DogWatch Cigar Radio #258 - Baggin' the Boutique

Cigar of the Week - Viaje Oro Fuerza - 5" x 52 in boxes of 20 cigars. La Viaje is a relatively new small batch brand, and the Oro line is our focus tonight. The blend is all Nicaraguan, with the wrapper being a Corojo 98 leaf. Also avail in 5.5" x 44 Chico, 6" x 50 Delicado, 5.5" x 58 Gran Fuerza, 7" x 52 El Padre and 6" x 52 Torpedo sizes. Other lines in the La Viaje brand include the Fifty-Fifty and the Platino.

Dale and Bob discuss the Swedish Match/Scandanavian Tobacco merge, what is boutigue, rumors of a new Cohiba line extension being released at the Festival de la Habanos, the importance of water in the process of curing and fermenting tobacco, tobacco varieties can be identified by the vein pattern, crop rotation options in tobacco fields and the use of Lieberman machines in the production of premium cigars.

What else have you been smokin' Dale?-  Liga Privada T52, Cain Maduro, Joya de Niacaragua, Illusione hl, Oliva Master Blend 3, Padilla Dominus, and a sneak peak at a new Tatuaje Cabinet line vitola!

An interview with Dion Giolito about the Nosotros

Music provided by 25 Smokin' Figurados, Beach Boys, Cusco, Everlast and The Surfonics.

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