Southern Draw Rose Of Sharon

Rob Holt built Rose of Sharon as a tribute to his wife, Sharon Holt, playing on the phrase "she don't know she's beautiful." But there's nothing modest about this Connecticut. Hand-rolled at Tabacalera Fernandez in Esteli, the semi-box pressed cigar uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper to bring mellow creaminess while long fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic add surprising heft. The result is a robust Connecticut that pushes past the mild stereotype.

Rose of Sharon sits squarely in medium-bodied territory, balancing cream with strength, smooth with complex. Southern Draw's flower-themed core blends continue to prove that Connecticut doesn't mean boring. Quality tobacco at a fair price, wrapped in a story worth sharing.