Cigar Musings

Today, I stopped by my favorite tobacco shop, the Tobacco Barn and I was given a cigar that I know nothing about and tried it out of curiosity… I am always willing to try a cigar no matter if it is a super premium to a really cheap one. I have found some cheap cigars to be pretty good to smoke while doing yard work or for those times when I really want a cigar but, I know I don’t have a lot of time to finish it off. This cigar has a gold band with the colors of red, white and blue. A large white star with only the words of Premium Cuban Hand Rolled and stars are stamped within the gold portion. I scanned and pasted an image of the band here but, wanted to give more of a description just for kicks and giggles. I know for sure, this isn’t a cuban… The wrapper was a very dark brown and it looked like it was expertly created. It started off as a really pleasant smoke but, by the time I reached the half way mark, the taste went from pleasant to bad. Another thing I noticed about this cigar, it was a very messy cigar, it ended up leaving behind a lot of ashes. I know cigars will give off ash when smoking them but, it seemed the ash to this cigar was very fine and not come off in a clump like it does on a great premium cigar.  I had to put it out and lit up a Henry Clay, which is my personal favorite. Anyway, I am trying to find out more about this cigar just for kicks and see if anyone else has tried it and I can’t seem to find any information on it. The Tobacco Barn is always getting sampler cigars and they don’t recall where it came from. If you know anything about this cigar, let me know as I am always curious. Until next time… Light’em UP!