Just got 5 of these and i honestly love them. Came with a boveda 65% humidity packet, so i figured it'd be ok to try one immediately, and i'm so happy i did. This is a fantastic cigar and at around $7 a stick (box price) it's def not too expensive. It's uber creamy and def tastes very nutty; on the milder side though-at most a low medium, with hints of pepper. Short finish, and not the best looking wrapper, but no real burn issues-actually has a very loose draw, loose ash, but tons of smoke by the end of the first 1/3. Ash didn't stay on for more than 3/4 of an inch-although to be fair i'm smoking it outside and it's a bit windy in nyc right now.
The profile seems really similar to ashton cabinets-a lil more spice though, but at half the price. I honestly am going to make this a regular smoke, and just purchased a full box for $175 shipped from texcigars-i got singles from serious cigars. Tex had them cheaper than any of the other major places-famous, serious, or ci. Not sure about this bit of info-but i thought i read that the cabaiguans are made in 2 diff places. Saw that they were made with Jaime Garcia at the my father factory, but also saw something about them being made in Don Pepin's factory, so not sure about that. Either way, whoever is making them did an outstanding job.
Cabaiguan Cigars --------------------------------------------- "Here is a delightful cigar brought to us by Pete Johnson, founder and owner of Tatuaje Cigars. Cabaiguan is a medium-bodied cigar manufactured in Little Havana, Miami by Pepin Garcia. Beautiful bronze colored Connecticut-Ecuador wrappers encase a mouthwatering blend of silky smooth Nicaraguan tobaccos. The flavor is rich and creamy with an earthy core and a toasty finish. The Guapo is the newest size born into the Cabaiguan family. This is a stocky 5.625 x 54 cigar with a rare Connecticut-Ecuadorian sun-grown wrapper. This wrapper has a darker appearance than your standard Connecticut-Ecuador leaf, as well as a different flavor. The Guapo is an outstanding addition to Pete's portfolio."
This came from a cigar review site.
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""If you thought Tatuaje was tough to say, try Cabaiguan on for size!
Cabaiguan is hand-crafted by Jose ’Don Pepin’ Garcia in the El Rey de los Habanos factory, the same factory as Tatuaje, 5 Vegas Miami, and a series of Don Pepin Garcia cigars. Tough to say, but easy to smoke, this mild to medium-bodied smoke employs a smooth Connecticut seed wrapper grown under the valley mist of Ecuador. Inside, a Cuban-seed mixture of Nicaraguan long-fillers is carefully blended to promote a flavorful cigar layered with rich, hearty nuances.
Cabaiguan received a 92-point rating, noting: "Solidly rolled with a lightly-colored wrapper and a pigtail cap. It exhibits great balance with a cocoa-powder sweetness, some light black pepper notes and cedary, leather intonations.""
From cigar website.
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Gonna put the rest in the humidor for a couple of weeks if i can, but i'm weak and might end up smoking a few here and there. Hope these also get better with age-though i'm not sure how much better they can get.
I'm a big fan of the Cabaiguans. Toasty and creamy, and very well constructed.
I love the cuban style triple cap too. It's honestly one of the best NCs out there outside of the uber-elites like DCMs, FFOXs etc.
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got a call today telling me that they're not in stock and they are special order only, so they refunded my money. tried to order em from somewhere else, and they told me they only have one box left, and it doesn't have the top bc it was the last box that any of their b&m stores has.
I spoke to Andy-the distribution manager at Tatuaje and found out that the Cabaiguan line was made in Miami until 2007, and then they moved it to the My Father factory in Nicaragua after that. Guess that some of the info is really old. Every vitola is the same excpet for size obviously. I thought that certain sticks like the guapos were made in Miami and others were made in Nicaragua.
You have to smoke some. Ever been given a wrapped Christmas gift and then had it put on a shelf in plain sight everyday and told you can't unwrap it until 4th of July?
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Originally posted by yellot00tr: Gonna put the rest in the humidor for a couple of weeks if i can, but i'm weak and might end up smoking a few here and there. Hope these also get better with age-though i'm not sure how much better they can get.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Paulie Walnuts: You have to smoke some. Ever been given a wrapped Christmas gift and then had it put on a shelf in plain sight everyday and told you can't unwrap it until 4th of July?
yeah-i already smoked 4 out of the 5 that i had. getting a box delivered today, and a box delivered on thurs, so i figured what the hell-i'll save those.
revisited a box of 08 Guapo Maduro and I dont know what happened over the past few years but it was terrible...bitter, grassy,...almost like a young cigar...I was bummed since this was one of my favorite smokes
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