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(Description provided by Don Doroteo Cigars)
Don Doroteo Cigars announces that the “Salt of the Earth” line of cigars is now shipping to retailers across the United States. The Salt of the Earth line boasts two blends, the Piedra Viva and the Piedra Angular. The Salt of the Earth blends proudly represent Dominican tobacco culture via the use of andullo. Both blends were showcased at the 2023 PCA in Last Vegas this past July.
Juan Lugo, co-founder of Don Doroteo Cigars comes from a four-generation tobacco growing family. His mentor, his grandfather, Doroteo Fermin Delgado farmed tobacco in the D.R. His grandfather is described by Lugo as the very definition of a salt of the earth person. A hardworking and honest family man who dedicated his life to tobacco.
Juan Lugo said: “My grandfather and my Dominican roots are the inspiration for the Salt of the Earth line, which is why we used andullo in both blends. Andullo is distinctly Dominican and has been smoked as pipe tobacco by the Taino Indians on the island 500 years ago.”
The Salt of the Earth Piedra Angular features a Dominican corojo wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and filler composed of Dominican andullo, corojo, criollo ’98) & Nicaragua condega ligero, viso condego. Immediate notes of fruit transitions to chocolate, espresso, mild salt, and spice. The andullo adds strength and depth to the smoking experience.
Toro (5 3/4 x 54) — $16.75 (Box of 10, $167.50) in boxes of 10.
The cigar is well made and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were pear with a little citrus influence, brown sugar, light cinnamon, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. Pretty good start.
At the first third (31 minutes) the cigar is changing a little. It's now more of a tangy, sweet apricot, brown sugar, light cinnamon, light leather, and black coffee. There are more lower level notes. The cigar is medium bodied, leaning toward medium to full. The finish is apricot with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is just as sweet with more lower level notes. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 3 minutes) the black coffee that showed up in the first third is moving up. The sweet notes of apricot and brown sugar are not quite as prominent. The leather is very light. The black coffee has pretty much taken over the base. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is not as tasty as the first third. I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 26 minutes. The cigar kept moving in the same direction. There is now quite a bit of earthiness with the black coffee. The apricot and brown sugar are light. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar lost a little more ground with the appearance of earthiness. I rated the final third 90. The cigar starts out very nice and loses a little ground as it goes.
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