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Backstory: This post is a bit of a review and an ask for help on some identification. This was my first, and the only one I owned, Jose L. Piedra. Unfortunately, I do not know what type of Piedra it is L. Back in 2015, my Kansas City Royals made their post season World Series run. During that run, they played the Toronto Blue Jays and to me, it was one of the most exciting post season series I have ever seen. Because of this a fellow BOTL from another forum, who lived in Toronto and was a huge Blue Jays fan, decided to do a sportsmanship cigar trade and he labeled this one “Jose Piedra”. Review: While smoking this cigar, I was inspired by @PigFish to use a new smoking technique. Watching his reviews, I noticed he used, what I refer to as, a quick three puff method instead of a single long draw. So, I decided to give it a shot and I won’t lie, it made a huge difference for such a small cigar. I have found that on smaller RG cigars, I seem to put them down in their early third due to the smoke getting too hot which give them a nasty flavor. With this new technique, I got more time out of this stick. Anyway, let’s move on! Wrapper was nice and oily. Had a little toothiness to it. Draw was perfect, not too tight, not too lose. The first third was great. The smoke was thick and the flavor was upfront butter with a bit of leather on the finish. It was smooth, probably medium body. Second third the leather was replaced with a nice cedar flavor from beginning to end. The smoke was still thick and smooth but the buttery factor was gone. Final third, the cedar was gone and the buttery flavor with a nice leather finish came back. This was honestly one of my favorite cigars. Lasted right around an hour and went very well with my Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Barrel Reserve my wife gifted me for Father’s Day. Help: I loved this cigar, so I went to see if I could find it online but since I was not given any other information on this one than “Jose Piedra”, I have no idea which line it is. To make things worse, the price for any box of Jose Piedras on INT was amazing! Outside of the review, I do know this. The cigar was similar in size to a Partagas Mille Fluere, but it was longer. I would say the RG is pretty much the exact same as the Mille Fluere as well. Looking at the Habanos website, I am thinking it could be either the Brevas or Nacionales. If I am wrong about the RG being the same as the Mille Fluere, then maybe it’s a Convervas or Cremas but I’m just not sure. Would anyone have a good idea on which one it is? Any information would be most appreciated! TLDR; Has a fantastic Jose L. Piedra that I need help identifying!