HOYO DE MONTERREY SHADE | CIGAR REVIEW

AUGUST 21, 2025 - PHIL KURUT, COMEDY - CIGARS - MUSIC

HOYO DE MONTERREY SHADE TORO (6 x 52)

WRAPPER: HONDURAN SHADE

BINDER: HONDURAS

FILLER: HONDURAS

Sweet cream and dry grass enter quietly, and broken bits of leather close the door. Perfect draw. Spice, grass, and touches of sweet cream linger on the finish. A fairly clean retrohale pushes light earth and some general sweetness.

Ash holds well but tends to be a little rough around the edges. The burn isn’t picture-perfect, but it takes care of itself.

I usually catch some videos as I’m left to myself reviewing cigars, and today was no different. A highlight would be Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance of “On A Plain”. That song is at the top of my list for Nirvana. Excellent.

Then, I drifted over to a live performance of Stone Temple Pilots’ “Big Empty”. That just might be a perfect song. Excellent slinky, greasy groove by Eric Kretz. He’s one of my favorites.

If Shade was a song, it would be the unplugged (pun intended) version. Nice and relaxing.

SMOKE TIME: 2 hrs.

RATING: 3 / 4 - Unplugged.