Unco B's Stogie Diary

I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like Connies. But I keep coming across great Connie-wrapped cigars that shatter my preconceptions. This sneak peek at a brand-new offering from a brand-new company is a perfect example.

Some cigars defy being analyzed. They’re so good that it would be a waste to track their flavors and progression and construction and burn lines and all the minutiae we normally focus on. This is one of those cigars.

With a cigar this old, I was prepared to take a nice stroll down memory lane, not expecting much. But this cigar had other things in mind.

Finally, a non-Cuban Cohiba that I actually like.

Roomy. If there’s one word that describes this blend, it’s that. This is an incredibly expressive cigar whose expansive architecture gives plenty of room for its flavors to move. More to the point, it’s an inspiring stick. The fact that it’s a Connie is irrelevant. It’s just a damn great…