Weekly Cigar Roundup: Then There Was One

February 20, 2020

Day

Cigar

Price

Monday

CAO Orellana

$175.85

Tuesday

Tatuaje Black Label

$152.95

Wednesday

Cornelius & Anthony The Gent

$143.10

Thursday

Undercrown Shady XX

$99.50

Friday

Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto

$88.99

Saturday

Warped La Colmena Black Honey

$70.00

Sunday

UMBAGOG

$70.15

Weekly Cigar Roundup: Then There Was One

Anthony:

That was a weird three.

NIck:

Happy President’s Day.

Anthony:

Did you see that? Yeah, happy President’s Day.

NIck:

What did he do weird?

Anthony:

It was like a three.

NIck:

Like a crab?

Anthony:

Wasn’t even close.

NIck:

He got excited for his crab legs he had this weekend.

Anthony:

Yeah, yeah.

Anthony:

How do you do three?

Anthony:

You do? All right, go like this, and then bring it through. Then, I’m going to point to a finger and you move it. Move that one.

NIck:

You going to touch it?

Anthony:

No, I can’t touch it. That one.

NIck:

Oh. Do it again.

Anthony:

Okay. This one.

Anthony:

Weekly Cigar Roundup. Happy President’s Day.

NIck:

Happy President’s Day. Who was your favorite president?

Anthony:

Probably Washington.

NIck:

I liked him too.

Anthony:

Yeah, he was number one.

NIck:

How was your Valentine’s Day

Anthony:

It was great, Nick. I had a nice dinner, had a nice dessert. It was a good time.

NIck:

Monday…

Anthony:

Monday…

NIck:

… I went with the tried-and-true, brand-new, CAO Orellana from the Amazon Basin line, the Amazon line.

Anthony:

It’s not cow, it’s not chow, it’s not kayo, it’s C-A-O.

NIck:

Uses that unique tobacco grown in the Amazon. Very pungent, very full-bodied, very flavorful. Then, it has the cool stem around it. It’s in that Amazon line. If you like any of the Amazon cigars, you’re going to love this. It’s really going to be up your alley.

Anthony:

They call it cording tobacco, right?

NIck:

Yeah.

Anthony:

Yeah.

NIck:

Yeah, but it’s smoke-able, from what I remember.

Anthony:

That’s great.

NIck:

That’s very nice.

Anthony:

Tuesday.

NIck:

Tatuaje Tuesday. [crosstalk 00:01:17].

Anthony:

The Tat Black, Nick.

NIck:

The Tatuaje Black Label.

Anthony:

I’ll get it.

NIck:

You got it?

Anthony:

Yeah, I got it.

NIck:

The Black Label is very unique in that all their sizes are kind of strange. They have Lanceros, and shorter Lanceros, and then this tiny, Robusto that packs a great amount of flavor. It’s one of my favorite regular releases from Tatuaje. It always has a good amount of spice to it. The Nicaragua tobaccos are aged very well, and the blend just is very well-balanced.

Anthony:

Now, do you think that the sizes being what they are, they’re maybe mistakes from other blends that they’ve re-used as black?

NIck:

No, no.

Anthony:

All right.

NIck:

I think that this blend-

Anthony:

It was an intent?

NIck:

I think this blend works well in these sizes.

Anthony:

Wednesday…

NIck:

I feel like-

Anthony:

This is cool.

NIck:

I feel like this is how you were on Valentine’s Day as you were very much a gentleman.

Anthony:

This cool, man. This cool.

NIck:

this is the Cornelius and Anthony, the Gent.

Anthony:

The Gent.

NIck:

Not really sure what’s happening with them the last year or so.

Anthony:

It’s all right.

NIck:

Their last two cigars, the Gent and the Mistress, were some of their best, and some of the best of 2018 when they were released. Just that nice, rich, almost meaty flavor to it, where you want to just keep smoking it. The smoke was clean, very intriguing aroma.

Anthony:

Yup.

NIck:

Outstanding cigar.

Anthony:

It is. Nice box press too.

NIck:

Yeah.

Anthony:

Beautiful box press.

NIck:

It’s actually-

Anthony:

Love it.

NIck:

Aw, and aw, no?

Anthony:

Thursday…

NIck:

In honor, because he played at the Oscars…

Anthony:

Who did?

NIck:

He did.

Anthony:

Who’s he?

NIck:

Eminem.

Anthony:

I didn’t watch them.

NIck:

I just heard about it.

Anthony:

Okay, good guy.

NIck:

The Undercrown Shady… This cool collaboration with Shady Records, is Eminem’s studio, based out of Detroit. Used to be a regional-only version of the Undercrown. It was only available in Michigan, but now it’s available for everyone. Uses that San Andreas wrapper over Choice Tobaccos from Nicaragua, and I believe also Brazil, if I’m not mistaken.

Anthony:

It’s so good-looking.

NIck:

The Undercrown is one of the most steady, reliable cigars in its class. It’s something I never say, but I’m going to start saying it, in its class.

Anthony:

It’s like they say about Mercedes.

NIck:

Yeah.

Anthony:

Friday…

NIck:

This was for Valentine’s Day. I wanted something a little romantic.

Anthony:

A little red?

NIck:

Have a little flair, because I’m so single?

Anthony:

A little red for your bleeding heart?

NIck:

Okay, that was inappropriate.

Anthony:

Dueto, meaning two… but there was one.

NIck:

Yeah. That’s just mean.

NIck:

This was the first in this series from Balmoral, teaming up with great manufacturers. The most recent one this year was the Paso Doble, which he did with La Flor Dominicana. The Dueto was him teaming up with legendary Dominican manufacturer, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo for a just more upper-echelon refined smoke, which is what Balmoral does anyway. Then, this is their more higher-end premium. Great mix of tobaccos, very good flavor on it, very well-constructed. Nice little spice notes, but also just a tad of rich sweetness. A little floral in there as well. An outstanding cigar.

Anthony:

Perfect for Valentine’s Day.

NIck:

Perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Anthony:

I got to mention this… If you have not seen the packaging for this cigar, and I don’t know if you know, the people that developed the packaging actually won awards. They got number one packaging award for this cigar.

NIck:

Yeah.

Anthony:

Yeah.

NIck:

You know.

Anthony:

It’s beautiful.

Anthony:

Nick, Saturday…

NIck:

Oh, La Colmena Black Honey. It was Warped time.

Anthony:

Warped time, Saturday, yup.

NIck:

The La Colmena Black Honey was a special edition that came out a couple years ago.

Anthony:

Beautiful. You seen the packaging? Gorgeous.

NIck:

It was in a jar.

Anthony:

It’s a beautiful jar.

NIck:

You didn’t know that. You were just-

Anthony:

It’s a nice jar, a beautiful jar.

NIck:

What color is the jar?

Anthony:

Glass.

NIck:

The La Colmena Black Honey from Warped… Beautiful cigar, limited edition. Came out a couple years ago. Still a few hanging around, but not a lot. It was a limited release that really, we started plowing through the inventory because not only of its more rare stature, but also it’s a fantastic cigar, in a unique size. Hand-crafted by the Aganorsa company using Nicaraguan tobaccos. Particularly Corojo, I believe.

NIck:

Sunday…

Anthony:

Sunday. This is a perfect Sunday cigar.

NIck:

Yeah, because you sit outside if it’s nice. Maybe throw your fishing rod.

Anthony:

Come on, you got it. You got it.

NIck:

I did it.

NIck:

Here, let me do it for you mouth.

NIck:

That’s how hard I’ve been hitting myself.

Anthony:

It’s very hard.

NIck:

Is that too hard?

Anthony:

Yeah, a little bit.

NIck:

Okay.

Anthony:

Sunday, the Umbagog.

NIck:

The Umbagog, from Steve Saka.

Anthony:

Beautiful cigar.

NIck:

Very reliable.

Anthony:

Great stick.

NIck:

Amazing price.

Anthony:

You smoke it on the river.

NIck:

You smoke it in the stream.

Anthony:

You smoke it at the pond.

NIck:

Smoke it in the lake.

Anthony:

You smoke it when you’re fishing.

NIck:

Smoke it when you’re great.

Anthony:

Steve Saka’s favorite lake.

NIck:

Lake Umbagog’s where he…

Anthony:

Umbagog Lake, yup.

NIck:

Connecticut [crosstalk 00:05:53] this is basically…

Anthony:

Great, flew his chopper. What happened?

NIck:

This is basically a Mi Querida. The same cigar, but maybe there were some flaws in the wrapper, or it wasn’t perfect so there it is.

Anthony:

I don’t see-

NIck:

[crosstalk 00:06:02] broad leaf.

Anthony:

I don’t see the flaws.

NIck:

No.

Anthony:

No?

NIck:

It looks perfect to me…

Anthony:

Yup.

NIck:

… as do you.

Anthony:

Thanks, man. Happy Valentine’s Day.

NIck:

Happy Valentines Day. I got it, yeah.

Anthony:

Yeah. Week at a glance.

NIck:

Week at a stash.

Anthony:

Here it is. I almost forgot.

NIck:

Yeah, I don’t…

Anthony:

Nick, I hope you have a great President’s Day.

NIck:

You too, man.

Anthony:

I don’t want to do this.

NIck:

Cream hands.

Anthony:

Yeah.

NIck:

I’ll talk to you guys later.

Anthony:

See you. What about me?

NIck:

Yeah, you’re okay.

Anthony:

Okay

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