Tag: Cigar

Chris Khatschadourian smoking an Oliva Serie V Maduro Double Toro at a restaurant in Batroun called Pierre & Friends.

Have a Cigar: Oliva Serie V Maduro Double Toro

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Name: Oliva Serie V Maduro Double Toro

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Parejo

Size: Gordo (6 inches x 60)

Strength: Full

I discovered the Oliva brand only last year. Today, Oliva Serie V cigars are in my smoking repertoire and definitely in my top 10. The greatest of them is the Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado, which was Cigar Aficionado’s cigar of the year of 2014.

On the other hand, the Oliva Serie V Maduro Double Toro that you see in the image has lately become one of my go-to Oliva cigars. I love it because it’s big, full-bodied, and comes with notes of cocoa, dark roast coffee, and oak. It goes extremely well with whatever I pair it with, including Islay whiskies that I love so much.

Chris Khatschadourian smoking a Camacho Ecuador Robusto on the terrace.

Have a Cigar: Camacho Ecuador Robusto

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Name: Camacho Ecuador Robusto

Country: Honduras

Shape: Parejo

Size: Robusto (5 inches x 50)

Strength: Medium to Full

The wind is blowing hard,
screaming in my ears,
pushing away the grey clouds,
making room for spring.

I go in and come back out
with a new cigar, a cutter,
and a triple jet torch lighter
to celebrate the new sun.

I give my cigar a straight cut
and wait
for the right time to
toast it
and light it.

As I smoke my cigar,
the wind screams
until I can no longer hear the world.

Smoking a Don Rafa Toro cigar in the garden under the sun.

Have a Cigar: Don Rafa Toro

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Name: Don Rafa Toro

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Parejo

Size: (6 inches x 54)

Strength: Medium

I light up a Don Rafa cigar occasionally when I’m working on the terrace or starting my charcoal grill. I like the brand because their cigars are affordable and good. Plus, they remind me of good times. I smoked a lot of Don Rafa Churchills with the boys last summer. I was burning two or three cigars a day back then. Drinking a lot, too.

I usually pair my Don Rafa with ice-cold lager or pilsner. But, sometimes, when it’s a little cold and cloudy, I like to go with vodka. And that’s what I did this time.