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A new addition to the Gran Habano classic line.Headed up by George Rico and his son, Guillermo, Gran Habano cigars have been made in their small Honduran factory since 2007. With the release of blend after blend of highly rated yet affordable, everyday cigars, enthusiasts can’t seem to get enough.Gran Habano VL (very limited) is the latest addition to their classic, core line and the very first blend made in their new factory in Nicaragua. This hearty handmade features a toothy Habano Oscuro wrapper and hearty long-fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua. Medium to full-bodied, the dark and luscious maduro wrapper adds a rich, creaminess to its powerful core of fillers. Expect hearty notes of earth, leather, and sweetness with a long finish.
Every so often, I run into a cigar that is both affordable & highly enjoyable. George Rico's Gran Habano 'VL' Maduro, made at Tabacleria Unidas, is a good example. Gorgeous George is well known for offering blends that satisfy even the most jaded fullhead, like myself, at very reasonable price points. GH Vintage 2000 Corojo is one I have been sucking back on for about seven or eight years. Often available for under two bones per vitola, they are med/full bodied treats. Enter GH 'VL' Maduro. Ignoring the eye popping blue motif featured on the band & box, I lay eyes on a handsome cuss of a robusto that is firmly packed, heavy in the hand & draped in a resplendent chocolate brown habano, oscuro, maduro leaf. Dripping with oils, it brings a ton of flavor to the med/full party & compliments the Nicaraguan & Honduran long filler ligeros, to a tee. Wave after wave of oak, earth, cinnamon & semi-sweet floral notes which present themselves upon retro-hale, give 'VL', (which means very limited tobaccos) a distinct & complex profile, unusual to find in a stogie costing under 3 clams. I just adore the blend & give it a heartfelt 89 rating. Remember, 89 is very good. All the 90+ ratings that get tossed around like rice at a wedding, have cheapened the whole rating system. At any rate, George Rico's Gran Habano 'VL' Maduro is a high quality spleef, loaded with flavor, built like a brick privey & exceedingly affordable. Hard to go wrong. Probably easy to barter down to the 2 stone range, I intend to find out as I smoke the last one of a tenner I got for $24.95, on special, two months ago. I would invest in about 100 of these if they were available in a corona size. For now, I will stock up on about 30 of the robustos & maybe give the (6' X 52) belicoso a try. This could also be good in the monsterous (6" X 60) gordo double toro shape. I like it enough to compare it with a few of the other sub 3 Washington maduro classics like Sancho Panza, Estd 1844, Nica Libre & Diesel Corona.
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