Tampa Cigar Extra Corona
In contrast to my experience with Havana Dreams, this place was all content, no production value. I call it "Tampa Cigar" but frankly I have no idea if that was the real name of the place. We (Mensch and I) were lured into the store by a salesman, and it was the happiest little impulse buy I've had in a while.
They also bribed us with free refills of Cuban coffee, which is sort of like espresso, but with sugar being a bigger portion of the ingredient list.
Construction: They were rolled right there in the store (although not while I was there,) and man did they do a n excellent job on it. The draw was perfect, just perfect. It burned perfectly even too. Ash? You may have guessed, perfectly white.
Taste: It tasted wonderful. I don't have details on the taste, but it was a medium bodied cigar that went perfectly with the coffee.
Stats: The filler was Dominican, the binder was Nicaraguan, and the wrapper was I think Connecticut. (The sales guy had a bit of an accent.) They sell them for $5 for one, $20 for 5, or $75 for 25.
Overall: This cigar was fantastic, and at their prices a great value. However the store was an incredible place to hang out. If you're ever down here I recommend you seek it out. Unfortunately, I can't remember the address. But it's on 7th Ave. I want to say 1725 7th, but I'm not really sure.
Comments
If only I had bought like eight more of them... Oh wait I did!
Posted by: mensch at June 5, 2006 12:25 PM