I can’t remember the name of this corona gorda sized VSG, but it was in my Secret Santa bag. It’s probably been five if not ten years since I’ve smoked one, but I’ll definitely end up buying or trading for more. The spicy punch and flavor seems to be more consistent with years past vs. some of the $$$$ Fuente Newman stuff (I’ll take another new VSG over a new Opus, but YMMV). It’s an attention grabbing early morning drive smoke.
I was trying to remember exactly when I first smoked one of these, and I think it was a pre-release from someone on the CA boards well before the great CF-inspired diaspora. After that I kept calling Jack Schwartz to see if any boxes had landed, like a five year old…”Are they there yet? Are they there yet? Are they there yet?”. A box of those things was a serious purchase for me back then, a couple of notches above the chic perfecto trend of the day (El Jocko Maduros, and those weird little, almost pink in color, sticks from some new Perdomo guy).
Great Friday cigar to begin wrapping up a very stressful work week!
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