Bahia Trinidad Churchill

There is an unwritten law in Costa Rica that anything worth having is also worth waiting for. If we’ve kept you waiting for the Bahia Trinidad it’s because they’re a limited production boutique line that has achieved wide-spread accolades and top ratings so the brand is notoriously difficult to get a hold of. It’s manufactured in Costa Rica—at Tabacalera Tambor, a factory owned by Tony Borhani, one of the cigar industry’s most influential leaders. The Bahia Trinidad is a Nicaraguan puro crafted with a dark and oily Nicaraguan Criollo wrapper that’s been optimally fermented—tucked away for a cedar-nap for two years. The wrapper cloaks a blend of four-year-old Nicaraguan long-leaf Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the prime growing regions of Esteli and Condega. The end result is an aromatic, medium-bodied smoke with sweet tobacco flavors spiked with notes of cinnamon, cocoa and cedar. Look for a good draw and an even burn that produces a flaky snow white ash. After a great meal, enjoy this one for a good hour and a half with a full tawny port or a VSOP cognac.