Cornelius & Anthony Señor Esugars

Now Cornelius & Anthony founder, Steven Bailey, has produced a cigar named for his canine companion (the dog is actually named "Oscar," with "Mr. Sugars" being a nickname). Señor Esugars was in development for three years, as Bailey worked with the craftsmen at La Zona in Estelí, Nicaragua, to get a cigar "rich and decadent with dense sweet flavors and a long creamy finish." The fillers are all Nicaraguan, while the binder is an unspecified USA-grown leaf and the wrapper is Mexican San Andres Maduro. (Shop other Cornelius & Anthony Cigars) The Señor Esugars is quite a firm cigar, showing almost no give save for a few spots scattered among the samples. The wrapper is a dark, earthy brown with a good number of small veins, a fine and dry texture on the fingers, and a generally uniform color that plays well off the scheme of the two bands. Each sample is rolled well, with flat seams and only the most minimal of bumps. The foot is cool and with a thick sweetness, reminiscent of a fresh bag of brown sugar, with complementary notes of berries, bagels, and black pepper. The cold draw is smooth and neither too tight nor too loose, with a bit of damp bark and pepper the most noticeable of flavors, while a bit of simple sweetness glazes the flavors.