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The cigar brand Victor Calvo is probably still largely unknown to many, even though the family has been producing cigars since 1996. Victor began his career at Tabacalera Tambor de Costa Rica, before moving to Estelí, Nicaragua in 2001, where he opened his own factory. Initially, cigars were produced exclusively as contract manufacturing for other brands. Since 2013, cigars under his own name have also been offered and distributed. As is often the case, these were first launched in the United States. The "classic" cigars from Victor Calvo are divided into three blends: Maduro, Habano, and Gold (Sumatra)
So there you go. The Calvo farm was the first cigar stop from Grenada on our way to Esteli during the 2025 Puro Sabor trip. We had lunch there in one of the curing barns, with row upon row of leaves hanging above us.
1/3: Medium minus. More strength than I would have expected, but I guess it wasn't a Connecticut-wrapped cigar; it was Sumatra-wrapped. Though the binder was Connecticut, and that was noticeable through the smoking experience. It began with fresh cut hay and a bit of creamy sweetness, which I attribute to the Connecticut binder. It did taste like a Connecticut, which left me wondering what essence the Sumatra brings to a cigar's profile.
2/3: Creamy, and it had that slight vegetal taste that you get from a Connecticut.
3/3: The cream is still there, but a bit of pepper is joining in. The strength picks up to medium plus but not at all overpowering, which is nice when you are smoking in a heat index of 107 (97 degrees with a dew point, @dawgie , of 71, which somehow through public school math makes it feel like 107).
Final thoughts: There was not a whole lot of complexity in this cigar. Some would say that it is one-dimensional, and I would be hard-pressed to argue that. Still, it was not a bad cigar. If given one, I would smoke it again, though I have never seen one in the wild or even heard of it prior to our stop at Puro Sabor. Now, for comparison's sake, whoever blended this did a good job. While it is not apples to apples in terms of the blend components with my cigar, I'd give the not to it just from an enjoyment standpoint. Also, whoever rolled it did a good job.
So there you go. The Calvo farm was the first cigar stop from Grenada on our way to Esteli during the 2025 Puro Sabor trip. We had lunch there in one of the curing barns, with row upon row of leaves hanging above us.
1/3: Medium minus. More strength than I would have expected, but I guess it wasn't a Connecticut-wrapped cigar; it was Sumatra-wrapped. Though the binder was Connecticut, and that was noticeable through the smoking experience. It began with fresh cut hay and a bit of creamy sweetness, which I attribute to the Connecticut binder. It did taste like a Connecticut, which left me wondering what essence the Sumatra brings to a cigar's profile.
2/3: Creamy, and it had that slight vegetal taste that you get from a Connecticut.
3/3: The cream is still there, but a bit of pepper is joining in. The strength picks up to medium plus but not at all overpowering, which is nice when you are smoking in a heat index of 107 (97 degrees with a dew point, @dawgie , of 71, which somehow through public school math makes it feel like 107).
Final thoughts: There was not a whole lot of complexity in this cigar. Some would say that it is one-dimensional, and I would be hard-pressed to argue that. Still, it was not a bad cigar. If given one, I would smoke it again, though I have never seen one in the wild or even heard of it prior to our stop at Puro Sabor. Now, for comparison's sake, whoever blended this did a good job. While it is not apples to apples in terms of the blend components with my cigar, I'd give the not to it just from an enjoyment standpoint. Also, whoever rolled it did a good job.
