Earlier this year, Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars told us about an incredibly interesting project. He would be partner with New Holland Brewing Co. of Holland, Mich. to create a cigar that would be aged in the barrels used to produce the brewery’s Dragon’s Milk. New Holland Dragon’s Milk is a milk stout aged in bourbon barrels. It comes in at 10-11 percent ABV and is available throughout the year. In the earlier parts of the year, Lazuka informed us that the Asylum Dragon’s Milk cigar would be one of the company’s featured releases at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July, but as it turns out, the barrels didn’t even make it to Nicaragua until last month. The Asylum Dragon’s Milk cigars were rolled like any other cigar, it’s what happens after the cigars are rolled that is unique. Both Lazuka and his partner in Asylum, Christian Eiroa, told me that the next process—placing the cigars in the barrels—required a learning curve. Eiroa wasn’t sure if the cigars would age for 24 hours, 48 hours or a point in between, but he was quite clear—the barrels were very pungent. In the end the 7 x 52 parejos would ...
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