Just had my first snootful of Puro Dominicana today, and it is brilliant and unique. And that Spotted Dick – wow!
Gorgeous snuff
Wow! Just tried it. A great snuff. Im afraid this one will be missed like Spanish jewel when it is gone. Im happy I didn’t get the small. It will still be very hard to keep my fingers out of. I tried it still ice cold out of the mailbox so I still have some investigating to do, but its good. I understand the reference to toque grind, but its a much better silkier smooth grind. Easy to take, but quiet finely ground. I get a lot of great scents coming through, as with most Old Mill snuffs it is very complex and fun to hunt out different scents. You definitely get an old world Cuban tobacco farm scent and feeling. Like walking into a cigar store humidor, which is always a lovely aroma. Also a back note of cedar and leather. Here and there tiny bits of alcohol and brandy. I seem to pick up a little aniseed maybe? The scent actually reminds me a little bit of a good piece of peanut brittle, which is great. And peanut brittle might just be a great idea for another OM snuff! The cigar scents seem to be lasting the longest which is nice. A truly great snuff. Perfect for a good hike through a forest, or next to a fireplace while reading a novel from an expat. The Chef does it again!
@CaptShipwreck Chef Daniel certainly has!! I can’t stop snuffing this one. Big pinches are powerful but smaller ones are so enjoyable and scent-ful. This one is definitely in my top three…I will try to make it last as long as possible, mainly to see how it matures long term. Wonderful snuff!
Puro Dominicana is now officially on the endangered species list. I’ve got about 150 grams left. When it’s gone, it’s gone forever. :((
Hey, chef, if we all chip in and buy you a cement mixer instead of that puny tumbler you use, then we wouldn’t have this problem. Seriously, though, thank you for Puro Dominicana. It’s worth the withdrawal symptoms.
Appreciate the offer Mouse, but it’s not the size of the tumbler, it’s the availability to get leaf like that. It’s a once in a blue moon offer that I stumbled into while looking for Fuente filler leaf. This batch was hand primed from a single farm with all four primings well represented. Not likely to happen again. On the flip side, Perfecto will be close, but more international, using leaf from all the major regions, also individually primed. Stay tuned
Appreciate the offer Mouse, but it’s not the size of the tumbler, it’s the availability to get leaf like that. It’s a once in a blue moon offer that I stumbled into while looking for Fuente filler leaf. This batch was hand primed from a single farm with all four primings well represented. Not likely to happen again. On the flip side, Perfecto will be close, but more international, using leaf from all the major regions, also individually primed. Stay tuned
Are you saying Perfecto will be a similar cigar snuff, but more readily available? That’s what I’m hoping for. Puro will truly be missed. It has quickly become my favorite go to snuff! We need a snuff like puro that’s available. Too good! Really well done. I want to save and cellar mine as I know it’s the only, but it’s so good I can’t stop sniffing it!
@CaptShipwreck Perfecto will be a much larger batch due to the availability of the leaf in the tobacco bill. It will be similar to Puro, but not identical; complexity from the variety of leaf (ligero, viso, seco & volado) and their origin (DR, Honduras, Cameroon, Brazil, Nicaragua), similar process: toasting, dressing, aging in cedar and leather, re-toasting, milling and a final toasting and sieving. It will also be packed in amber glass, cedar lined. Same price, just to cover packaging and additonal cost of the ingredients. Should be released in June. Puro Dominicana is gone.
:-S :((
Today i refilled a small snuff bottle with some Puro D and could really detect the cedar in it…this snuff has been packed in a large jar ( with cedar lining ) for a couple of months and just noticed it today ( i decant from this jar almost weekly )…interesting to see it start to change slightly as time starts to go by. Love this snuff!
Search for Puro? This is my favorite snuff of all time. For many reasons hard to come by. If anyone has any and is willing to sell or trade? Name a price. Thank you.