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As some of my readers may know, Leaf and Ale is one of my favorite online retailers.  What some of you may not know is that Mike, the owner of Leaf and Ale, has cigars rolled specifically for his shop.  The Regalo cigar is blended and rolled by Eddy Fontana of Zarzuela cigars for Leaf and Ale.  I got my hands on a couple of the corona size, and a couple of the Extra Toro size.  I have smoked both of the corona size cigars, and here is my review of them.

Pre- Light:  My “trusty” Lotus 21 dual flame lighter decided it wanted to take a crap, but luckily, I had some back up matches to use.  As I ran this cigar across my nose, I got strong nuts and leather smells.  I had a feeling I was going to enjoy this one!  I cut it with my trusty Palio, and lit it with my “backup” matches.  As I toasted the foot, I got more of the the leather and nutty smells, as I smelled the smoke coming from the tip.

1/3:  As I started to puff on this one, the first few puffs were STRONG nutty flavors, almost like an almond flavor. Upon retrohaling this cigar, I got a tiny bit of spice coming through.  There was also just a hint of sweetness on the pallette as I exhaled back through my mouth.  So far, the first portion of this cigar does not dissapoint.  The first one of these I had burned straight as an arrow.  This second one, which is the one you see in the pictures, is not burning perfectly, but I am going to attribute that to the fact that the wind was blowing pretty good, and as usual, I was smoking outside.  So far, I am really enjoying the flavors I am getting out of this cigar!

2/3:  As I continued on this cigar, the nutty almond flavor faded a bit into the background, and I got a bit more of a leathery and earthy flavor.  The burn is starting to straighten itself out a little bit, and the smoke is still billowing.  The ash is pretty solid on this smoke, and I really was impressed with the construction on this cigar.  So far, this cigar is is defenitly something I could see myself buying a few boxes of to smoke on a regular basis.

3/3:  As I finished up this smoke, I got more of the leathery and earthy flavors that I was enjoying, and the almond flavor seemed to fade a bit into the background.  The burn has straightened itself out at this point, and the ash is pretty straight, solid and thick.  All in all, the flavors on this last third are similar to the other portions of the cigar, but thats ok, because I like them!

Overall Impression:  Overall, this cigar was VERY enjoyable.  I found it to be a solid medium smoke.  Not too powerful, but not too mild either.  Great smoke.  This is definetly a cigar that I think I would try again in a heartbeat.  I urge anyone that orders from Leaf and Ale, to at least pick up the sampler of Regalo sticks to give them a shot.  If you have never ordered from Leaf and Ale, its never too late, and he’s got some great prices on some great sticks!

Smoke em if you got em, buy em if you don’t!

Scott