Shortbread Cookies raises the bar even higher for Ezra Zion's dessert-style cigars. This is a full-tilt indulgence blend, engineered for smokers who want their tobacco to taste like the top shelf of a French bakery. Prepare yourself for an absolutely luxurious smoking experience.
Shortbread Cookies is a 6 × 52 toro, medium-bodied with mild-medium strength. The wrapper is an ultra-creamy, pristine 9-year-aged Connecticut leaf. Binder and filler blends stay proprietary — but every tobacco in the recipe is aged between 5 and 12 years.
Blend Information
- Wrapper: 9-year-aged Connecticut (ultra-creamy, pristine)
- Binder: Closely guarded secret
- Filler: Closely guarded secret
- Vitola: Toro (6 × 52)
- Aging: All tobaccos aged 5–12 years
Tasting Journey
First Light: Waves of opulence out of the gate — heavy cream, vanilla bean, European butter, and brown sugar, backed by tanned leather and a blast of white pepper. The finish lingers with a beautiful note of vanilla bean; the retrohale delivers a warm cinnamon burn.
Second Third: The profile rounds out and gets creamier. Heavy whipping cream, raw cane sugar, and candied almonds emerge, with hints of clove and pie crust filling in underneath.
Halfway: The flavors deepen. Salted caramel, cake frosting, and white pepper step forward, with toffee and pistachio underneath. A maple syrup sweetness lingers long on the finish.
Last Third: White chocolate emerges alongside big waves of sweet buttercream, bourbon vanilla, and coffee beans. Construction and burn hold perfectly all the way to the nub. A true masterpiece from the Ezra Zion dessert vault.
