For the second time in less than a year, Altadis U.S.A. has released a new cigar in the Henry Clay line, a brand that has been around for a very long time, but has seen very little action before the release of the Henry Clay Tattoo last year. While the newest incarnation in the Henry Clay line looks very similar visually to the aforementioned collaboration with Pete Johnson, owner of Tatuaje Cigars, the two releases are quite different otherwise. While both blends incorporate a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, the leaf on the Henry Clay Tattoo is from 2010 while the wrapper on the Henry Clay Stalk Cut is from 2012. In addition, while the Henry Clay Tattoo was available in just one size and in limited numbers—a 6 x 52 toro—the Stalk Cut has three different vitolas, all of which are regular production. (Images via Altadis U.S.A.) Inside the Connecticut broadleaf wrapper is a Dominican piloto binder from 2010 and three different fillers tobaccos: Dominican olor and Dominican pilot from 2012 and Nicaraguan criollo from 2013. The cigars are a regular production release blended by Altadis U.S.A.’s Grupo de Maestros and is rolled at Tabacalera de García in the Dominican Republic. Patrick Lagreid explained the process of stalk cutting tobacco ...
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