Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto Cigar Review

 

(Cigar Dojo) Diesel is different now. No longer simply a serviceable, discount catalog/auction offering, Diesel became a full-fledged General Cigar brand in 2017, moving the Diesel Grind brand under the General Cigar umbrella. So it’s understandable that you may think to yourself, “I’ve been smoking Diesels for years, how is it that this is the second Diesel blend?” Well, let’s just say Diesel grew up and reached legal drinking age…
In 2018 we saw the release of the first iteration of the new brand, Whiskey Row, made in partnership with Rabbit Hole Distillery. One year later, we are presented with the second round, featuring another barrel-aging process: a Brazilian Arapiraca binder leaf that has been aged in a barrel (or cask) that was used to age Rabbit Hole’s Dareringer bourbon, which had previously been used to age PX (Pedro Ximénez) sherry from Spain. So, while these cigars are referred to as Sherry Cask, we should remember that there’s a bourbon in between the sherry and cigar. Continued