Produced: Unknown
Made by: Prominentes
Ring Gauge: 49
Length: 7 5/8 inches
Purchased: A gift fron Don Alejandro himself!!
Date: February 26th, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM Eastern
Location: Vegas Robaina Plantation, near Pinar Del Rio in the Vuelta Abajo, Cuba
Conditions: Sunny and warm, 85 degrees
The Gift
This cigar was given to me by Don Alejandro "DA" himself when I paid a visit to his plantation. The video below records the actual event.
The Locations
We are on our way back to Havana after 3 days in the Pinar Del Rio district. I tell our guide I want to see if I can find Vegas Robaina. With nothing more than a suspicion that his plantation is somewhere near Vinales we gradually narrow our search to a small district east of town. Asking people along the way, who are eager to jump in our car to give directions, we eventually drive up to a large iron gate guarding the entrance to where Robaina grows and cures his great tobacco.
After a brief tour of the drying huts by someone who claims to be the "Head Of Communications", we "gate crash" a meeting DA is having with a group of Frenchmen, who happen to be the Habanos distributors for France. Dressed for the occasion in my Richard Pryor t-shirt and sporting a 7 day beard, I introduce myself to DA.
An extremely gentile and gracious man, DA reaches into his jacket pocket and presents me with one of his own specially rolled DA cigars. I cut the cigar and DA then beckons to me and lights my cigar. He is not satisfied that I have lit it properly and then proceeds to re-light the puro....I couldn't believe my eyes and I feel like a complete idiot!!
We spend the next 20 minutes talking through an interpreter about his cigars and his view on what makes a great cigar. An unforgettable experience that would be hard to duplicate.
The Smoke!
This is indeed a powerful smoke. I have no clue how long this cigar has been seasoning but it tastes mature and aged. The draw is very even and the aroma was exquisite...spicy and pungent. I smoke this one down to the butt long after we bid our farewell to DA.
Rating: (3) VERY GOOD
(5) Classic, (4) Outstanding, (3) Very Good, (2) Average, (1) Don’t Bother
Humidor: SMOKE NOW
Smoke Now, Smoke Soon:1–3 Years, Put Away:3–7 Years, Vault:7-12 Years, Inheritance Gift:12+ Years
2 comments:
I'm very jealous and have dreamed of meeting Don.. Hopefully I'll follow in your footsteps! Thanks, David
You are very lucky that you got a DA cigar and enjoyed your tour with wonderful cigar. My mouth is watering by reading your blog. Actually I am also a great lover of cigars and always purchase my favorite cigars from cigarsdirect.com. I recommend that website to my friends and relatives because there are available varieties of international cigars. One can get any type of cigars like DA from here: http://www.Cigarsdirect.com.
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