In April, Southern Draw Cigars announced that over the summer, it would be releasing the third installment of its QuickDraw line, the QuickDraw Connecticut. For this installment, a blend of an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder from Ometepe and fillers from Estelí and Condega was chosen, with production once again handled by Abdel Fernandez’s Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. in Estelí. That factory has made all of Southern Draw’s releases to date, including the QuickDraw Ecuadorian Dark Habano and QuickDraw Pennsylvania Broadleaf. It’s a blend that Southern Draw Cigars founder Robert Holt said was influenced by his appreciation of cafe Cubano, coladas and cafecitos, which show “the strength of dark roast espresso, the sweetness of hydrolyzed sugar and the light creaminess of the espumita or crema that sits atop the coffees.” He added that the small vitolas were selected to further enhance the coffee experience. The name is particularly applicable to this line, as it is being released in two small vitolas: a Petit Corona (4 1/2 x 44, $5) and Short Panatela (5 1/2 x 40, $5.50), and both of which are said to be smokable in under 30 minutes. Each size features a closed foot and a ...
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