HDA Descending Shadows

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Blog post of review: https://tinytimblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/hda-descending-shadows-6-x-54.html

(Description taken from hdacigars.com website)
HDA was born when Andray and Zack set off on a journey to create bold flavor from the world’s best tobacco. In everything they do, they never lose site of their military roots.

Their cigars are made in James Brown's Oveja Negra factory.

Andray F. McCuien
Andray became a cigar enthusiast during a tour to Iraq in 2008; just one of many stops in his Army career. After a hard day, he found nothing was better than a great smoke with fellow comrades. Since retiring from active service as a Signal Chief Warrant Officer 3, he has made it his mission to create a cigar brand that signifies the unity and camaraderie experienced with his brothers and sisters in arms.

Zack Van Ginkel
Air Force veteran with a career focused in aviation, cigars are more than just a hobby – they’re a passion. HDA provided the perfect opportunity to transform that passion into a career. He is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards for HDA, focusing on what he believes are the two most important cigar qualities: construction and flavor.

A dark embodiment of intrigue, Descending Shadows is highlighted by filler tobacco from Esteli and Ometepe, Nicaragua that give this cigar a dark, spicy flavor. Each draw beckons to explore the depths of its mysterious flavor, leaving behind a lingering aura of fascination long after the last ember fades.

VITOLA: Toro 6×54
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sun Grown
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

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Rating system:
93+ Would buy again
90 would smoke again
85 might smoke again/not buy
Less than 85 would not smoke again

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