Cuban Farm-Rolled

[cigardawg]

I know these don't count as far as adding to the database of Habanos reviews. However, there are some great farm-rolled cigars out there. This was gifted to me by a very good friend. I do not know the origin of the tobaccos (other than Cuba) or the roller. Just thought I would share some thoughts with everyone.

Cuban Farm-Rolled Churchill

This was a lumpy-bumpy cigar wiht a light-to-medium brown wrapper. There were a couple of significant veins and there were some folds and wrinkles in the wrapper leaves. The seams were almost invisible, however. The cigar had a very sloppy triple-flagged cap. The cigar had a very prominent bouquet...a little wood with sweet spices like cardamon. The pre-light draw was tight.

Upon lighting, the draw stayed tight and smoke production was minimal (Not again) . At around the 1 inch mark, smoke production increased a bit, but not enough to make a huge difference. The light gray ash was very dense. Surprisingly, at the 2 inch mark, the draw opened up...but the smoke production did not increase in the least. What the hell? The cigar burned evenly and cool, but due to the low smoke production and trouble keeping it lit, I cold not finish it.

The initial tastes were of sweet wood with soe floral notes. There was some floral/citrus flavors on the palate and finish. It very quickly developed some wonderful grassy and toasted flavors that reminded me very much of a Cohiba Robusto. As the cigar contined to develop, it exhibited a very creamy texture in the smoke. A very good tasting cigar.

The tastes of this cigar reminded me very much of a Cohiba Robusto (a well aged one). The grassy, toasted flavors and creamy texture were fantastic. If only it had produced a bit more smoke. I won't give this cigar a rating as it is not a production stick. I would definitely like to try a couple more of these to see if I can get one to burn well. I bet it would be great.

[n2advnture]

Great review bro!

Does the person who gave it to you know which farmie? It sounds more to me like a "hotel rolled" than a farmie.

I am a geek for this kind of stuff, just curious.

~Mark

[El Presidente]

Excellent review Reid.

On one of our Cuba travels, Ken I and Macho made friends with a middle aged hotel worker in Vinales who was admiring my cheapTurbo lighter which I promptly gave to him as a gift. He was over the moon and promised to collect some cigars from his brother who worked in the tobacco fields on a San Juan plantation. I didn't give it another thought.

The next day while having a beer overlooking the Vinales view from the hotel, I heard "Pssst, Pssst". Turning around I found the jovial worker signalling me to follow,which I did back to my room where I found on the bed three bundles of 25 farm rolled cigars with each bundle neatly wrapped in newspaper.

They were a light tan colorado coloured lumpy bumpy Dalia's. I offered him 20USD which he refused. He thanked me for the lighter and promptly left.

Now I was not really expecting much from these cigars. They looked rough and felt slightly underfilled....but they smelled great. The tobacco quality was obviously extremely high particularly the wrpper leaf. Well, I went back to where we were previously seated with a beer overlooking the Vinales Valley and fired up one of these farm rolled cigars and was bowled over by how well the cigar smoked. While one dimensional in flavour it had a sweet wood charachteristic which never failed in a mild to mid body format. They turned out to be our "car cigars" for our next 1700km as we fly fished through Cuba.

[Fatshotbud]

Thanks for your review.

I have had some tastey farm rolled and look forward to trying some more. Especially enjoyed the larger ring sizes.

BUD

[cigardawg]

» Great review bro!

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» Does the person who gave it to you know which farmie? It sounds more to

» me like a "hotel rolled" than a farmie.

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» I am a geek for this kind of stuff, just curious.

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» ~Mark

If he does, he did not say. It might well be a "hotel-rolled" versus a farmie. All I know is that I would love to have another of the same blend that smoked well. The flavor was great.

[skip43]

» » Great review bro!

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» » me like a "hotel rolled" than a farmie.

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» » I am a geek for this kind of stuff, just curious.

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» » ~Mark

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» If he does, he did not say. It might well be a "hotel-rolled" versus a

» farmie. All I know is that I would love to have another of the same blend

» that smoked well. The flavor was great.

I know little to nothing about farm or hotel rolled but it sounds like a great opportunity to smoke a special cigar that few of us could ever dream of having a chance to do. Glad you you got to sample one.

[LasciviousXXX]

I'm a fan of Farmies as well. Tried a couple different kinds here and there but I absolutely fell in love with the Vegas Robaina Farmies. The last couple of batches I tried were excellent but I had heard that quality had dropped off in the last batch.

However the 04 crop was outstanding. I was smoking through them like candy. Sadly however I am out and from what I hear, there is no known release date for the next crop. :-(

[Ginseng]

Scot,

Did this cigar come from across the "Sea?"

Wilkey

[Tampa1257]

I have to agree with the nice flavors that "Farmies" have. I consider myself fortunate to have smoked a few of them before that came off of Robaina's farm as gifts from travelers there in Cuba. Very enjoyable!

[Well Armed]

»They turned out to be our "car cigars" for our next 1700km as we

» fly fished through Cuba.

Car cigars. That's good stuff.

[cigardawg]

» Scot,

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» Did this cigar come from across the "Sea?"

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» Wilkey

Wilkey.

It did not to my knowledge. It actually came from a gentleman from Hong Kong (no, not a vendor) that does regular business in Cuba. He gets these from Cuba, either farm-rolled, custom-rolled, or hotel-rolled. He did not say.

Fantastic blend...just wish it had been constructed better.