maduro Archives | Ford On Fifth https://fordonfifth.com/tag/maduro/ Honoring the Scottsdale cigar history. Fri, 17 Nov 2017 02:55:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Casa Cuevas Maduro, From the Shadows https://fordonfifth.com/2017/11/09/casa-cuevas-maduro-from-the-shadows/ https://fordonfifth.com/2017/11/09/casa-cuevas-maduro-from-the-shadows/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:13:20 +0000 https://fordonfifth.com/?p=10457 Casa Cuevas Maduro, From the Shadows Today I get to introduce some of you to a fairly new company and cigar, Casa Cuevas. Now when I say new company, here I mean in name only. Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son Luis Jr., have been manufacturing cigars for decades out of their factory in the [...]

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Today I get to introduce some of you to a fairly new company and cigar, Casa Cuevas. Now when I say new company, here I mean in name only. Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son Luis Jr., have been manufacturing cigars for decades out of their factory in the Dominican Republic, Tabacalera Las Lavas. This father-son combo is behind the production of some popular names such as Gurkha and Toraño Family Cigars. It is now that the duo has decided to carry out a family brand of their own. Casa Cuevas has three blends, Connecticut, Habano and Maduro. I’ve got the Maduro in toro size today. At first look, the chocolate brown Mexican San Andreas wrapper is slightly toothy and veiny with a gold and black foil band that boasts the family name. The cold draw is filled with semi-sweet chocolate and woods. The notes off the foot is chocolate, cedar and leather. An inch in, cedar and chocolate dominate the profile while lemon citrus shows up in the background. The retrohale is heavy in lemon citrus and spice. Towards the middle, the flavor profile softens giving us chocolate, cedar, lemon peels and a hint of fig. The final third comes around with similar flavors adding moments nuttiness and some pepper. In the last puffs, the pepper got stronger, finishing this cigar off with some bite. The Casa Cuevas Maduro smokes at a medium body and the construction is solid with no burn issues. Wrapping up this stick, I’d say this is a solid introduction into the world of cigars for Casa Cuevas. Coming in around $8 a stick, makes this a very worthy competitor in an already crowded arena. The cigar is definitely taste worthy and gives us more to look forward to from Casa Cuevas. Enjoy…

– David Harvey

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]]> https://fordonfifth.com/2017/11/09/casa-cuevas-maduro-from-the-shadows/feed/ 1 The Wise Man Maduro… https://fordonfifth.com/2017/10/16/the-wise-man-maduro/ https://fordonfifth.com/2017/10/16/the-wise-man-maduro/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:39:20 +0000 https://fordonfifth.com/?p=8862 The Wise Man Maduro, Wiser and Darker… This is an exciting day! I’ve been looking forward to this one since the announcement. I’ve walked into Ford on Fifth for weeks hoping to see that red band staring me in the face and finally the day has come. Without hesitation I grab the Churchill Wise Man [...]

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This is an exciting day! I’ve been looking forward to this one since the announcement. I’ve walked into Ford on Fifth for weeks hoping to see that red band staring me in the face and finally the day has come. Without hesitation I grab the Churchill Wise Man Maduro slip it out the wrapper and give it a once over. I’m immediately taken by the rich, oily Mexican San Andreas wrapper and the smell is just as inviting. The cold draw is rich in Cocoa and coffee. That’s it I’m diving in…. At first burn you get a delicious blend of Cocoa, dark roast coffee and toasted almonds. The retrohale adds a spice component while maintaining a creamy blend of these bold flavors. As I smoke through this magnificent beauty, I’m blown away by it’s complexity. The ability to take these bold flavors such as coffee and cocoa, smooth them out to create an enjoyable experience without going over the top is amazing. Smoking into the middle of this hour and a half vacation, I’m met with the introduction of subtle black pepper and fig. The level of spice is starting to climb but not to a point that it over powers the complex blend. As I come into the final third of this batch of goodness, the spice has passed the baton to the taste of toasted nuts to round out this excellent stick. Foundations has done it yet again! This line has put out some heavy hitters and the Wise Man Maduro did not let us down. The cigar smokes medium to full, awesome burn throughout with no touchups needed. The Wise Man Maduro is one for the ages. Grab a box, better yet grab two you will enjoy this smoke for years to come. I can’t say enough about this stick, it has met all my expectations and has me reaching for another. What else can I say ….. ENJOY!

– David Harvey

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