What's in YOUR stogie?

This WAS going to be a review of the "Havana Moon" labeled maduro toro I bought yesterday, but, well, that cigar didn't go very well. After fighting uneven burn problems, constant relighting and tunneling, I called it quits before the second third. So I decided to do a little autopsy and see what the problem was.


Being that this was NOT a premium cigar I wasn't surprised to find that it consisted of short leaf scraps and bits of misc. tobacco within the binder leaves. Bundled cigars are kind of a crap-shoot. Some are better quality seconds that just didn't pass the cosmetic quality check of major makers. Others are made of quality bits and scraps left over from the better makers hand-mades. These are often labeled "Hand rolled" as opposed to "Hand Made" to indicated that they're of lesser quality.

This doesn't necessarily mean you're going to get a bad cigar, but burn problems are certainly more likely.

Live and learn.