For this review, I’m going to go over something I’ve mentioned in a post many months ago but never actually reviewed, mainly because I’ve never had one. I don’t normally get into cigarillos, but thought I should go ahead and give it a go finally.
The cigarillo lies somewhere between a cigarette and a cigar. It’s smaller like a cigarette, but its construction is more like a cigar as it doesn’t have a filter, a paper wrapper, or additives. It’s strictly tobacco leaf.
The Hippie
Having grown up in the South, The Hippie was no stranger to tobacco. Although a city boy, his farming cousins were anything but, and visiting them frequently allowed him to watch the process of tobacco grow from seedling to harvest to curing in the barns. Both grandfathers enjoyed a pipe, and that opened up a new door to a more fragrant and sophisticated way to smoke. The smell was intoxicating. Then in the 90s, prominent athletes and actors really started to endorse cigar smoking. Just like pipe tobacco, the smell was unique and enjoyable, and promoted a more cultured way to enjoy tobacco. Remembering Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen smoking cigars after winning another championship for the Chicago Bulls, or seeing actors like Jack Nicholson made cigar smoking mainstream. Friends, too, were enjoying cigars and the passion had started. Everything else is, as they say, history. He was a regular contributor to Tiki Bar Online before being a founding member of Leaf Enthusiast.
Hmmm, I just see a couple pictures, no review…
Huh, what happened to the review?
In reply to you and Bob, I asked the Hippie, and he had intended to post this as a Cigar Extra, not a full review. I’ve changed the name of the article and he does apologize for the error and the short length. Life intruded on his writing time, but he did want to get something posted.
Hay, things happen, no big deal.
Cigarette review: I smoked one, the end.
Thanks Dave, Ive actually had some of these with a buddy at work. Not bad, good for a quick cigar in the morning or during coffee break. The Cohiba Pantellas are also a good size.
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