Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 Torpedo cigars might not be familiar to many of you, but there’s a deep well of talent and knowledge beneath each and every stick. The creator of these fine stogies is Royal Agio Cigars, a family-owned company whose legacy stretches back to 1904 and who are known throughout the world as purveyors of exquisite tobacco. Rolled at their own Dominican factory, the Añejo 18 contains a luscious and complex blend of well-aged Dominican Olor, Nicaraguan Ligero, and Brazilian Bahia beneath an Olor binder. However, the real secret to the glorious flavor is the Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper, a toothy leaf aged a full eighteen years into a dark cloak of sweet spiciness.
Solid in hand without being rock-hard, each hefty 6 1/4 X 52 vitola carries an oily sheen and smells lightly of allspice and fresh hay. The initial flavors from both the pre-light and the first smoky puffs are of mocha and almonds, but the thick plumes carry a wash of black pepper and cinnamon to the palate not evident before the flame released their essences. The initial sweetness is tempered once the second third comes into play, the flavors making more of an espresso and cocoa impression to underlie the ongoing spiciness. The final third sees the rise of creamy cedar with hints of caramel and leather.
If the above hasn’t given you reason enough to try some of these glorious smokes, then perhaps a celebrity endorsement of sorts will make a difference. You can have a box full of Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 Torpedo cigars shipped to the States today thanks to the efforts of Drew Estate, who signed on as their exclusive US distributor to make sure these could get into the hands of pleasure-seeking smokers wherever they might be found. Be aware there are only a few hundred boxes of these out there so it would be a good idea for you to get a move on if you want some.
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