Havana November 2018 – My Very Own Cigar – Rituales
5 Dec
It was NOT my idea. I am just a cigar smoker. Plain and simple.
If people ask me for cigar details I will reply : What do I know about cigars ….
But smoking a good cigar in Havana with a great friend and excellent master roller on his roof-top terrace under a Mango tree last year, he asked me : Nino, why don’t you create your own cigar ?
This left me surprised, laughing and saying : What do I know ….
But the seed was planted and after a few days of thinking I came up with what I consider the ideal cigar for my palate.
I love the Monsdale flavour and aromas as well as the Puntilla vitola size – so why not combine the two, add a pigtail and a cut foot and have my own cigar creation ?
After some trials and testing the cigar is ready and smokes like a dream.
Absolutely fantastic for my taste – and that is what matters.
When it came to name the baby it was very simple – I have my rituals and one of those rituals in Havana is to sit with my friends under a Mango tree, smoke good cigars and drink Rum. But naming a cigar “Mangoes” would not have the right ring to it …
One of the Rum brands I have come to enjoy a lot besides Santiago, Mulata and Cubay happens to be Ritual Rum.
So there you are, Rituales is the perfect name for my own perfect cigar that I will enjoy with my best friends …. 🙂
Nino
