{"id":4648,"date":"2016-06-07T12:37:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T18:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=4648"},"modified":"2018-09-24T13:24:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T19:24:45","slug":"the-latest-j-grotto-anniversary-boutique-cigar-a-box-pressed-double-robusto-in-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=4648","title":{"rendered":"The Latest J. Grotto Anniversary Boutique Cigar: A Box-Pressed Double Robusto in Maduro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paul Joyal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ocean State Cigars debuts a Double Robusto addition to the J. Grotto<\/p>\n

Anniversary boutique premium cigar line. The 5-1\/2&quot; x 54 cigar is offered in box-pressed\u00c2\u00a0configuration, sought after for its comfort in the mouth and fingers.<\/p>\n

The Anniversary line is hand-made with 100% long-filler tobacco. The Double Robusto\u00c2\u00a0shares the same blend and construction details as the four original Anniversary shapes. Its\u00c2\u00a0double-capped wrapper is a naturally fermented maduro Connecticut-grown broadleaf, while the\u00c2\u00a0binder is a Dominican-grown Habano. Joyal is guarded about the special blend the factory has\u00c2\u00a0provided, saying only that it is Dominican and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153other Central American tobaccos.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The\u00c2\u00a0Anniversary line is blended and manufactured by Phil Zanghi, whose Dominican operation\u00c2\u00a0shares factory space with the Reyes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 family of tobacco producers, who supply 70% of all the<\/p>\n

tobacco used by Dominican cigar makers. One can expect the Anniversary to use some of these\u00c2\u00a0top-quality tobaccos.<\/p>\n

Like all Anniversary shapes, the Double Robusto is a medium-bodied cigar, departing from<\/p>\n

all other J. Grotto cigars, which are medium-full to full-bodied. Joyal, with decades of premium\u00c2\u00a0cigar experience, notes that, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Although many cigar lovers rave about full-bodied cigars, most\u00c2\u00a0buy medium-bodied brands. Make no mistake, Anniversary\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rich flavor is the full equal of\u00c2\u00a0highly-touted full-bodied cigars \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 many of which actually lack flavor, despite their power.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anniversary has earned the term \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsucculent,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with a classic Connecticut broadleaf sweetness,\u00c2\u00a0plus some subtleties like cocoa, coffee and nuts. For smooth smoking, all tobaccos are aged at\u00c2\u00a0least 3 years; the finished cigars another 3-4 months.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The high-quality Spanish cedar box holds 10 cigars and bears artwork that reflects the special\u00c2\u00a0nature of the Anniversary name. The line\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2014 debut marked a year of wedding anniversaries\u00c2\u00a0for Joyal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s family \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 his parents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 65th and Joyal and his wife\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 30th. Gold coins in the box art\u00c2\u00a0also bear the initials of several immediate family members. Joyal describes what he thinks is\u00c2\u00a0Anniversary\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most appealing feature … \u00e2\u20ac\u0153superpremium quality and performance at a consumer-\u00c2\u00a0friendly price \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 $8.50.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Like all J. Grotto cigars, the Anniversary Double Robusto is available\u00c2\u00a0only to brick-and- mortar tobacco shops … not Internet and mail-order discounters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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