CW Blind Review 2009 #4

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This is CW's second review of a cigar from this maker. Enjoy

Vegas de Santiago Don Luis Secretos del Maestro Cañonazo (“Capa D. O.”)
Published Monday, June 1, 2009
Compiled by Doug McGuire (Mad Dawg)

This is the second cigar from Vegas de Santiago that we have reviewed in 2009. The first review was of another cigar from the Secretos del Maestro line, the natural wrapper Churchill: http://www.cigarweekly.com/magazine/...2009-review--2

Much of the background information in that review is the same as for the current cigar, with the exception of the wrapper.

The Cañonazo we reviewed came with the 'Capa D.O.', a special outer leaf selected by Don Olman Guzman, the man behind the blends used in VdS cigars. This leaf is a Caribbean wrapper displaying a smooth, oily texture and almost Oscuro-like dark hue.

Also, the Cañonazos sent for this review had very unique packaging: each cigar came in an individual 'tubo' fabricated entirely from Spanish cedar! These containers had evidently been individually turned on a lathe, then smoothed and varnished. A very beautiful presentation for a very interesting cigar!