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Tonight’s selection is the classy Davidoff Millennium. This classic cigar comes in as a petite corona 4.5″ X 41. The chocolaty sun grown wrapper hails from Ecuador and ultra premium binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic. The wrapper is a sexy reddish brown.The aroma on the wrapper is rich with chocolate, barnyard, hay, and leather. The first puff told me this one is going to be full of body. Right away I picked up a sweet dark chocolate, black cold brew coffee, a hint of cedar, and cinnamon on the retro hale. After the first third spices started to crop up such as black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a hint of black tea. The complexity of this cigar was fantastic. Cigars International claims this cigar has a perfect burn. This is what I would expect from a $15 petite corona and a reputation as highly esteemed as Davidoff. As you can see in the third picture (right after my cat knocked off the ash) the burn was far from perfect. This happened on my first sample as well this was my second. To understand why this reputable company might make a mistake like this check out the Honest Cigar podcast on YouTube episode 1. I don’t mean to shit on Davidoff I think they make excellent cigars. The flavors of the body were exquisite. I got some leather in the mix, vanilla and leather. I am a light weight when it comes to handling my nicotine. However, this is not my first rodeo I have a decent tolerance. I had to put the cigar down halfway through. I was getting dizzy from the strength of the cigar and I had to stop and get some water. I don’t want to knock Davidoff again, there are people that love strong cigars and this is the one for you. It has as much body as it does strength this is a weighty cigar. I wasn’t rushing for the trash can but it sure did kick me in the balls. People under estimate the power of a nicotine high.The burn time for me was 47 minutes. I am abandoning my rating system of green chilies for the overall rating and I am going with a yes or a no. However, I will continue to rate the body and strength with chilies. The body gets 9/10 chilies and the strength gets 8/10 chilies. The word powerhouse is way over used in cigar reviews this one is a damn power factory! This one is a yes. I am not the biggest fan of pairing cigars with drinks and food although I do it occasionally. I prefer to taste the cigar and only the cigar, just a good movie or youtube show and some water. Pairing can be nice though from time to time. I would recommend pairing this with an Islay scotch or Speyside. The cliche beer to pair this with would be a nice sweet and rich IPA like Odell brewing company. I had an Italian lager called Moretti that did just fine it was married lovely with the cigar but that is not just any lager. Something sweet like soda would pair well to tame the strength as you smoke. If you enjoy super strong sticks or can tolerate it, this stick gets a yes.

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Introducing the HVC Edicion Especial 2015. This little bad boy is a corona measuring at 5″ by 46. This is a great size in my opinion it gives me an old school vibe hearkening back to Winston Churchill and Fidel Castro. I do not read other sources before I review a cigar in order to stay as unbiased as possible. I only get the size of the cigar and the country of origin. According to famous smoke the wrapper is a rugged and sultry Mexican maduro. The binder and filler are Nicaraguan. The wrapper is toothy and matte yet well rolled, especially for a smaller gauge. It has a nice reddish brown color. It has a subtle musky aroma with a nice barnyard, specifically horse manure (yes there is a difference if you grew up near horses). The cold draw revealed a savory and sweet raisin-type scent. In the beginning especially and throughout the cigar I got an interesting mineral flavor, some may be turned off by but I rather enjoyed it. I got black coffee, and I mean a good coffee. I got a little vanilla and nutmeg, cedar and natural tobacco sweetness, and cocoa powder. I got a bit of leather on the finish, and black pepper and white pepper on the retrohale. The aroma is beautiful and has that same mineral scent which is rather unique. It feels medium bodied to me and the strength is totally manageable. Speaking earlier of nostalgia, the flavors are different yet similar to a Cuban. It doesn’t have the same mineral flavor Cubans have but it’s similar. I smoked 3 samples for this review, all of them were consistent and awesome. You get a good hour or more with this depending on how fast you smoke. This is one to take your time and collect your thoughts. I have very much enjoyed everything i’ve tried from HVC cigars. This one is not a symphony of flavors, although it is robust and honest in it’s own rite. This is a great cigar. In my opinion the body is medium bodied 6 out of 10. The strength is also a 6 out of 10. This one is a yes. I would give this my personal rating of 8.5 green chiles out of 10. 

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This hefty boy is the Saciar by Tabac. 5.5″ by 56 ring gauge. At first glance I assumed it was a Corojo wrapper with its silky shine. It sports a unique Sancti Espiritu Hybrid wrapper. When I say unique, I mean it. This cigar is very unique especially in flavor. The binder is a Criollo 98 from what is called the “viso”, which is just below the highest leaves on the plant called the ligero. The filler is good old Nicaraguan. The word “saciar” is Spanish for “satiate - satisfied to the full”. I would start with the positives of this cigar. It has a very attractive sheen the wrapper is nice. If I were to rate the aroma it is full bodied it is gorgeous it smells like chocolate covered hay. The roll is well done, the pack is quite firm. The draw is snug but not too much so. The cold draw is intense, I picked up chocolate liqueur. Upon first light I immediately tasted a very rich smokiness like that of roasted green chile, especially on the retro hale. Most people don’t know the experience of roasted green chile outside in early Fall, the smell especially is spectacular and you need to experience it. I picked up black pepper, black cherry, and cedar. The finish is thick with a strong dark chocolate. The roasted green chile made this cigar one of the most unique I have ever had. There was a certain mustiness to this cigar, for lack of a better term. This wasn’t terrible and it was subtle but it was not great.The negative of this cigar is the nicotine strength. It is absolutely full strength by the halfway point it knocked me off my chair! I am not a fan of very strong cigars nicotine-wise. At least it’s flavors make up for it’s strength intensity. This is a full bodied stick in my opinion 9/10, as well as full strength 9/10. As interesting as it is with a great name, simple yet understated band, the nicotine strength for me took away from the experience. I rate this cigar 6 chiles out of 10.