The Basilica Line : The idea : The initial idea behind

The Basilica Line :
The idea :
The initial idea behind this line came from a series of tasting sessions
with my Middle East clients. Bespoke Cigars was initially seeking to
create something specifically for this market. We had established that
sweetness within tobacco was well received but that also citrus notes
& aromas were endemic to the middle eastern region. We knew also
that the canonazo format would allow the cigar to deliver complexity
without being too long a smoke. Hendrik Kelner Jnr produced over 15
different canonazos for us to taste. We eventually settled on 2 that we
hope you will enjoy as much as we did .
The name:
The Basilica was the name given to the Huge Cannon built in the
13th Century for the Ottomans to be used for the siege of
Constantinople . It was built in Turkey , towed by over 600 men , and
placed outside the walls of the famous City .The gunpowder used to
hurl the 272kg cannon ball over 1.6 km was manufactured in Egypt .
The Greeks being besieged called it the cannon “ The Basilica" . So
with an Egyptian heritage and a Greek name - the association with
my family history was obvious to me . The design of the foot of the
cigar also invokes an exploding cannon. I designed the foot this way
to lead the smoker gently into the full flavours emitted by the rich
binder leaves of both cigars.
The Basilicas are characterized as a full bodied , well balanced
smoke with medium strength
BASILICA C # 1
Brand : Bespoke
Factory : KBF Dominican Republic
Packaging : Boxes of 10 & 20
Vitola : Canonazo
Length 154
Guage : 52
Weight : 17.5 gr
Wrapper leaf : Brazilian cubra
Double Binder : Nicaragua condega viso & Dominican San Vicente
Filler : dominican Havana Vuella seco ; Dominican Havana Vuella
abajo viso ; Peru pello d'oro viso , Nicaraguan Jalapa viso
Tasting Notes :
Mild cigar with citrus notes primarily achieved by using a double
binder . The cigar is designed to give an initial mellow introduction by
having the filler extend beyond the 2 binders , then the citrus notes
become introduced to the pallet . These citrus notes will stay
throughout the smoke with some nutty flavours kicking in during the
second third of the smoke . Overall a full bodied smoke achieved
through the complex blend with - on a 5 star rating on strength - an
initial 3 star extending to 3 1/2 star . Strength is kept under control by
the use of the Clark/Colorado cubra wrapper leaf
BASILICA A
Brand : Bespoke
Factory : KBF Dominican Republic
Packaging : Boxes of 10 & 20
Vitola : Canonazo
Length 152
Guage : 52
Weight : 17.5 gr
Wrapper : Dominican cotui
Binder : Bonao ( 11 year aged )
Filler : Peru pello d'oro ; Pennsylvania; Nicaragua condega viso ;
dominican San Vicente 14 ( seco)
Tasting Notes:
Sweet , rich notes achieved by use of the famous 11 year aged
Bonao binder leaf , of OPUS X fame, combined with the
Pennsylviania broadleaf & Peru Pello D’oro. This takes on the
characteristic of the traditional Bespoke range of a well balanced
sweetness. Vanilla notes turning to nuttiness in the second half will
underlie the sweetness.