Quick Smoke: Hoja de Flores
18 Mar 2012
Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,†“hold,†or “sell.â€
I’ll admit I hadn’t heard of this new Dominican puro until a friend pointed it out to me when I was visiting one of my local cigar shops. The $10 smoke features a a medium brown corojo wrapper with just a bit of shine. I don’t know the exact size but I’d guess it’s about 6 inches long with a ring gauge of 52. It starts off very mild with slightly damp woody notes. I nearly wrote it off as bland and boring when, about a third of the way in, it developed a more interesting edge with cedar and cinnamon spice, and became more medium-bodied. With excellent construction, it was good enough that I’d want to try a few more before rendering a full judgement.
Verdict = Hold
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I've been looking for the hoya de flores cigars, but can't find anywhere. Any suggestions as to where to purchase? Thanks
Village Cigar Headquarters in Patchogue carries Hoya De Flore cigars
I think I got mine at the McClean PG Boutique, but that was a year ago. Don't know if they still carry them.