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From my blog:

While on a trip to South Carolina, my wife and I spent a day in Charleston. We were with 3 other couples, so I didn’t want to be overzealous in ciagr seeking. I went to a couple shops in the main tourist area and came out with nothing. My wife asked my why and I told here that they didn’t have anything unique. I remembered a small shop that had a sign saying “Handmade Cigars” that was by our parking garage. The restaurant where we were having dinner was close. We got to the restaurant a little early so I decided to walk to the shop which was close. I wlked in and saw that the shop was loaded with cigars that had been rolled right there. I looked around a little and was greeted by a nice young woman. I told her I was looking for a stronger/full bodied cigar. Mariana took an unbanded cigar from a display, clipped it, and put it in my mouth. She then lit it and asked me how I liked it. I told her It was very good and asked her to put together a 15 stick sampler for me. She put 15 cigars in baggies then proceeded to put 2 more in the bag and rang me up for the 15.

I was really enjoying the cigar as I walked back to the restaurant. It reminded me of something I had before but couldn’t place it. It was time for dinner, so I had to put it out earlier than I wanted. After we got back to the house we were staying at, I had a chance to light up another of the cigars from the sampler. Another unbanded 56×6 Toro sized beauty. This cigar was fantastic! Since I had time to relax and enjoy, I was able to pin down which cigar this reminded me of. It is quite like a Fuente Opus-X. Very strong and woodsy flavor with thick & heavy smoke and very long finish.

I have to say, that finding this little shop was a highlight of my trip to South Carolina. If you’re ever in Charleston, lookup the Lianos Dos Palmas cigar shop on Wentworth Street. The outside of the shop isn’t very fancy but the cigars are some of the best I’ve had.


MCS