The Cigar
Providencia El Santo 6 x 52 Box Press
Nicaraguan Ligero, Honduran Long Fillers. Nicaraguan Binder. Nicaraguan Sumatra Wrapper. El Santo ‘The Saint’ is their flagship cigar. The flavor profile is medium to full with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, and earth.
The Liquor
WL Weller Special Reserve 90 Proof
Straight Bourbon from the Sazerac Buffalo Tracer Distillery. The nose is strong for a 90 proof. Listed as apple, caramel, honey, and vanilla with a light pad aroma. On the palate it is listed as sweet, vanilla, and caramel. The finish has some bite and the oak comes through with a slight sweet honeysuckle.
The More
CLM Giveaway
CLM has teamed up with Drunk Chicken Cigars and for the next couple of months we will be doing a weekly giveaway featuring two Drunk Chicken Cigars. Not only that, but if you use Promo Code: CLM2020 at check out from drunkchickencigars.com you will recieve 10% off your order!
Providencia cigars has three founders. Jim Faber, Reed Grafke, and Raymond Zinar. Jim Faber and Reed Grafke are tow American guys whose friendship began in 2006 over good cigars and mission work in Honduras. Ray is a lifelong friend and businessman. They meet up with Javier Mendoza, a second generation plantation owner and master blender who founded Alianza Cigars in Danli, Honduras. They formed Providencia. They also have a coffee and what appears to be a strong connection to military. The have a lot of good press from ‘Stogie Press’.
Hats:
Fadora
The Fedora has a soft brim and indented crown typically creased lengthwise down the crown and “pinched” near the front on both sides. Fedoras have a snap brim which means it can be turned up or down.
Homburg
The Homburg is similar to a Fadora hat of stiff wool felt, characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown, but does not have the pinched front. Or a bowler with the crease lengthwise in the crown. The bowler was incredibly popular in the 1800s.
Trilby
The Trilby also has the crown dent with not a bound brim. Also, characterized by having a shorter brim than the Fedora. Not a snap brim. They are always down in front and up in back.
Pork Pie
The Pork Pie round hat with a narrow curled-up brim. A low, flat or slightly domed crown with a crease running around the inside top edge.
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