Macanudo Gold Label Capa Especial

Hello Cigar smokers,
Today I've selected a special cigar to share with you all, the Macanudo Gold Label. Capa Especial is Spanish for "Special wrapper" and this cigar does have a special wrapper. The wrapper is a Connecticut Shade from the first priming of the plant, which means it was harvested first off the plant and got less sunlight that the other leaves. Tobacco is harvested in segments from bottom to top, so the bottom most leaves get the least sunlight and are the thinnest. Tobaccos that come off of the first primings give a very mild body and a smooth flavor, and the veins in the leaves are much smaller than the leaves that come higher off the plant. Working within the confines of low priming tobaccos, Macanudo made a very decadent, good tasting blend using exclusively leaves that come off the lower primings of the plant. This cigar is a 2/5 on our strength scale.

This Cigar's dimensions are very similar to the Montecristo No 2 Torpedo, it's a pretty fat figurado that goes to a 54 ring gauge at the foot. From the initial light up this cigar draws well and easy, and the flavor starts off very mild. As the cigar progresses it doesn't become stronger, but it becomes much less one dimensional, the different flavors work together nicely in this blend without being a strong, or even a medium bodied cigar. It's not very often that I find a cigar that is mild that also features a complex blend with a strong finish. This cigar is sure to wow the casual Macanudo smoker, anybody who prefers mild, Connecticut shade cigars, or people who can't believe how much flavor this mild cigar brings. In my mind this is a perfect Memorial Day stogie to enjoy with any drink.