The HVC Hot Cake line is known for releasing bold cigars. Their Golden Line Connecticut takes things on the milder side with an overall smooth, creamy profile and some touches of spice. Its smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper sheaths a binder and filler made of premium Nicaraguan tobacco. This is the first time the Hot Cake line has released a Connecticut Shade cigar. The cigars are handmade in Nicaragua at HVC’s factory in Esteli.