wouldn't pass it up whenever it's offered, should it come to that. And I might buy another sixer or two. But as far as Black Lager goes... 1554 is till the "beer o' choice." We are creatures of habit around here... and that ain't a BAD thing.
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