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Stallone Alagan Review: The Experience

Very consistent cigar with light flavor notes.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Brand

Tabacalera SYN was founded by Joseph Casimir nearly 30 years after his cigar journey began. After seeing a magazine ad for a cigar that read “only 0.0000…1% of the world’s population gets to smoke this cigar, the rest are just poor bastards,” the seed was planted. He wanted to make cigars accessible, not unattainable. Juan Rodriguez has been rolling and blending cigars for more than 35 years and leads Tabacalera SYN. SYN works with Leo Reyes of De Los Reyes — one of the most prolific growers in the Dominican Republic — to source the raw materials necessary to craft SYN cigars.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Elements

Wrapper:  5-year aged Habano 2000 (Dominican Republic) / Binder: 5-year aged Habano HVA (Dominican Republic) / Filler:  5-year aged Habano HVA, Corojo Original, Libero Corojo Original (Dominican Republic)

Vitola: Belicoso / Size: 4.5 x 60

Factory: Tabacalera SYN / Country of Origin: Dominican Republic

Stallone Alagan Review: The Body

Body of cigar smell dove barnyard and chocolate.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Foot

Foot of cigar smelled of chocolate honey and graham cracker.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Cold Draw

Pre-light draw perfect taste of tobacco

Stallone Alagan Review: First Third

Initial flavor is coffee, creamy retrohale with no spice. Tobacco core, slight molasses-like sweetness.

Stallone Alagan Review: Second Third

Midway point flavors consists of coffee and leather. Retrohale creamy still, no spice with tobacco being the background flavor.

Stallone Alagan Review: Final Third

Final third had one big relight and one touch up from the wrapper splitting. Flavors continued with coffee and leather notes, big tobacco flavor towards the end no real noticeable changes. More cream on the retrohale with a little bit of spice added towards the end.

Mike Jackson

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Mike Jackson

I will give my thoughts, first impressions, and input on different cigars. I will also give you some pairings of whiskey, scotch and other drinks to go with some cigars. I will have some friends smoking with me to help me introduce this amazing world to you.