Cigar of the Month Club #2

It is the month or May during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, and I just got my second installment of new cigars from JR - And they are amazing!

JR Cigar must be trying to buy me off early. Any month now, they are going to send me crap and I'll want to quit. Right? Isn't that how we are supposed to manage our expectations? Expect the worse and don't get excited when everything is slightly better?

In all honesty, if I keep getting such great cigars every month, I won't ever cancel. I love the variety. Every month is a new adventure. It's like Christmas all year round. 

Cigars in the Month of May

Six cigars arrived and here they are in all their glory

Brand	Name	Country of Origin	Type	Size
Olivia	Serie G	Nicaragua	Parejo	6 x 50
E.P. Carrillo	Gordo	Dominican Rebublic	Gordo	6 x 60
Montecristo	Volume 1: 100 Days	Honduras	Parejo	6 x 52
Drew Estate	Undercrown Sungrown	Nicaragua	Parejo	5 x 54
Romeo Y Julieta	Pasion	Honduras	Parejo	6 x 52
Boneshaker	Fullbody Cast	Nicaragua	Fat	4.5 x 60

Name	Description - (Courtesy of JR Cigar)
Serie G	The Oliva Serie G is a more traditional offering than what we have come to expect from this world renowned brand – but that is definitely not a problem. Why? Because the Serie G still features the perfect draw, top-tier craftsmanship and clean burn that made Oliva Cigars famous. This Nicaraguan beauty is made from Habano long-leaf fillers, a Cuban-seed Habano binder, and your choice of either an African Cameroon or Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper. It’s simple, elegant and inviting. To satisfy the palate, this medium-bodied handmade cigar features a warm cedar flavor complemented by notes of coffee and a subtle nuttiness. Needless to say, the Serie G is a treat from the first draw to the last.
Gordo	Coming from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, maker of some the finest premium blends in the world, Crafted by E.P Carrillo cigars in bundles of 10 are delicious, affordable, and made exclusively for us! Blended with a dark broadleaf wrapper over the best select binder and filler tobaccos, you will enjoy a Cuban-style masterpiece with rich, medium body flavors of spice, leather, earth, chocolate and caramel.
Volume 1: 100 Days	Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days Toro cigars were expertly blended by the famed Grupo de Maestros from Altadis U.S.A using the best tobaccos available, many of which were aged for 10-years. The cigars were inspired by the 100 Days chapter from Andre Dumas’s famous Count of Monte Cristo novel, and, in accordance, each cigar is aged an additional 100 days in aromatic cedar bins after they are rolled. This sophisticated blend features a Nicaraguan binder, along with Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers, covered by a stunning Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Expect an incredibly smooth and complex smoke with notes of cocoa, wood, spices, leather, and an overall tobacco sweetness that harmoniously ties these rich notes together. Order a box of 10 now, and savor a very special Montecristo blend that’s certain to become a staple in your humidor.
Undercrown Sungrown	An awesome new addition to Drew Estate’s top-rated Undercrown line, the Sungrown Robusto is named for its stunning sun-drenched Ecuador Sumatra wrapper. Willy Herrera and his team of master blenders and rollers at Drew Estate complete this blend with the finest aged Nicaraguan and Dominican long-filler tobaccos. The result is a luxurious medium- bodied smoke, loaded with hearty flavors of dark spice, leather, cocoa, cashews, and subtle hints of dried fruit.
Pasion	Romeo y Julieta Pasión Toro cigars are handmade in Honduras with a USA binder, encasing a core of fully aged Honduran and Dominican long filler tobaccos, all seamlessly rolled inside a stunning Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Like all other Romeo y Julieta creations, Pasión cigars embrace its storied Cuban heritage by providing an exceptionally well refined experience from beginning to end. A medium bodied smoke, this long lasting, slow burning Belicoso displays thick clouds of sweet-smelling smoke while delivering rich flavors of leather, wood, cinnamon, coffee, and baking spices. Saving the best for last, Romeo y Julieta Pasión Belicoso cigars, along with the rest of this tantalizing line, are made exclusively for yours truly— JR Cigar! Be sure to order a box of 20 from JR Cigar, and savor a smoke that’s destined to become a modern-day classic.
Fullbody Cast	Boneshaker Full Body Cast is a beast of a cigar made to appeal to ultra-full bodied smokers. The blend features an Ecuadorian wrapper, a thick Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and perfectly aged filler tobaccos from Nicaragua. Although strong, Body Cast is refined, well balanced, and loaded with hearty notes of black pepper, chocolate, and plenty of spice. This seriously powerful follow up to the original full flavored Boneshaker blend will take your palate to a completely new level of intensity without hardly putting a dent in your wallet.

Ending With Conclusions

That's it for this post. I thought I would end with something that has been weighing on my mind lately.

Like probably most others right now, I do spend a fair amount of time everyday considering the Coronavirus and how it is affecting our lives. That is a normal thing to do and jumping to conclusions (especially emotional conclusions) is also a normal thing to do - albeit something we should resist. 

There seems to be a lot of misinformation out there. That's the job of Infotainment after all, right? 

Be careful what you believe. Be cognizant that everyone is susceptible to their own narrative, their bias. 

Narratives shape the information we receive and emotion transforms that into the desire to jump to conclusions. 

Don't do it!

Try to keep things in perspective and be patient. We need more accurate information to truly understand what's going on and how it will affect our lives and the world at large. 

Everything is going to work out in the end. Philosophy teaches us to use our brains, our reason, to stay calm, stay objective and to proceed in the best way possible. 

I can't convince you. I can't think for you, but I encourage you to do just that.

Think!

Think for yourself!

Don't let others do it for you.

-Daft Sage