Cigar Review: Macanudo Estate Reserve 2015 No. 9 (Prerelease)

 

(Halfwheel) In 2013, to honor the 45th anniversary of Macanudo, General Cigar Co. introduced the Estate Reserve Series, a limited edition release that would use rare tobaccos from the company’s vast array of stocks.
Last year, those rare tobaccos included Jamaican leaf, and it’s back again in this year’s version. General refers to the varietal as Silver Tongue, a type of tobacco grown in Montego Bay. The company says it’s the most expensive filler tobacco in the world and produced with relatively low yields; as such, the company doesn’t have plans to use the tobacco again in the series for at least a few years. Continued