"Why not Kaplowitz?
WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Colombian, Dominican, & Nicaraguan
FORMAT: Lancero w/ pig-tail cap
ORIGIN: Tabacalera Las Lavas factory, Dominican Republic
STRENGTH: Medium-Full
PROFILE: Bittersweet/Savory
PEPPER-SPICE: low | med | HIGH
COMBUSTION: poor | OK | excellent
CONSTRUCTION: poor | OK | excellent
NOTES:
Bittersweet-savory. Dark chocolate&fruits/charred-peppery meats. encircling a pungent earthen core. Smoky out-put yields a sharp aroma. Burns jaggedly in spots w/ a double-puff requiring draw.
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
"You may not have heard of the Cuevas family, but there is a good chance you have smoked at least one of the cigars they have produced.
"Headed by Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son, Luis Jr., the family owns the Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L. factory, which is located in the Dominican Republic and makes cigars for a number of different companies, most notably Gurkha. In April, the family introduced a new cigar brand appropriately named Casa Cuevas that debuted in three different blends: Connecticut, Habano and Maduro." www.Halfwheel.com (2017)
& more from Hw a month ago:
"Headed by Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son, Luis Jr., the family owns the Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L. factory, which is located in the Dominican Republic and makes cigars for a number of different companies, most notably Gurkha. In April, the family introduced a new cigar brand appropriately named Casa Cuevas that debuted in three different blends: Connecticut, Habano and Maduro." www.Halfwheel.com (2017)
& more from Hw a month ago:
"The Casa Cuevas Limited Edition is a long and slender 7 x 43 vitola with a pigtail cap that comes priced at $9.50 in either the Habano or Maduro blend. The company is making just 500 of the 10-count boxes in both of the blends in which the cigar is offered ... Gabriel Alvarez, director of sales for Casa Cuevas, said that the new cigars use the same components as the rest of the lines and while blended to the size, stay true to the blend."