I stopped by Little Havana Tobacco, Inc. and Steve pointed out a new cigar from Blue Mountain, so I decided to give it a try.
Note: I got it at the only shop in MN that sells these cigars. As far as I know, no other shop sells Blue Mountain. Also, they are not sold online last I checked.
Now research on this cigar is tough, but what I know is it is a Connecticut shade Nicaraguan puro. This tobacco is dipped with rum to add flavor.
The tobacco in this cigar has a mildly sweet taste to it, and when lit it becomes much more powerful within the smoke. The cigar is a creamy smoke with the sweetness of rum. Behind all of that is a hint of pepper. It mixes very well to produce a flavor of spiced rum that would be mixed with a cream. That same flavor remains as the aftertaste, though that can linger and change at times. The flavor did get a little dull and tart towards the end.
The draw on this smoke was very good, with no problems producing a good smoke. The burn was even and consistent.
This cigar (a torpedo shape) runs around $8, which is very good for a 50 minute smoke. For a rum dipped smoke on the affordable range, this is very good. Usually the quality is low, whereas this was rather high. This cigar had its problems, but still came out darn good.
Final Grade: A
I thought this cigar was really spongy. But by all accounts it should be about a $4 cigar, the rum flavoring is a very strong smell, kind of unpleasant, but in smoking it you thankfully only get a hint of rum flavor every so often. It's a fine stick for mowing the lawn or something, would give you some good flavors to chew on as well. Good cigar for the money.
ReplyDeleteMine was well made and smoked rather well. I might have to try another one.
ReplyDeleteI work at a cigar shop in Texas, and have for the last 8 and a half years. We brought in this smoke, and a few of the other cigars Blue Mountain has to offer. When I first saw these I was intrigued, but have never by any stretch of the imagination, have enjoyed "flavored" cigars. I was given one by the rep, and decided to go ahead and light it up. First few puffs, I wasn't sure, it was different, (I guess because of the rum)had a sweet sugary rum flavor, after a few more puffs it mellowed out and and became creamy, a hint of pepper and some good smoke followed up, I smoked this cigar to the end! I'd say this "rum dipped" cigar is a recommendation to anyone that is a fan of rum dipped cigars, curious to try one, or wants to try something different.
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