I started a tradition a few years ago. It involves smoking a candela wrapped cigar for St. Patrick’s Day. This was the first year that I had to order some instead of going to one of my local B&Ms. Candelas continue to decline in popularity in the Unites States. But I did finally track one [...]
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Review: Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Flor Fina Candela
Posted in 8-5-8 Candela, tagged candela, Cigar, Fuente, Reviews on March 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Review: Cubao Maduro Rothchild
Posted in Maduro Rothchild, tagged Cigar, Cubao, maduro, Reviews on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
EO Brands debuted the maduro version of the Cubao at IPCPR in 2009. The rothchild is 4.8 inches long with a 50 ring gauge. These are produced in Nicaragua by Don Pepin Garcia. The wrapper is a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro grown in Ecuador. The cigar has a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. The stick [...]
Review: EPC Inaugural 2009 Encore
Posted in Inaugural 2009, tagged Cigar, EPC, Ernesto Perez-Carillo, review on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo parted ways with General Cigar in March 2009 to establish a new company, and this cigar was the first produced from the new venture. It was first intoduced at the IPCPR show last August as a limited edition release of 150,000 sticks. A single cigar can be found for around $13-15, and boxes of 10 [...]
Review: Drew Estates Liga Privada T52 Toro
Posted in Liga Privada T52 Toro, tagged Cigar, Drew Estates, Liga Privada, Reviews on February 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Liga Privada T52 is a follow-up cigar to the popular No. 9 blend created by Steve Saka. The cigar features a stalk-cut American-grown Habano wrapper, a Brazilian Mata Fina binder, and filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua. These cigars vary anywhere from $10-15 at local B&Ms, and boxes of 24 are [...]
Review: Perdomo Patriarch Maduro Corona Extra
Posted in Patriarch Maduro CE, tagged Cigar, maduro, Patriarch, Perdomo, puro, review on February 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I received my first Perdomo Patriarch Maduro from Chris Harper, National Sales Manager for Perdomo in the US, while he was visiting my local shop. He has steered me to some very good cigars in the past that Perdomo makes, so I knew there would be a good chance I would like it. I smoked the [...]
Review: Alec Bradley Trilogy Exotic Maduro Torpedo
Posted in Trilogy Mad. Torpedo, tagged Alec Bradley, Cigars, maduro, review, Trilogy on January 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Alec Bradley Trilogy Exotic Maduro torpedo is a 6.1 inch long cigar with a 52 ring gauge. The original Trilogy cigars featured a unique three-sided press, a “tri-press”, that eventually was dropped from the line. The cigar has a beautiful Brazilian Arapiraca maduro wrapper, an Indonesian binder, and filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and Colombia. These cigars [...]
Review: Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Torpedo
Posted in Vintage 1990 Torpedo, tagged Cigar, Cigars, review, Rocky Patel, torpedo, Vintage 1990 on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 series features a 12-year old Honduran-grown Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper, a Mexican binder, and filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The torpedo is 6.1 inches long and has a 52 ring gauge. These sticks can be found for around $9 or in a box of 20 for around [...]
Review: Tatuaje Reserva J21
Posted in Reserva J21, tagged Cigar, review, Tatuaje on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Tatuaje Reserva J21 is a roubusto measuring 5 inches long with a 50 ring gauge. The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro featuring a rustic Nicaraguan corojo wrapper from the highest priming (ligero). The exposure from the sun at the highest priming creates a rougher darker looking wrapper that is full of flavor. These are [...]
Review: Casa Torano Robusto
Posted in Casa Torano Robusto, tagged Carlos Torano, Cigar, connecticut, review on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Carlos Torano Casa Torano robusto is a Honduran-made cigar with a length of 4.8 inches and a ring gauge of 52. It features an Ecuador-grown Connecticut wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, and filler tobaccos from Honduras, Nicaragua, and a “special family blend” of Central and South American tobaccos. This cigar started as a private family [...]
Review: Perdomo Habano Maduro Robusto
Posted in Habano Mad. Robusto, tagged Cigar, Perdomo, review on January 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Perdomo Habano Maduro robusto is a Nicaraguan puro measuring 5 inches long with a 52 ring gauge. My example has been in my humidor for about three months. At most B&Ms this stick is between $5-6.00, and by the box of 20, the stick price drops to between $4-5. It is hard to miss the [...]
