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Is it Nicaraguan
Philip Wynne is energetic and enthused when he talks about tobacco, but never more so than when he decided to use a new strain of very old tobacco on his new Felipe Power line in 2006.
Wynne was impressed with the work of agronomist John Vogel, who had founded an experimental farm devoted to the growth of tobaccos from authentic and pure Cuban seeds of the 1940s and 1950s. On of the strains Vogel had revived was called "Pelo de Oro" or "Golden Hair" with while not exactly golden in color, had a light and fresh taste that was unique and just what Wynne was looking for.
It was blended in Wynne's Dominican factory with a Nicaraguan binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan-grown filler leaves that burn beautifully together. The taste is satisfying and not quite like anything else you've tried, thanks to the unique wrapper. There's an unusual sweetness to it, but it's smooth and consistent throughout. Like its name implies, this is a full-bodied cigar, but its presence in the mouth should not imply that it is in any way overpowering.
In fact, the taste is so delicate that it's better to smoke this cigar indoors in order to appreciate its subtleties. You don't want to miss anything. The hint of caramel is enticing, but the balance of flavor and body is endlessly intriguing. The Felipe Power earned a CigarCyclopedia.com tasting grade of "A: Exceptional."
The Felipe Power line comes in eight shapes which are priced between $10 and $15 each at retail, not including local tobacco taxes. Some of the sizes are conventional, but then there's the perfecto-shaped Obus at six inches and 60 ring gauge and the hard-to-believe Leopard.
The Leopard is a box-pressed perfecto of 5 1/2 inches long by 55 ring gauge, but the wrapper is dotted with round spots - like on a leopard - of Connecticut Shade tobacco! It's a sure conversation starter and the spots don't interfere too much with the overall flavor profile.
As a boutique manufacturer, Wynne's goal is to create unique cigars that offer a unique smoking experience. With the Felipe Power, he's succeeded in making something entirely new thanks to a wrapper leaf that actually quite old.
Wynne was impressed with the work of agronomist John Vogel, who had founded an experimental farm devoted to the growth of tobaccos from authentic and pure Cuban seeds of the 1940s and 1950s. On of the strains Vogel had revived was called "Pelo de Oro" or "Golden Hair" with while not exactly golden in color, had a light and fresh taste that was unique and just what Wynne was looking for.
It was blended in Wynne's Dominican factory with a Nicaraguan binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan-grown filler leaves that burn beautifully together. The taste is satisfying and not quite like anything else you've tried, thanks to the unique wrapper. There's an unusual sweetness to it, but it's smooth and consistent throughout. Like its name implies, this is a full-bodied cigar, but its presence in the mouth should not imply that it is in any way overpowering.
In fact, the taste is so delicate that it's better to smoke this cigar indoors in order to appreciate its subtleties. You don't want to miss anything. The hint of caramel is enticing, but the balance of flavor and body is endlessly intriguing. The Felipe Power earned a CigarCyclopedia.com tasting grade of "A: Exceptional."
The Felipe Power line comes in eight shapes which are priced between $10 and $15 each at retail, not including local tobacco taxes. Some of the sizes are conventional, but then there's the perfecto-shaped Obus at six inches and 60 ring gauge and the hard-to-believe Leopard.
The Leopard is a box-pressed perfecto of 5 1/2 inches long by 55 ring gauge, but the wrapper is dotted with round spots - like on a leopard - of Connecticut Shade tobacco! It's a sure conversation starter and the spots don't interfere too much with the overall flavor profile.
As a boutique manufacturer, Wynne's goal is to create unique cigars that offer a unique smoking experience. With the Felipe Power, he's succeeded in making something entirely new thanks to a wrapper leaf that actually quite old.