Today's Smoke 2025

Espinosa 601 Blue Label Maduro from RMCF bag

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Caldwell King is Dead. Dominican puro with some tobaccos I've not heard of: a Negrito wrapper and filler that includes HVA20/20. All with a more familiar Corojo binder. Made at the William Ventura factory, which in my experience has consistently great construction. Flavor started out not great, wood and pepper. After an inch or so it's opened up to add a good amount of spice, some acidity, and some sweetness. Interesting and fairly complex. I may pick up a few more singles or a fiver on another sale sometime and try aging them for a while to see how they develop.

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