Letters of Transit: Phuket, Thailand (Coming Soon)

Phuket is a paradox. A chaos of color and calm, of temples and tide, of fishermen’s boats gliding past neon lights. It’s the kind of place that feels like a dream you half-remember — strange, intoxicating, and somehow familiar. This cigar follows suit. A 7 ½ x 40 lancero from Aganorsa Leaf in Estelí, it refuses to rush or conform. The slim frame burns with surgical precision, revealing waves of anise, leather, and bird’s eye chili that flicker between the exotic and the elegant. It’s equal parts mystic ritual and seaside smoke, the kind of cigar that makes you question what you thought you liked — and why you ever settled for ordinary.

• Factory: Blended in collaboration with Aganorsa Leaf using tobacco from their own fields
• Wrapper: Nicaragua (Corojo '99)
• Binder: Nicaragua (Condega)
• Filler: Nicaragua (Esteli)
• Key Flavor Note: Anise, Leather, Bird's Eye Chili