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The 7-20-4 Corona is a cigar that most people may not remember, or may have never heard of.  The cigar was originally created by R.G. Sullivan, who was rumored to be the largest maker of 10 cent cigars back in the early 1900′s.  The cigar was named after the original R.G. Sullivan factory address; 724 Elm Street.

The original 7-20-4′s were blended from 1875 until the R.G. Sullivan factory closed its door in 1963.  Kurt Kendall, the owner of Twins Smoke Shop, with locations in Londonderry and Hooksett, New Hampshire, has decided to bring this brand back, blending tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras.  I was lucky enough to get in on a box split of some of these cigars, and I thought what better way to honor what Kurt is doing, than to give him a review of this cigar?!

Pre-Light: Upon Pre-Light, the first thing I noticed was that the color of the wrapper was very inticing.  It was a nice reddish brown hue, with no veins.  The cigar itself was very well packed, with no real softness, but it wasn’t too hard either.  As I clipped the cigar with my Palio, and took a pre-light draw, I got lots of earthy flavors, with some sweetness on the tip.  So far so good, time to light up!

1/3: As I started on this cigar, the first thing I noticed was that the draw was just about perfect.  Not too tight, but not loose either.  I was getting a nice amount of smoke and really enjoying that.  The smoke just seemed to coat the mouth with a nice array of flavors.  As I retrohaled, the first thing I got was a lot of earthy flavors with a little sweetness on the tongue.  I got a little bit of spice in the aftertaste with each puff, which was a nice compliment to the earthy flavors.  So far this is a cigar that I need a couple boxes of.  Very smooth, yet complex and flavorful!

2/3: As I started on the second third of this cigar, the earthy flavors were still very apparent, but the sweetness kicked it up a notch, and the spiciness made itself known on retrohale.  The smoke is still abundant, and I am loving the flavors I am getting out of it.  The earthy flavors are one of my favorites, and this cigar does not dissapoint in this department.  In combination with the outstanding burn, great ash, and wonderful smoke, this cigar is so far, one that will ALWAYS be in my humidor.  I guess I need to figure out if Twins smoke shop will ship to California!

3/3: As I finished up this cigar, I found myself wishing I had another.  Total burn time was just under an hour, but I think I was smoking it a little fast, simply because I was enjoying it that much.  I got more of the earthy flavors mixed with the sweetness and a bit of spiciness on the retrohale.  The smoke is still billowing greatly, and coating my mouth nicely.  As I near the end, I am bummed out I have to put this down.  I am really enjoying it.

Overall Impression: Overall, I am going to have to stay in contact with the guy who hooked me up with these (Thanks Mark!).  I will need to keep these stocked in my humidor constantly.  I have a TON of cigars, but when it comes to something I can smoke on my lunch break, and KNOW I am going to love, this is the cigar for me.  I am glad I made this purchase.  I originally bought a 10 pack of these cigars based on what my friend Mark had said about them, and I am VERY glad I did.  These are some great sticks.  If you want em, take a look here:

Twins Smoke Shop

I know I will be ordering more ASAP!  These are a great smoke!

Smoke Em If you Got Em, Buy Em If you Don’t!

Scott