Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: Nicaraguan (Double Binder)
Filler: Nicaraguan
Size: 5 x 54
Strength: Medium/Full
Price: $14.00

My cigars received two months of naked humidor time.

BACKGROUND:
Brand spanking new company from Esteban Disla and Daniel Lance.
There are nine sizes of this blend.
From Domain Cigars:
“Specially selected and aged AAA Mexican San Andreas sourced from TANICSA’s Gilberto Oliva is carefully combined with a double binder, accompanied by filler tobacco derived from our exclusive Despanic Process of fermentation, hailing from Condega and Pueblo Nuevo.”

THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
I bought a sampler from SBC which had a couple sticks of Negentropy and a couple sticks of the first release called Neutron. So, I’m reviewing the only stick with a huge bush. These things scare me. In real life too. I hand it a razor. It ignores me. I’m in.

The stick needs a little help. My PD stands at the ready. A 5-ounce barbell in each tiny hand. A sweat bandana across its teeny tiny head. It asks if it may have another. Discarding its workout socks, it plummets into the cigar. I hear a groan. Oh no. Its teensy-weensy gonads got caught on a stem. I toss it. It squawks. I guffaw. I have plenty thanks to Dr. Rod’s low pricing…I know…squalid and dodgy promotion. Keeps me in free cigar glue.

First few seconds and I think of AJ. I wait. Slowly I turn. The spiciness threw me. And then I swear I can taste a caramelly Dominican influence where there is none. And then there is a Padronian moment or two. This thing is a shape shifter. This is highly unusual for very commonly used leaf stats…at least in theory.

I smoked one last night and the exact same thing happened. I detect yellow matter custard. Flipping from a red frog’s thigh. I find myself drooling like a piece of smoked salmon. I see Baba Looey in front of me. But it’s really my imagination. There is an empty orange plastic pill bottle next to the coffee pot. It says Cataract Medicine.28%. Ah. Makes sense. Because when I popped my daily Prevagen, it tasted like rhesus monkey scat…that’s a pink Hostess Snowball to you.

I’m back.

Ever stand at a public urinal and discover that your tee shirt hung a bit too low and became a sponge for runoff? Me neither.

OMG. I’ve turned into a Catskill’s comic…and not a good one.

These are the flavors that Domain suggests will be part of the flavor profile: Vanilla, Cedar, Savory, Macadamia, Silk, Sweet.

The cataract meds have me in the mood for some Pink Floyd. Met the band once on the road in the U.K. Stopped at a late-night motorway services after our respective gigs. They were all very nice guys. It is definitely a different fork in the road to meet rock god heroes when they have heard of you and respect your talent…as opposed to being a lucky fan in the right place and time. The discussion is amongst peers. I knew exactly how lucky I was. It didn’t escape me. I’m grateful for that.

Caramel and vanilla are super dominant. Black pepper is mild and tasty kakes. A natural sweetness could be compared to molasses. The nuttiness is interpreted as generic. There is an inherent richness (the state of existing in or containing plentiful quantities of something desirable) that is a dream weaver. Moves slowly without sudden jerks. I won’t mention names.

I sat across from her, fumbling with my pick, and asked Carol Kaye to play me her bassline for ‘Good Vibrations’ and ‘Sloop John B’…and she graciously complied. I simultaneously broke into a sweat and a big smile. I was only 18.

Getting past the bush is no easy task. I anticipate its demise and subsequent dead fall into my lap. I don’t own a cigar bib. My nuts have the hardness of talc, so I relax and sip my coffee. My gonads are now on the reserve list. No worries.

Others write about relevant shit. I ramble on incessantly.

The status of the cigar is that it has found decent complexity. Its richness quotient card is filled for the next three dances. The profile runs the gamut from subtle to straight out of Compton. My house in North Long Beach was only a couple miles away. There is a golden earring thing in the back of my throat. I see the copper-colored cigar bands and it’s what I taste. Golden honey, yellow peaches, bright cantaloupe, golden raisins, and bartlett pears. The art of suggestion. Works seamlessly. This is why cigar smoking is so much fun. It’s not about the strict outline of flavors some dolt writes about. Me included. It’s an exploration of what your brain can muster in relation to your palate and senses. What a marvelous thing. How fucking lucky are we? You can’t explain this to a non-cigar smoker…or to your wife. You bow your head in shame while smiling and eyes twinkling.

Last night’s stick. Look at that burn line…perfect construction:

This is a full tilt blend. However, the strength doesn’t attack in the early stages like so many Nic blends. The engagement swerves and floats like a bee. The pompatus of love.

Pretty cool that there is a double cigar band that will surprise you first time.

Not a big cigar but it is a slow roll. Screaming laughter. Gives the blend time to unpack. Constant forward motion. Not a flavor bomb despite all the exotic notes. A sophisticated smoke that for its price point is an exceptional bargain. This cigar is going to shine with a solid 6 months of naked humi time. Reviewing it now only gives you a heads up to mull over in case this is a limited-edition release. I wish I knew.

And then the sledgehammer drops. Full tilt arrives without warning. I’m squinting. Not a lick of nicotine. As if the blend waved its magic twanger. I stare at the computer screen without typing. The cigar goes out. I don’t know how to react. Run newbies, run. My hands shake as I hold the lighter under the foot. ‘Voodoo Child’ plays. I’m gone, baby, gone. Wake up little Suzie.

And now it’s a flavor bomb! Wow. I haven’t been pelted with this much strength in ages. It ain’t fucking around. I’m stunned. Like Charlotte when I told her I wasn’t gay.

Disla and Lance did good. I plan on reviewing their Negentropy tomorrow.

Fucking great cigar. The second half is just killer.

Nine sizes! I want them all. In other realities, expect a rating of 85. I’m going to wait until I review the Negentropy tomorrow to decide what my purchasing spree will be like. I hear The Cowsills in the background. If you like sophisticated, flavorful, beautifully complex, and powerful cigar blends…I found a real gem for you to try. I went over my 1100-word allotment. Mr. Bill says, ‘Oh no…’

You can purchase this cigar from sponsor Small Batch Cigar (10% off with promo code ‘katman’) and Luxury Cigar Club (15% off with promo code ‘katman’)..

RATING: 96

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