The Saga Cigars Short Tales Tomo I and Tomo VII review and pairing

Right now, South Africa equals load shedding. A lot of it, every day.

I mention this not to make you deprssed, but instead,

Here is a way to make your LED and generator nights more enjoyable. How? With a Short Story.

Read more about the Saga Short Tales to keep you company duiring the Hot dark summer days in South Africa.

De Los Reyes Cigars releases 

The Saga Short Tale Tomo VII – Tales of the Land: Navarrete

The Seventh Volume of the Saga Short Tales Collection.

Tales of the land: Navarrete.

The Reyes family wanted to make a tribute to the place where the family harvested the first crop. A crop of Piloto Cubano Dominicano in the Dominican Republic. It is an area where the Cuban seeds that are the heart and the soul of this cigar found a second home. The seeds take full advantage of the rich Dominican soils.

In Navarrete, perfected techniques and seeds form part of the Navarrete cigar story.

It is also the first time the Short Tales series has released a box-pressed cigar.

The short cigar has a pleasant draw and is a medium-bodied smoke. The Saga delivers a fresh and light classic flavours profile.

The Saga Short Tales TOMO VII is the seventh release of this storybook premium collection cigars.

It features a mouthwatering, dark oily Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper.

A Dominican San Vicente binder and a specially selected filler made of Criollo 98, Dominican Olor, Dominican Piloto Cubano and Dominican leaves.

This medium-bodied robusto offers a smooth, creamy smoking indulgence with spicy and peppery notes.

The Saga Short Tales TOMO VII is handmade at the De Los Reyes, SRL factory in the Dominican Republic.

Box Pressed

Gauge - 52

Size (mm) - 127

Wrapper - Color Maduro

Wrapper - Mexican San Andres

Binder - San Vicente

Filler - Criollo 98, Dominican Republic, Dominican

Republic Olor, Dominican Republic Piloto Cubano

Saga Short Tales TOMO I - Tales of High Primmings

The Saga Short Tales TOMO I is the first volume of this storybook brand, and it tells the tale of high priming leaves.

This full-bodied robusto’s savory, dark Nicaraguan maduro wrapper cloaks an Indonesian binder. It has a filler made of Dominican and USA Connecticut Broadleaf leaves.

This potent but flavourful blend offers notes of cocoa, and pepper accompanied by a peppery and spicy aroma.

The Saga Short Tales TOMO I is handmade at the De Los Reyes, SRL factory in the Dominican Republic.

Full Body - 4 X 58 - 102mm x 23mm

Wrapper: Nicaraguan-Binder: Indonesian-Filler

Dominican and North American tobacco.

The perfect companion for quality time.

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Gauge- 58

Size (mm) - 101

Wrapper Color - Maduro

Wrapper - Nicaraguan

Binder - Indonesia

Filler - Dominican Republic, USA

Saga Short Tales Cigar Review and Pairing

Saga Short Tales Tomo VII

Saga Short Tales Tomo VII Appearance

The Short Tales Tomo VII has a dark brown smooth wrapper with a few veins and seems visible.

The wrapper is dry with good moisture as you remove the cellophane.

The cigar has two bands. The baseband is gold with the brand name Saga. Then there is also the green band with the words Short Tales.

Saga Short Tales Tomo VII Aroma

Dry Aroma

Good moisture

Earthy moisture

Creamy & Mild

Milk Chocolate

Frothy Latte Milk

Pre-light Draw

Herby

Light

Light spice

Airy and mild

Frothy Milky flavours

Earthy moisture with cocoa tastes

The draw from a v-cutter is smooth, light and easy.

You can pick up a light spice from the tobacco moisture, but the overwhelming flavour is milk chocolate.

Saga Short Tales Tomo VII First Puff

The cigar lights up with nutty, smooth flavours accompanied by distinctive creamy latte flavours.

The first tastes are light with a light draw delivering a light airy puff.

The cigar is creamy, smooth with prominent milk choclate tastes.

The retro-hale has light spice with latte coffee flavours. The cigar strength remains light to medium.

The initial flavours remain throughout the cigar. It is very consistent with a mild profile to enjoy with coffee, a cool drink or wine and spirits.

Strength Mild - Medium

Body and Complexity - Light

Prominent flavours - Milk Choclate

Burn - A perfect burn, with zero maintenance required.

Construction - Perfect construction without any cracks.

Draw - The draw was perfect, with the right amount of resistance.

It's a cigar you can smoke slow or fast. The short cigar is a great puff for a warm summer night.

Light and easy

Saga Short Tales Tomo I

Saga Short Tales Tomo I Appearance

The Short Tales Tomo VII has a dark brown smooth wrapper with a almost no veins and seems visible on the dark wrapper.

The wrapper has great moisture as you remove the cellophane.

The cigar has two bands. The baseband is gold with the brand name Saga. Then there is also the green band with the words Short Tales.

Saga Short Tales Tomo I Aroma

Dry Aroma

Dark Cocoa

Straw Grass

Spicy and Herby

Light Cinnamon

Cappuccino coffee

Dark earthy moisture

Pre-light Draw

Herby

Cocoa

Coffee

Dark earthy spices

Earthy mushroom moisture with dark cocoa tastes

The draw from a v-cutter is smooth and easy.

You might pick up a dark spice from the tobacco moisture, but the overwhelming flavour is dark cocoa and bold coffee flavours.

Saga Short Tales Tomo I First Puff

The cigar lights up with bold smooth flavours accompanied by distinctive nutty flavours.

The first tastes are oily and meaty. The short cigar smoked smooth rich with oaky notes.

The draw is smooth releasing bold oily cured meat and herb tastes with flavoured herby cooking spices.

The cigar is a bold puff for the size. If you enjoy bigger flavours, this Short Tales Tomo I is more punchy than the Tomo VII creamy Latte flavours.

The retro-hale has rich meaty tastes with green herbs on the palate.

The initial flavours remain throughout the cigar. It is consistent with a big profile ideal with darker coffees, teas and richer wines and darker spirits.

Strength Mild - Medium

Body and Complexity - Bold but light

Prominent flavours - Cured meats and cooking spices

Burn - A perfect burn, with zero maintenance required.

Construction - Perfect construction

Draw - The draw was perfect, with the right amount of resistance.

It's a cigar you can smoke slow. The short cigar has rich flavours to slowly enjoy on a warm summer night.

Light, but with with rich, cured meaty flavours

Pairing

A chilled glass of white wine. The cold white wine offers fruity flavours that pair well the the light milky Tomo VII or the darker Tomo I. White wine is a go-to pairing with cigars. On a hot summer night nothing is more refreshing around a mood fire with a glass of white wine and water with a cigar.

Saga Short Tales Tomo VII & Tomo I Conclusion

These are brilliant short cigars.

They are both shorter and small but with vastly different profiles.

If you enjoy a light creamy milky puff, light up the Short Tales Tomo VII,

Or,

If you enjoy a Bolder fuller flavoured puff, light up the Short Tales Tomo I cigar.

If you enjoy a Bolder fuller flavoured puff, light up the Short Tales Tomo I cigar.

These cigars has no bitterness. However, It does depend on your pairing.

Do I have a favourite? Maybe, But they are both brilliant cigars. I would light the Short Tales Tomo VII box-pressed during the day and enjoy the Short Tales Tomo I into the evening.

But that is personal. My suggestion, try both. They are both smaller wonderful cigars to light.

To smoke the Saga Short Tales Tomo VII Box-Pressed cigar

Click this link == Saga Short Tales Tomo VII

To smoke the Saga Short Tales Tomo I cigar

Click this link == Saga Short Tales Tomo I