Tabak Cafecita Dulce (4 1/2 x 32) Cigar

Tabak Especial is Drew Estate's coffee-infused line, and it traces back to the early-2000s Kahlua Cigars Delicioso collaboration; when Kahlua stepped away from that brand after a change of ownership, Drew Estate re-tooled it and reintroduced it under the Tabak Especial name. Jonathan Drew has described it as a cigar he worked on for more than five years, perfecting the nuances learned in making the Kahlua Delicioso, and it is offered in two expressions — the Connecticut-wrapped Dulce and the maduro Negra. The Cafecita is the line's pocketable cigarillo format, sold in crush-proof tins of 10.

A silky Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over a Sumatra binder and Nicaraguan long-fillers, with the tobaccos slowly infused with Nicaraguan estate-grown coffee from the Jinotega and Matagalpa mountains. Handmade in Nicaragua at Drew Estate's factory and finished with a sweetened cap. Cafecita cigarillo format, 4 x 32, packed in tins of 10.

Creamy espresso and sweet milk chocolate lead, with hints of vanilla that read like a well-made cappuccino. The sweetened cap adds an upfront sugary note, and the smoke stays smooth and aromatic rather than heavy, topping out around medium-bodied.

Alcoholic: a light lager or a coffee liqueur. Non-Alcoholic: a latte or cola.

An easy, aromatic lunch break smoke. Allow ~20-30 minutes.