The Velvet Cigar

Posted By ironmeden on July 29, 2009

I’m officially a sportsman…somewhat.

I recently purchased Tiger Woods 2010 for the Wii. As I started playing I found I wasn’t playing golf, but I was playing Disc Golf or Frisbee Golf. I really got into it so the other day I found a great Disc Golf store around the corner from where I work called Gotta Go, Gotta Throw. Now I did some research online on about the game and found out its pretty much golf but with discs. The same terms are used when playing. I was expecting these discs to be around $50 a piece, but when I walked into the store, they had a ton of used and new stuff. The guy that helped me said that since i’m starting out I only need 3 discs, driver, medium range and putter. All 3 discs added up to $20 for used product. I purchased a bag that I could carry the discs in as well as my cigars. Now that I had the discs I went online looking for courses. I found a lot more courses then I would of expected. I went to a course in Brooklyn Park, MN which is pretty basic, good for beginners I read. Much to my surprise, most courses are free! What a cheap sport! I was able to smoke a cigar while walking around and each course I went on took about 30 minutes to go through 9 holes. I think i’m doing OK for just starting out, i’m getting mostly par and 1 over, i’m not counting the tree hazards at this time. If you are a guy out there that finds golf just a little frustrating (I still love golf, but I don’t really play much anymore) then disc golf is your game. You still get a walking in, but you don’t have to commit the long periods of time that golf may take up. Also, you’ll be able to get in a nice robusto in.

Tarazout 70/30 – Pasha

Tarazout is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, near the foot of the Atlas Mountains. This is the surfing capital of Morocco. The soils here are sandy to the proximity to the Atlantic which make them very fertile. The tobacco grown here is extremely flavorful. The Tarazout cigar uses a 70% blend of Tarazout tobacco, which imparts a sweet balance of honey and wood with 30% Corojo from the Cibao Valley in the Dominican Republic. The cigar is full bodied with hints of orange peel and a spicy finish. 

The cigar has a dark Corojo wrapper covering this torpedo named ‘Pasha’ which measures 6 x 50. There are a few thick veins that run up the cigar. What stands out on this sample cigar is the torpedo head. This particular cigar has a slightly off centered head. It actually looks quite cool the way it appears.

The smell from this cigar is basic, strong tobacco aroma with wood.

I clipped the head of the cigar and lit it with my Colibri triple flame lighter. The first impression was slight bitter coffee flavor.

The 1/4 mark of the cigar finds a salty flavor coming through with the coffee.  The cigar had a slight uneven burn getting to this point, but it straightened itself out.

Halfway through the cigar, the salty note is still present with a stronger wood flavor. The cigar is leaving my mouth a little dry after each puff. So far I would consider this a medium bodied smoke.

At the 3/4 mark the cigar has hints of sweetness with the strong wood flavor.

As I finished up the cigar I couldn’t help but think how this cigar would go great with a peaty Scotch. Those would pare up very well.

Overall this is a good medium to full bodied cigar. There wasn’t much change from the beginning to end, but it held up very well during the smoke. I probably enjoyed the 2nd half of the cigar little more then the beginning. Reading tasting notes I received from Felipe Gregorio on this cigar, my taste buds must be off. I really didn’t get a spicy finish or any long lasting sweetness. If you are a Corojo fan, then pick this cigar up. IMHO, its a great example of a medium to full flavor stick with Corojo without the spice that some cigars have. I give this cigar a 4 out of 5.

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Categories: Corojo, Dominican Republic
Tags: 70/30, Dominican Republic, felipe gregorio, moroccan series, pasha, tarazout