Unco B's Stogie Diary

The Mechudo is a perfect demonstration of Raul Lanuza’s range. Where the Super Sea Monkeys was about controlled chaos, the Mechudo is about composure, containment, and power held in check.

This Paul Stulac Miami Style is a composed, grown-up smoke with relaxed Little Havana energy. It starts easy, but reminds you that it is unmistakably a Paul Stulac cigar.

The Curivari Selección Privada Maduro Magnificos opens with a cannon shot of Nicaraguan energy, then slowly settles into balance, refinement, and composure. With over 14 months of aging, this cigar is transcendent.

The Hound Reserva Maduro moves like its name. It puts its nose down, and keeps working through the final draw, still searching, still moving, still holding itself together. Like a bloodhound. @houndcigar.co

The Mariner carries plenty of weight, but it never needs to throw that weight around. It stays smooth, articulate, directional, and controlled from the first puff to the nub.

The Partagás Serie D No. 4 looks like it has nothing to prove, then lights with a jolt. Sweetness hits, body swells, activity starts high, and the cigar never really settles down. Complex from foot to nub.

I originally reviewed this in April, and it felt like a finished composition. But returning to it now, it felt like the doors had opened and the room had filled. The same core remained, but everything around it now moved with ceremony, complexity, and intent. @feriotego