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In 2015, four friends, who were passionate about cigars, had a dream to produce their own cigars using tobaccos grown in the fertile soils of Haiti, their home country. To make this dream a reality, they formed Supreme Tobacco. In the fields of Mirebalais, which is located in Plateau Central of Haiti, Supreme Tobacco worked with local farmers to grow the tobacco leaves that would be rolled into the Bohekio: Haiti’s first ever premium boutique cigar. The cigar is named after Bohekio. He was the Cacique (Chief) of the Xaragua people, who were part of the Tainos: the first inhabitants of the island of Hispaniola.
The Bohekio is a line that uses Haitian-grown tobacco for the binder and filler. The wrapper used is a Sun Grown Habano from the Dominican Republic. Bohekio is available in four sizes – each packaged in 20-count boxes. Production is handled at the Supreme Tobacco S.A. facility in Haiti.
Blend and Origin
Wrapper: Dominican Sun Grown Habano
Binder: Haitian
Filler: Haitian
Vitolas Offered
Robusto: 5 x 50 REVIEWED TODAY
Robusto Gordo: 5 x 55
Toro Gordo: 6 x 55
Churchill: 7 x 50
The band on the cigar is very regal looking with it's basic black background and gold lettering.
The cigar has a nice feel in the hand for a robusto.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were citrus peel, brown sugar, light toffee, a light amount of a new leather, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Pretty good start.
At the first third (38 minutes) the cigar is pretty much like it started. The toffee notes have taken center stage along with brown sugar, very light leather, and earthy black coffee. The finish is toffee with pretty good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. The cigar isn't overly powerful and doesn't have a lot of pop but the flavors are nice. I rated the first third 91.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 8 minutes) I noticed how slowly the cigar is burning. While the flavor are primarily like they were in the first third there is now elevated earthiness in the black coffee. I still had toffee, brown sugar, light cedar, nutmeg, and increased earthy black coffee. The earthiness didn't rise dramatically but it did rise. The finish is toffee, black coffee, and very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very close to full bodied, which surprised me, along with the good burn time. I rated the second third 90.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 33 minutes. A very good burn time for a robusto. In the final third I lost the toffee notes. Now there are notes of cedar, brown sugar, nutmeg, and very earthy black coffee. The finish is the one place I still had toffee, along with black coffee, and very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is indeed full bodied. The cigar has not changed a lot. It's gotten a little earthier and the nice toffee notes seem to have gone away but overall it's a pretty solid cigar. I rated the final third 89. This is the only Haitian cigar you'll find and I would definitely give it a try.
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