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- These Dominican beauties are created by Oliveros for Rafael Nodal's Habana Cuba Cigar Co. The brand is getting a lot of attention as of late due to some extremely high ratings in Cigar Aficionado. A complex, medium body cigar that's full of flavor and extremely enjoyable to smoke. The Presto Size is reviewed below in detail. These are "small batch" so they will be limited.

Rocky Patel Fifty

- After working on the blend for over four years, Rocky Patel has released the "Fifty", an ultra-premium cigar to celebrate his 50th birthday. The Fifty sports a dark Ecuadorian Habano wrapper hand selected from the top of the plant, the 7th priming. The double binder and secret blend of Nicaraguan fillers give the Fifty a rich full bodied character with complex flavors of peppery spice, dark chocolate and espresso. The packaging is very well done, with a limited edition decorated and numbered box. Give us a call or check our retail stores for more information: 1 (800) 877-7877. You can also email us.

Farmer's Select Nicaraguan Bundles

- We all know the economy isn't looking all that great these days, everyone is trying to save some cash here and there. We wanted to find a great Nicaraguan cigar that had all the usual qualities, some spice, a nice medium to full body, earthy tobacco flavors, etc.. at an everyday smoke kind of price point. With that in mind we did some digging around and came up with the Farmer's Select Nicaraguan. Because we import them directly and skip the flashy packaging, we're able to cut out the middle men, and deliver a 5 or 6 dollar cigar for half the price. Created in a small factory, these small batches are made with the same premium tobacco that are in your pricier smokes. Try them out, we think you'll be glad you did. All bundles are under 40 bucks.

Sencillo Black Cigars by Prometheus

- Sencillo is a project created by Keith Park and Prometheus. Last year's Sencillo was blended by Christian Eiroa of Camacho Cigars. This year Keith Park teamed up with the Plasencia family to create the Sencillo Black. The 2011 blend has more Nicaraguan tobacco to give the cigar a fuller bodied profile. Handmade in Nicaragua, Park created a blend made up of five different tobaccos that come together very well to create a balanced, tasty smoke.

E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2011 - Dark Rituals

- The latest and third E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada released is a beautiful dark Oscuro Maduro dubbed "Dark Rituals". The Carrillo family's cigars just keep getting better, and the Edicion Limitada's are really something to covet. Blended with an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and Nicaraguan Fillers, the Dark Ritual is a pretty large smoke, (6.5" x 56) and is encased in a dark, rich Oscuro Maduro wrapper. The cigar comes in boxes of 10. Only Carrillo Sr. could blend such a complex, full body and full flavor masterpiece. These cigars are no joke, forget about the single sticks - we haven't had something more box worthy in the shop in a long time! Like all Edicion Limitadas, the quantities are limited so hurry up!

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Aging Room Small Batch M356 Presto Review
By GC
10/18/2011 4:03:00 PM

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Aging Room Small Batch M356 - Presto (4 1/2" x 48)

Background:

The Aging Room Small Batch M356 is a small batch production created by Rafael Nodal and Oliveros created from Habano Seed Ligero grown in the La Canela region of the Dominican Republic. M356 indicates the day the blend was created, on a Monday, on the 356th day of the year. Nodal claims to have been trying to launch the brand for a while now, but due to the scarcity of the quality tobaccos that go into the blend was only able to release it now.

Aging Room Small Batch M356 comes in 4 sizes, the Major (6 1/2" x 60), the Mezzo (6" x 54), the Rondo (5" x 50") and the Presto (4 1/2" x 48). For this review I will be smoking the Presto which has recently garnered a 94 rating from Cigar Aficionado and is labeled by the manufacturer to be medium bodied.

Appearance / Pre-light:

The cigar itself is an interesting small Robusto size wrapped in an attractive chocolatey brown Habano wrapper. The hue of this wrapper is just perfect, not too dark, not too light.. The artist in me always has a critique for the band, this one is pretty interesting and eye catching. Kind of a mix of traditional and a modern look. The cigar seems packed well enough, and is giving off a lot of aroma from both the wrapper and the foot. Sweet barnyard and some nutty flavors. The pre-light draw is fruit and nuts. Lets light this baby up.

First Half:

I'm going to do halves on this one being that it's only 4.5".. After getting this little guy lit, I get an intense rush of complex flavors. The Presto comes out swinging with a blast of pepper and some leathery earthy flavor. The smoke output on this short Robusto is impressive and the draw and burn are close to perfect. About a third of the way in, I'm starting to get some enjoyable sweetness mingling with the rest of the woodsy flavors. Although aged, this tobacco has not lost any flavor at all. While medium in body, the M356 Presto is absolutely full in flavor. This is a great cigar for the colder weather that is approaching. Perfect size, very satisfying and lots of flavor.

Second Half:

This is my first smoke this morning, and being generally a full body smoker, I'm finding it to be a perfect cigar to start my day. I'm very impressed with amount of complex flavor coming from such a small cigar. The body builds toward the end of the stick close to medium-full, as the peppery spice comes to the foreground. The finish remains rich all the way to the end. The Aging Room M356 did not get hot or bitter toward the end, I was able to enjoy this cigar down to the nub.

Overall:

Big things come in small packages. I've always been a fan of the Lancero due to being able to truly taste the wrapper flavor. The idea is the same here, although the ring gauge is a little bigger. The concentration of flavor is awesome in this little bomb, and extremely complex for a short smoke. To often short cigars are doomed to a singular flavor throughout with no changes or complexity, this is not the case here. I would definitely recommend trying this cigar, rating aside, I think you'll be impressed. The Presto size also gets my vote for a great shorter smoke for the upcoming colder seasons. The entire smoke time was under an hour, and that was at a pretty slow pace. After smoking a few of this smaller size, I'm interested to try some of the bigger rings to see if they impress as much as the Presto size did.

These just landed in our warehouse and are ready to ship. Checkout the Aging Room Small Batch M356 brand page for availability.

~GC

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Tags: Aging Room Small Batch M356 Presto, Oliveros, Rothschild, Rafael Nodal, Habano Seed Ligero, La Canela

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