Garcia Vega Cigars & More

Rum flavored cigars have been a favorite of mine for many years now. And if you are looking for cigar gifts for someone, this is an interesting and exciting gift to give. After a while, I thought about what it would take to make my own rum flavored cigar. So I did a bit of research and found that it is quite easy.  I like flavored cigars, but most of them are machine made and I prefer a premium cigar. It tends to have a bolder tobacco flavor, and with so many of them out there, I thought it would be nice to try infusing some with rum. So, I found a website that gave step by step instructions on how to infuse your premium cigars and it is a lot easier than I expected. So, I gave it a try. The first thing you need to do is to is select the brand of cigar that you would like to infuse. I chose my favorite premium cigar that is a medium bodied, with a connecticut shade wrapper. The next thing you do is choose your rum. I went with Ron Matusalem Platino made in the Dominican Republic. It is in the mid-range price for rums, I didn’t want to get the cheapest stuff out there, and I didn’t want to go over the top. After choosing the rum, put a small glass container into an air-tight container, then place two blocks of spanish cedar wood next to each side of the glass. The wood should be slightly higher than the top of the glass container. Pour the rum into the glass container till it is about 3/4th full. Put the cigars on top of the wooden blocks to rest above the rum. Then seal the air-tight container and let it sit for several days. You have to check the cigars to make sure they do not become to humid. After several weeks your cigars will then be infused. Easy as pie! And this makes perfect cigar gifts for all of your smoking friends.

I have smoked Macanudo Cigars for years now, and read that they came from Jamaica. That looked unusual becauce I can’t say I have heard much about Jamaican tobacco. Reputedly, Cuban immigrants brought tobacco seeds to Jamaica, as they did each where else they moved to. But due to hurricanes, labor issues and war, it’s been a difficult road for the Jamaican tobacco plant. Macanudo, which came from Jamaica is now handmade by General Cigar Company, located in Connecticut. They create quality, high end, premium cigars, including Macanudo. They use their own Connecticut shade wrappers, and various tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Africa for the filler and binder. These are my favorite cigars for lots of reasons, I love the sweet but spicy flavour. They’re powerful, but not overpowering. I will smoke once per day and be satisfied. There are just a few known Jamaican cigars around nowadays, and they seem hard to come by. If the others taste as well as a Macanudo, I may switch, but for now I’m sticking to what I adore.