Kenfessions | H. Upmann Magnum 50 | Flor de Cana 18-Year-Old

[Ferrero]

H. Upmann Magnum 50 | Flor de Cana 18-Year-Old

By KBG

 

I went with a regular in the rotation, the H. Upmann Magnum 50 EMA MAY 08. And with it, a stunning rum, the Flor de Cana 18-Year-Old.

What a lovely cigar this is. Complex, with good richness and spicy notes. A really lovely caramel note came through and this was perfect for the rum. The 18-Year-Old is a glorious rum with great complexity and near perfect balance. It is dense but it dances. Molasses and honey notes (for some reason, the molasses from the sugarcane in the FdC fields gives a much higher level of sweetness in the molasses). But what really stands out is the wonderful caramel notes. It worked superbly here. A great combo.

 

Read the full article here: https://kenfessions.com/2018/02/09/upmann-magnum-50-flor-de-cana-18-year-old/ 

 

[planetary]

Hilariously, the article is 95% rant and 5% cigar and rum pairing.

I like to think that this rant was conveyed to Rob during a span of downtime during a review taping on the deck several years ago.  Except, Rob was drunk and the camera was accidentally left on while Ken held forth about mailmen, city officials, and pest control companies.  ...Later on, I imagine, Smithy is left sitting there enduring the footage, struggling to piece together some kind of coherent film to upload to YouTube.

Ken's rants, cut from the final footage, would somehow remain the most coherent content produced that day, and persisted in the outtakes folder of the FOH Central Computer System for half a decade, until Greg discovered them, transcribed them, and posted them this week on Ken's behalf.