The elf that threatened Santa needs a caining!

Lindenau is a calm and friendly rolling hill place. Reminds one of the Tennessee hills. The ambiance is that of a calm sheep pasture. One can close their eyes and imagine anything, as the only disturbing sounds are those of nature. Maybe it is not Austria, but only a low budget version of such. The Hills are filled with iron and the water bleeds burnt Texas orange. Kinda reminds one of the Iron Hills of Tolkienian Middle Earth lore. One could easily imagine dwarfs and elves wandering around in search of iron or even game - to a glorious feast. There is not much forestry there, but there are some magnificent trees and some astoundingly fairytale views. Some dilapidated barns and old houses are a far cry from the dreams of Narnia. If an elf was found in Lindenau, it would probably be the same elf that was found at the mall in Georgia.

'Elf' jailed over dynamite hoax on Ga. mall Santa

We don't have much dynamite in Lindenau, but we do have a Rifle Club. Although The Rifle Club is actually a dance hall. Instead of dynamite, we do have a house or two with a humidor and a fine cigar or two. We are happy about Christmas, and one year we even witnessed a Santa clone driving around in a white pickup truck. Needless to say, he was counting deer. The white tail deer are abundant, but the reindeer are scarce to nonexistent...

The cigar to mark this astounding event and assault of our Claus is the new much heralded Cain Maduro torpedo - as our little elf could use a nice caining. It was a dark oily 6x54 torpedo with a nice band on the foot. It was a cold morning with a brisk north wind, so I made a trip to Starbuck's and enjoyed it in my jeep with a warm White Chocolate Mocha Cappuccino. Although I have been smoking for many years, I have never tried a Cappuccino and cigar combination before.

The cigar was well made and lit easily with a perfect draw. The wrapper is a thick and toothy, and tasty Mexican ligero maduro - visually it is much like my favorite CBLM. The filler and binder are both Nicaraguan ligero. The taste was one of coffee and chocolate with a sweet hint. I was unsure of this given the Cappuccino until I read other reviews and found similar flavors noted. There was a woody leather bit also noted, and the flavors persisted intermingled with a peppery ligero. The burn was perfect and the finish was not long. It was the perfect combination. I may have to try some iced coffee with my next cigar!