Cigar Tasting Seminar with Jose Blanco: La Aurora

At the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic, José Blanco leads a special cigar tasting and blending seminar. In this brief summary, José covers the flavors of different wrapper types, the differences between flavor and strength, techniques of blending, and more.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Cigars
• cigar
• tobacco
• blending
• tasting
• stogie
• fresh

[ferrarixxz]

If you're picking up other things then you're not smoking a cigar you're smoking something else. ;p

[docstogiefresh]

@ferrarixxz Haha, good catch. :-0

[theyhateb]

Doc this was a Great and informative video! I live here in pismo beach and have heard a lot of good things about you in the cigar world here locally. Hopefully I will get to light up and learn a lot more from you one day!

[docstogiefresh]

@theyhateb Great to hear from you, my friend. I go to The Boss Cigar shop frequently. Perhaps we will meet there.

Doc

[321bangbang123]

Hi Doc. I have an unrelated question.

I recently bought a box of La Traviata Radiante Maduros. The cigars are individually wrapped in cellophane. I left it on there while I visited the United States. Now the cigars are safeley in my humidor back in Europe. Should I remove the cellophane or can I leave it on there?

[docstogiefresh]

@321bangbang123 If you are going to smoke them right away, I recommend taking the cello off. But, if you will be aging them for some time, leave it on. The cello slows aging. Also, either way you go, leave some with the cello on so they are easier to travel with. The cello helps to protect them and keep them humidified when you take them out for the evening or on a weekend trip. Enjoy!

[freehugsbeats]

man this guy knows what hes talking about, no bullshit, no fancy stuff

STRAIGHT CIGAR KNOWLEDGE!

[Westernwayofwar]

A master at work. Great info, fantastic video/

[docstogiefresh]

@SanderVerheul1978 He was referring to the practice of retrohaling. See my video: "Retrohaling Your Cigar Smoke. 

[SanderVerheul1978]

why did he ask whether people blow out smoke by the nose?