Hemingway - April 2023

Each month we receive a selection of the best, hand chosen, cigars delivered to our door via Hemingway. This is what we got this month!

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Caldwell Long Live The King Petite Double Wide Short Churchill

Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Dominican Republic Corojo '08 Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua You will want to put this aside for King Charles's Coronation next month... Plod you'll want to order another one or two for your wife and father in-law ;-) This robust cigar has a spicy and invigorating profile tempered by a soothing sweetness. Its Dominican and Nicaraguan filler and Dominican Corojo binder are cloaked by a Dominican Corojo wrapper. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, the Caldwell Long Live the King Petit Double Wide Short Churchill is a line extension to the highly regarded The King is Dead cigar.

Muga SP1014 Black (brand new)

Origin: Dominican Republic (Tabacalera Jurarip) Wrapper: Dominican Republic Binder: Barrel-aged Mexican San Andres Filler: Five different filler-tobaccos, undisclosed Right on the heels of the SP1014 comes the new Black release; these are a new regular production (extension). Very very tasty cigar, I'm smoking far too many of these and the original release!

Drew Estate Blackened M81 Corona (new)

Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Binder: USA Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Nicaragua & USA Pennsylvania The Blackened M81 Cigars by Drew Estate is the dream-come-to-life creation of three top-tier artisans from three very diverse fields who share an immense passion for cigars. James Hetfield, singer/songwriter/guitarist of the metal band Metallica, along with Rob Dietrich, master distiller and blender of Blackened Whiskey, and Johnathan Drew, cigar crafter and founder/president of Drew Estate, teamed up create this potent and flavor packed cigar. It took the trio two years to develop the blend, which they consider an expression of passion. The cigar is composed of a Mexican San Andres wrapper draped over a USA Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a filler composed of Nicaraguan and USA Pennsylvania leaves. This is one dark and flavorful cigar. As a nod to the band Metallica, the “M81” stands for Metallica and 1981, which is the year the band was formed. “Blackened” is the name of a song from the band’s “And Justice for All” album, which was released in 1988.

Punch 2023 Limited Edition Spring Roll (brand new)

Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra-Seed Binder: USA Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Columbia, Dominican, Mexican & USA Bountiful notes of tobacco sweetness, spice, and leather are packed into this savory medium-bodied cigar. Its Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed maduro wrapper envelops a USA Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a Columbian, Dominican, Mexican, and USA filler. The cigar’s shaggy foot allows you to enjoy the flavors and aroma of its five nation filler before it combines with the wrapper, which enriches the cigar’s profile. The Punch Spring Roll is the fifth release of this iconic brand’s limited-edition cigars that celebrates the Chinese New Year. The cigars come in a collectible box that is made to look like a Chinese food take-out container. Only 5,000 boxes of 25 cigars per box were made.

Warped La Hacienda First Growth

Origin: Nicaragua (Aganorsa) Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo '99 Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo & Criollo Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo The Warped La Hacienda First Growth is a medium-strength, full-bodied Robusto that is expertly hand crafted at the Aganorsa Leaf factory in Nicaragua. It is composed of an enticing reddish Corojo ’99 wrapper that gracefully covers a binder made of Corojo '99 and Criollo '99 leaves, which houses a Corojo '99 filler. The First Growth is a Nicaraguan puro that captures the essence of this Central American country’s finest tobacco. The La Hacienda First Growth has a rich and complex flavour profile that is spicy, earthy, nutty, and fruity. Warped founder Kyle Gellis has a passion for premium cigars and fine wines. Therefore, he named the First Growth cigar after the way Bordeaux wineries are classified. First Growth vineyards are supposed to be top tier based on this classification.