“The latest core line from Southern Draw, the Cedrus dons a Sumatra wrapper and starts off strong with intense black pepper and cedar and slowly fades into an elegant mix of sweet, creamy and smokey. While it doesn’t factor into cigar’s ranking on this list, the packaging on this one is unique and fantastic…” read…
“2018 was a big year for this manufacturer, with 3 major releases that made our top 25, their contributions to charity and bringing awareness to the unsung hero’s who craft their product in Nicaragua from seed to shop. We recognize Southern Draw Cigars as our 2018 Company of the Year…” read more
“Southern Draw founder, Robert Holt, pushes the envelope to its outermost edge in this strapping, box-pressed figurado made in limited edition. Named for the Red Cedars of the Pacific Northwest and “The Cedars of Lebanon” of biblical fame, Cedrus flaunts a diversified recipe of Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 & Habana ’92 tobaccos and Dominican Piloto Cubano,…
“The wrapper produces a light leathery aroma, while I smell raisin out of the foot. On the cold draw, I pick up wine notes. Once lit, this stick blows tons of smoke. The draw offers cedar with sweet cocoa. Through the nose, I find more cedar with spicy nuttiness. The finish hits me with red…
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars for our #58thTake. Mission. Philosophy. Principal. Mission. It’s pretty clear that Holt and the Southern Draw family hold they ideals pretty close to their business practice. Robert shares his take on how they motives have taken his company to the critical acclaim…
2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #30: QuickDraw Habano Corona Gorda by Southern Draw Cigars “Two words came to my mind after smoking the QuickDraw Habano Corona Gorda – flavor bomb. On top of that, this cigar delivers the whole package – excellent construction, a nice amount of complexity, and of course great flavor.” read…
“This had to be my favorite part of the cigar as the pepper and spice started to build more and more with the fading coffee and chocolate notes mentioned earlier. With the pepper and spice came some wonderful earthy and woodsy notes. They balanced each other perfectly, no one flavor conquering the other, but fighting…
“FIRST LIGHT – A heavy aroma of warm chocolate off the toasted foot. Flavors of charred cedar and light orange peel bitterness for a few minutes while combustion sets in. Once the blend settles in flavors of dark chocolate, infused coffee stout and leather. The spicy element is in the form of creamy black pepper…
“Entrance: toasted, cedar, earth – Center: earth, toasted, sweet spice, white pepper – Finish: humus, oak, mineral, moss The Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Robusto currently fits the profile of 80.7% of Cigar Sense members. The average cigar in our database fits 63.1% of our members…” read more
“Strength remains at a touch above medium. The Cedrus is fat. Balance is becoming a shining example of laser focused intent. I haven’t had this much fun since my Bar Mitzvah. I get it now. This is a cigar to be respected at the altar of the golden calf. The Levites are waiting for Moses…
