Let's talk about this beefy 6x52 Toro from Foundation Cigar Company - the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No.142. You're looking at a $277.20 box of 24 sticks that'll make your humidor smell like a chocolate factory. Built with that fancy Connecticut-grown Havana Seed wrapper everyone's geeking over, it's got Nicaraguan guts and AJ Fernandez's magic touch in the rolling. The box art featuring Emperor Haile Selassie ain't just for show - this blend's got royal aspirations.
First light hits with damp earth and black pepper - like chewing on a forest floor after rain. The Connecticut wrapper brings sweet cocoa undertakes that fight the spice. About half inch in, that maduro oil starts talking - espresso bitterness creeps in with leathery undertones.
Mid-section shifts gears. Nicaraguan filler comes alive with roasted nuts and baking spices - cinnamon toast crunch meets charred oak. Watch the ash - holds strong for 2" if you're patient. Retrohale releases hidden raisin sweetness... or is that fig?
Final third's where the nicotine police show up. Charcoal and black coffee dominate, but wait 30 seconds between puffs and catch whiffs of vanilla. Cut it at 1.5" nub unless you want your head spinning. Pair with black coffee or bourbon - sweet tea drinkers need not apply.
That CT No.142 wrapper ain't normal Connecticut leaf. It's sun-grown Cuban seed tobacco throwing back to pre-embargo days. Takes 3 years to ferment these oily monsters before they even roll em. AJ Fernandez's crew in Estelí handles construction - you're smoking volcanic soil minerals from Nicaragua's Jalapa region in those fillers.
