Author: Mr. Evening Draw
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Aladino Corojo Robusto – Bury The Leaf There are cigars you buy because everybody talks about them. There are cigars you buy because the band looks like somebody spent the GDP of a small Caribbean nation designing it. And then there are cigars that get dropped into a Cigar of the Month Club shipment, disappear…
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Alec Bradley Black Magic Toro – Bury the Leaf The Alec Bradley Black Market Toro sounds like something you’d buy in a back alley with a burner phone and a fake name, but once you light it, the experience is a lot more grounded than the branding suggests. It opens with more body than most…
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E.P. Carrillo Pledge Sojourn Toro – Bury the Leaf The E.P. Carrillo Pledge Sojourn Toro smokes like a long, winding conversation that keeps changing its tone on you—bold, soft, then bold again. It’s complex, interesting, and absolutely worth experiencing, but not so locked‑in that I’m clearing space in the humidor to keep a box on…
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La Palina 125 Anos Toro – Bury the Leaf Anniversary cigars are funny things. Some brands celebrate milestones by pulling out every expensive leaf they can find, wrapping it in enough gold foil to blind you under lounge lighting, and charging enough money to make you wonder if the box comes with stock options. Others…
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Cain Dayton Box Pressed Toro – Bury the Leaf Some cigars ease you in with a soft handshake. The Nica Rustica Connecticut Broadleaf Toro walked in, dropped a duffel bag of attitude on the table, and asked if you were serious about spending the evening together. A few draws in, I was honestly wondering if…
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Macanudo Emissary France Robusto – Bury the Leaf The Macanudo Emissary France showed up looking like a spicy Habano bruiser and then spent an hour and a half proving it was actually a fresh‑palate assassin. What starts with briny minerality and Habano zing turns into dried fruit, lemon‑lime “flat Sprite” citrus, and a shockingly good…
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Bury The Leaf There are cigars you buy because you feel guilty walking into Burn by Rocky Patel empty-handed, and there are cigars you buy because the shelf hits you with something new. The Rocky Patel Sapphire Corona Gorda is the second kind. Rocky has a reputation for throwing a million SKUs at the wall; this…
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My Father La Opulencia Toro – Bury the Leaf Every now and then you pull a cigar out of the humidor that feels less like “another stick to burn” and more like a standing appointment you set with yourself and forgot about. The My Father La Opulencia Toro was one of those. This one showed…
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Perdomo Habano Maduro Toro – Bury the Leaf There are a lot of Maduros out there that look like midnight and smoke like punishment. The Perdomo Habano Maduro Toro isn’t one of them. This is a bourbon‑barrel‑kissed Maduro that shows up with toasted oak, coffee, and chocolate, then settles into a steady, everyman kind of…
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CAO America 250th Anniversary – Bury the Leaf Some cigars walk in like they’re interviewing for a job. This one kicked the damn door open, put its boots on your coffee table, and dared you to say something about it. The CAO America 250th Anniversary Robusto doesn’t flirt, it doesn’t apologize, and it sure as…