Friday, July 10, 2009

Circus time Cigar time

Summer is here. Time for vacation and leisurely rest. This summer includes the waterpark experience and the circus. This week is the circus. Smoking bans are a bane to those that enjoy a cigar in such a place. Needing an inexpensive cigar, which I might not be able to complete, I would smoke a Helix X652 maduro (toro). Mine have 3 years of personal aging, combined with the 3 years by the maker. It doesn't hurt that it has a purple band...(there was a purple band at the circus)

Per CI: This is an extremely mild and smooth cigar, with..a CBLM wrapper. The long filler is a blend of Cuban-seed grown tobaccos, Dominican, Brazilian Mata Fina and Honduran Talanga farm leaf. All tobaccos in Helix are aged a minimum of three years, and the flavorful overtones and light, smooth character make this a remarkably pleasant, mild cigar at the right price. They are made in Honduras.

My cigar was mild, but smooth and tasty. It had a solid construction and thick smoke upon lighting. The mild woody sweetness of the wrapper had a vanilla nutty aspect with minimal peppery flavor and seemed to endure the full length. The finish was short, and that fit well with the time and heat of summer. Would gladly have this as an everyday smoke.

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