![]() As I straight cut and lit the cigar, we listened to Daniel talk about how he crafts everything from the cigars, to the boxes that they are packed in at the American Caribbean Cigars Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. This half corona had a bright and eye-catching band that featured a circus Big Top and had a lovely oily wrapper. Our first cigar for sampling was The Circus Petit. ![]() On the evening I settled down with my cigars and rum miniature to listen to Daniel talk about these new vitolas. I knew that they were going to be small cigars from their measurements but I was surprised just how petit they actually were. The cigars in question are The Circus Petit and Piccolo Maduro, and to celebrate their arrival to the UK market, Mike Choi from Boutique Smokes organised a pre-launch tasting of these two new cigars. Luckily Daniel Guerrero, the man behind El Viejo Continente, has produced not one, but two half corona cigars that fill this hole perfectly. A satisfying smaller smoke is what’s called for, and this was a gap that Boutique Smokes found in their portfolio. Only the hardiest smoker is likely to want to sit out on a cold winter’s evening for two or more hours to enjoy a Toro, Lancero or other larger vitolas. Whilst I am fortunate enough to be able to smoke indoors, others don’t have this option. ![]() Consequently many a cigar smoker has to alter their smoking habits to suit the season. As winter gets ever closer, the nights start drawing in, and the days get cooler.
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