Hoofty

Hoofty is a gorgeous cigar and a top 10 all day premium smoke, especially if you enjoy medium and medium-full bodied cigars with character. It's not going to make you soil the ole pantaloons with strength nor put you to sleep with mildness. Instead it's the perfect medium-bodied, center of the fairway, take home to momma type.... but with character, spice and complexity in spades. Like discovering a kick-ass band playing a dive bar in Nashville, Austin, or parts unknown, firing up a Hoofty for the first time will make you a believer. Off-centered and different looking, but may just be your new go-to. The blend is quintessential Nicaraguan small-batch - the wrapper a dark, mahogany brown Habano leaf with ample tooth, nice oily sheen, and slight veins. Heavy in the hand, it's dense and well constructed. The pre-light cold draw brings a pleasant floral component. Light it up and you have solid combustion with a steady burn and perfect draw bringing ample smoke with slight resistance. Subtle spice and cream dominate from the start, with additional pepper and some slight oomph. Flavor comes in spades with the aforementioned spice and cream plus hints of dark chocolate and burnt toast. Straight up medium in body – a touch on the fuller side of medium – it remains very well balanced down to the nub, developing beautifully as it burns. A total W. Hoofty is an old "PA Dutch" term and was also the nickname for a local PA legend - no longer with us - a free spirit, ramblin’ man character right out of a novel. Poet, musician, bon vivant and raconteur. This blend captures his essence... an old friend, a character-filled joy ride of a smoke you always want to be around. 

Our staff of cigar nuts compares Hoofty favorably to Tatuaje Miami, Cohiba Serie M, and Plasencia Reserva Original in terms of cost and flavor profile.

Other great brands by Raymond Pages: Last of My Kind, Penn Standard, Antihero, Florida Man