Hiram & Solomon Fellow Craft

Not typically a lover of bigger ring gauges, so I went into this admittedly on skeptical side. The wrapper was a very handsome rosado, with a grocery bag feel on the surface, an even and firm pack, and a very even roll. Draw and smoke output were solid with a somewhat jammy textured smoke. The burn is a little wavy, but not problematic, and with a solid white ash. The second sample had a much more open draw and a very good burn line. The flavors were certainly on the milder side, but very enjoyable, with granola, trail mix and dried fruit notes throughout, and a very nice amount of cream in the middle third. The texture and flavor really dries out in the final third which did bring the score down a notch or two, but still a very good experience Could work well as a morning or early afternoon sort of smoke my leaving enough strength on your palate to still enjoy something else later in the day. Would go great with a latte or cappuccino, a pina colada, daiquiris or just dark rum on its own. Total smoke time: 90 minutes.

Hiram & Solomon Cigars, founded in 2015 by Fouad Kashouty and Brother George Dakrat, is a unique cigar company deeply entrenched in the principles of Freemasonry. Drawing inspiration from the biblical figures Hiram Abiff and King Solomon, key figures in Masonic lore, the company creates high-quality cigars, each line reflecting a different facet of Freemasonry. The company’s dual mission is to provide an engaging medium for discussing the values of Freemasonry and to support Masonic charities through a portion of their sales proceeds. Today, the company is run by Fouad and Romy Kashouty. The brand’s cigars are currently crafted at PDR Cigars in the Dominican Republic.

Wrapper: Habano Oscuro / Binder: Indonesian Sumatra / Filler: Habano, Jalapa, Ligero Habano Estelí, Ometepe

Vitola: Gran Toro / Size: 6 x 60

Factory: PDR Cigars / Country of Origin: Dominican Republic

Apricot, hay, barnyard funk

Fig newtons, hay, natural tobacco

Dried apricots, cedar, almond, trail mix

Granola, white toast, cinnamon, golden raisins, toasted peanut

Retrohale: baking spices, ground ginger, dried fruit

Maraschino cherry, toasted almonds, sunflower seeds, cream, mixed nuts

Retrohale: Cane sugar, musty cedar, soft white pepper, citrus zest

Tannins, minerality, charred cedar, orange zest, mixed nuts, a reemergence of granola

Retrohale: grapefruit zest white pepper, cedar

Joe Kenney

I am a Certified Consumer Tobacconist, have enjoyed cigars for over 10 years, and I run the Jonose Cigars cigar review channel on YouTube. My primary goal is to spread cigar lifetsyle to as many as possible while discovering as much as possible about the craft of cigars along the way.

Joe Kenney

I am a Certified Consumer Tobacconist, have enjoyed cigars for over 10 years, and I run the Jonose Cigars cigar review channel on YouTube. My primary goal is to spread cigar lifetsyle to as many as possible while discovering as much as possible about the craft of cigars along the way.