NAPLES BAY TOBACCO BLEND Torped

NAPLES BAY TOBACCO BLEND

Torpedo

About a week ago I was up in the Naples area and decided to stop into one of my favorite B&M shops, Naples Bay Tobacco. While perusing the cavernous humidor looking for a Gurkha 1887, one of the friendly, well-manicured, employees struck up a conversation with me. As we discussed cigars, I mentioned that I was a writer for Cigar-ros.com and he decided to give me one of their house blends to try.
The cigar that was given to me is entitled the Pla and it shares the namesake of the stores proprietor and legend Osvaldo Pla. As the story goes it is a blend designed by Pla himself and then produced by the Emilio Sanchez “PATICO”, ex A. Fuente supervisor for over two decade. The Pla’s exterior is a smooth Connecticut-Habano hybrid wrapper grown in the ever popular Connecticut growing fields of . Both the binder and filler are comprised of Dominican tobaccos, and fill out the cigar nicely without any noticeable soft spots.
Flavor: The Pla Blend smokes like a Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real to me in the fact of its simplicity of flavor. It starts off with a little hint of bitterness and then builds into a strong leather tone for the rest of the smoke. It is pleasant and creamy from start to finish, but rarely deviates from the leather notes.
Draw: The draw was solid and allowed for some slight resistance in the inhalation. I cut my cap minimally and was able to achieve an excellent draw, which goes to show the fine construction of this cigar.
Construction: As mentioned above the cigar has a smooth texture too it, and has a solid construction value, in that it does not have any soft spots.
Burn: The Pla Blend burns smoothly throughout, and I was pleased to not have to touch it up at all. Even with the wrapper issue, I was able to let it naturally burn through the unraveled parts without correcting the burn path, which was nice. The ash was tight striated grey ash and would remain firmly on the end of the cigar until one was ready to doff it off into the ashtray.
Final Verdict: This cigar is only available at the Naples Bay Tobacco store. The Pla blend is a fine consistent cigar that reflects the Naples Bay Tobacco name well. While the price point for the torpedo is around $7 and probably a bit steep for the average consumer, it does serve as a fine example of a premium smoke. If you are looking for a complex cigar this would probably not be the stick for you, but if you are looking for a creamy mellow luxurious smoke, then the Pla Blend is a fine cigar to enjoy on a lazy summer afternoon

Country: Dominican Republic	Ring Gauge: 52
Filler: Dom. Rep.	Length: 6 1/2"
Binder: Dom. Rep.	Size: Torpedo
Wrapper: Ecuador	Price: $7.00

Distributed By: Naples Bay Tobacco.

Made By: Emilio Sanchez “PATICO”.

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