Drew Estate La Vieja Habana Connecticut Shade cigars are straightforward and honest, yet still interesting and high quality enough to be worth smoking. For a company that produces so many blends with huge personality and swag, cigars like the LVH Connecticut are a bit of a breath of fresh air in a way. This is a smoke to relax with when you’re not in the mood for ACIDs, Liga Flying Pigs, Deadwood, Kentucky Fire Cured, or any of the other high octane stogies made by the boys down in Estelí.
La Vieja Habana Connecticut Shade cigars are made with a short-filler blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos from the Jalapa Valley and Estelí. These are then covered by an attractive Ecuador Connecticut shade wrapper. The basic formula of LVH cigars is on display here. Drew Estate takes the trimmings of high-quality tobacco from other cigars and puts them to use in these blends. Rather than good leaf going to waste, it finds its way into this line and prevents the loss of enjoyable smoke. The team then selects a nice wrapper to balance things out, and the cigar is complete.
The smoking experience is probably better than a lot of folks would expect from a short-filler cigar. Not only are you getting good Drew Estate leaf, but there’s a nice creamy Ecuador Connecticut wrapper to bring it all together. The taste is mild and smooth, with a touch of nuttiness. It’s a clean finishing cigar that keeps things nice and easy. Fans of mellow Macanudo blends will probably find Drew Estate La Vieja Habana Connecticut Shade cigars quite enjoyable.
The DE brand portfolio is full of firecrackers. This one, on the other hand, is a quality cigar that just keeps things basic in a really good way. It’s a nice entry from the throwback cigar line that launched the whole company way back in the day.
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- What are the flavors like? Creamy, smooth, nutty.
- What’s the strength level? Mild-medium.
- Who is this cigar for? Drew Estate La Vieja Habana Connecticut Shade cigars are for people looking for a nice smooth smoke made with quality Nicaraguan leaf.
- Will I want to smoke it to the nub? It’s easy and breezy, and enjoyable from end to end.
- What’s a good pairing with it? The company recommends a latte. If you don’t happen to have a milk steamer or espresso machine around, maybe a nice cafe au lait would do?
- What’s the best time/place to smoke this cigar? Drew Estate calls this a morning smoke.
- Any flaws/downsides? Short filler smokes sometimes annoy aficionados with uneven construction.
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