Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Costa Rican
Filler: Costa Rican
Size: 4.75 x 52 Petit Robusto
Strength: Medium
Price: $25.00
My sticks have had two months of naked humidor time.
BACKGROUND:
Released in May 2022.
Jeremy Casdagli has not disclosed the number of cigars released. Or whether it might be a regular production cigar.
From the Casdagli Cigars website:
“Due to the ongoing scarcity of Cuban cigars sought after by some of the clients visiting the D’Boiss Club Bespoke cigar lounge in Tallinn, we decided to take the matter into our own hands. The result is the creation of the D’Boiss Line of cigars. Using very rare exotic tobaccos sourced with our partners in Costa Rica.
“The name DB52 is inspired by the poker nights hosted regularly by D’Boiss club referring to the number of cards in a deck of cards and also happens to be the ring gauge of the cigar. For the filler and binder we have selected the exotic tobaccos from Costa Rica that deliver very Cubanesque characteristics. The Claro Colorado wrapper leaf also delivers gentle cedar notes to accompany the honey and almond aromas of the filler leaves. This is a medium to full bodied cigar and is a perfect smoke for a late morning or early afternoon break.
“This cigar is blended especially for Casdagli Cigars at IGM Cigars boutique factory in San Jose, Costa Rica.”
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
I have loved Casdagli Cigars since they were Bespoke. I’ve reviewed 20 different blends starting in 2016. Not a bad one in the bunch…and all of them a joy to smoke. It is through Jeremy that I met Vlada Stojanov. Now a major cigar entrepreneur on his own.
The only elephant in the room is his 2022 Cypher 3311. I tried several but didn’t like them. I questioned my sanity. The Cypher just didn’t connect with me.
Wrapper aromas are floral notes, milk chocolate, cinnamon, sweet vanilla, cedar, dark chocolate covered malted milk balls, and a nice overlay of lemon citrus.
The cigar is firm and filled properly. I shall now circumcise the pigtail. I know it is a common practice for some smokers to twist off the pigtail and use that as the method of opening the cap. I do that too. But not for a cigar review. I’ve ripped my share of wrappers doing this.
The airflow is how Danny Bonaduce likes it. My PerfecDraw draw adjustment tool was rarin’ to go. I return it to its heavy barred cage to protect myself from under the cover of darkness attacks.
Lemons, creaminess, lemongrass, milk chocolate, cedar, malt, café au lait, white pepper, and caramel use gang tactics to assault my palate from the first puffs. I can live with that.
Strength is mild. But flavorful.
The burn is a thing of beauty…like Betty White naked. I don’t know…this shit just comes out of me from some dark place.
A quarter inch in, the cigar seeks out its fame and fortune with a nice display of density and opulence.
It is exactly what I expect from a $25 stick.
Transitions spread out like an Asian hand fan. Or the bellows of an accordion.
The finish is creamy, lemony, a bit spicy, and chocolaty. Nice.
The ash is hard wired.
Holy shit. (There it is again). It only took a micrometer to measure how long it took for this cigar to time jump and level the playing field. (I could have gone on…but why?).
I observe white chocolate moshing in the pit. The milk chocolate disappears. But the malt is gaining an influence of hops and I’m thinking of big cold glass of beer.
Strength is mild/medium.
1-1/4” burned in 16 minutes.
I allow the cigar to be a lay-about in the ashtray for a few minutes between puffs. The finish and transitions do not stop moving whether I’m puffing or laying dormant in my office chair.
My parents made me take accordion lessons from age 8-11. It was extremely traumatic and that must be the reason I bring this up too often. But I did learn to read music and understand theory at an early age. So, there’s that…
The burn line is dead nuts perfect.
Strength hits medium. And for some reason, a mild case of spins starts. I should never shoot heroin directly into my optic nerve before a review. You need a steady hand for that. But no needle marks on my arms. Of course, My eyes look like shit. I occasionally wear an eye patch…sometimes two. I look dashing. But I can’t comb my hair.
The blend is extremely rich with flavors, depth, nuances, and the exotic tobacco ripping on my Adam’s apple.
The cigar is just minutes from becoming medium/full. Never would have thought it based upon the ultra-mildness at the start.
Delectable. Just a fucking great blend. Good ol’ Jeremy on the top of his game. I’d kiss him on the mouth if he was sitting next to me. But no tongue…
1-3/4” burned. 30 minutes. The cigar is slowing down. How lovely. More cigar time for Philly.
I thought this would be a 45-minute stick. It ain’t.
The complexity is through the roof. The finish is to die for. So fat. I begin to drool.
Sips of water and the cigar becomes a flavor bomb in my giant fish mouth.
Yep. Medium/full. The laptop screen blurs like the first wave of an atomic bomb detonation.
Solid construction. Must have hidden X bracing.
I’m listening to the Ronnie Earl station again. Can’t get enough of da’ blues.
Had two women come out from Charlotte’s health provider. Got us both to fill out Advanced directives. And powers of attorney for financial matters. It’s just that time of life for us. Kind of a bummer. Do these women know something we don’t?
The flavor points are tag wrestling. One flavor becomes dominant and then in the next puff, it changes up. It is a swirling vortex of depth. The richness cannot be explained by me. I’m just too stupid. But I can experience it and that’s all I care about.
The cigar keeps growing back.
My lord. The cigar is going to hit full tilt anytime now.
What a huge chain of events in a cigar less than 5” long. A totally unique blend.
If industry reviewers get a hold of this cigar, I expect ratings of 88. They never gush over a blend. This is where the joy of reviewing comes from…experiencing a brilliant blend and going ga-ga over it. What’s wrong with that?
I’m at the halfway point. Nearly 45 minutes. There is no way this small cigar will get to 90 minutes…or will it?
The sweet spot arrives in an 11-yard concrete truck.
You will kvell if you smoke this cigar. I’m kvelling so hard, that lemon juice is running down my leg.
Have I said this yet? What a great fucking cigar.
I lean back in my office chair and drink in the cigar rush, the music, and the 70-degree air flowing through my open window as I’m lulled into a state of calm and total happiness. I am at one with the universe. Jesus…the Hippie has returned. Damn. I deserve to be swallowed up by a black hole.
The flavor points were canonized from the first quarter inch. The only thing that has changed is the intensity. The flavors either jump from the high dive or engage in ring around the rosie. My frontal lobe is moving. It turns around and becomes a back door lobe.
I rail about the price points of cigars all the time. In this case, you get what you pay for. No quibbling that this cigar is a $25 stick. It delivers the goods in a slow-moving horse drawn carriage.
Due to its size, I expected, at the outside, a 45-minute smoke. Ha. The construction is flawless.
I shall now shut the fuck up and let the cigar do its thing while my head droops like a sudden hammer to the pate.
I’m back. That was nice.
No heat or harshness as I nub this cigar.
75 minutes of sheer bliss. Jeremy is a brilliant blender. He is in a class of his own. The cigar will be in my top 25 for 2023. No doubt.
Sponsor Small Batch Cigar (10% off with promo code ‘katman’) has these cigars in stock. SBC has an impressive number of Casdagli blends.
Casdagli only allowed a small handful of online stores to sell these sticks. Luxury Cigar Club (15% off with promo code ‘katman) was one of the few deemed a designated outlet. But the D’Boiss is out of stock. Still, they have a very nice collection of Casdagli blends you might want to peruse.
RATING: 96
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