Part of Rocky Patel's seasonal series, and a genuinely small-batch blend — tobacco from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua, aged three years before rolling.
An Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper keeps it smooth and creamy, while the three-country core gives it more complexity than most Connecticuts carry. Four sizes including a 7.5-inch Salomon.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan long-filler, aged three years
Strength: Mild to medium
Sizes: Churchill (7.0" x 50), Salomon (7.5" x 58), Robusto (5.0" x 50), Toro (6.0" x 52)
The Salomon is a beautiful shape and rarely made. Worth the extra time it takes.