Chinchalero Culebra - 3 Cigars Twist

The three cigars come bound together by what looks like strands of plant stem. I snipped through them with nail scissors, to avoid damage. The cigars are not solidly packed and burn rather quickly. The wiggly shape is amusing, but an inconvenience when it comes to smoking. Flavour is unremarkable one way or the other. Perfectly OK, but best regarded as an entertaining novelty item.

I bought a box of these and was impressed with the rustic vibe of them. The tobacco leaf stems binding the 3 cigars together, and the tobacco leaf packaging were a nice touch and right up my street - I dont do posh !! I found them to be a nice tasting smoke, and I admit that I had some reservations as to how the shape of them would affect their burn, however, I neednt have worried though as they all burnt fairly slowly and evenly. I found it interesting when reading about these cigars. Im almost certain that Culebra means Snake in Spanish, and from what I read, these cigars are deliberately made in this fashion because they were given to the tobacco farmers / cigar makers, some of who would sometimes help themselves to the cigars meant for exporting. By giving the workers the twisted Culebras, the bosses etc of the cigar farms could identify anybody who was smoking any cigars that they shouldnt be. All in all, I liked them and would recommend them to anybody and I would also buy them again.

These cigars are delivered in a smart little wooden box with wrapper leaves as a bed to maintain their moistness and flavour, they are good to go from the off, but give them a month in the dor. They are such a pleasure, you cut the tobacco binds and remove the paper brand label and begin to appreciate the unique shape and feel. There is a deep refined smell akin to any maduro, the strike up is easy and the burn even. Initially a little peppery but then a sweetness kicks in with a warm nicotine hit and this develops into a mellow 45 -60 minute smoke. Unique shape, feel, smell and smoke, attractively presented that makes a good personal cigar and an easy gift to give. I recommend these highly