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Occidental Reserve Double Broadleaf
Origin : Dominican Republic
Format : Robusto
Size : 124 x 19.84 mm
Ring : 50
Weight : N/A
Hand-Made
Price : $3.35 each

I was browsing in the local cigar shop, and thought the chocolate color promised a smooth smoke. The price appealed to my working-class wallet as well.

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This is a rich, chocolate brown maduro wrapper, mildly veined, but promising.
 
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The cigar was well cared for at the store, so the wrapper was yielding, but not brittle. There ware no glaringly soft spots either.

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The flavor starts mild but gets increasingly spicy in the last third, with a peppery finish by the time you smoke down to the bands. It’s like a spicy ‘bon voyage’ that makes you eager to return. It was a great complement to the coffee I was drinking at the time.

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For a flavorful smoke, $3.35 (single) was a good price. If you buy by the bundle, the value is even better.

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When a cigar maker’s name starts getting hot, you have expectations of good quality, delicious cigars. But that quality usually will cost a fair penny. Even though Occidental Reserve is a bundle cigar, this dark and tasty beauty from Alec Bradley is a great value.