I’m a sucker for Cameroon wrapper cigars. Something about a Cameroon wrapper that calls me. Maybe it has to do with how delicate the wrapper is or the exotic flavors. My exposure to El Titan de Bronze is limited to one Redemption that I got during a box pass but while I was here in […]
CAO Bike Give Away
CAO AND SUCKER PUNCH SALLY’S TO HIT THE ROAD WITH CUSTOM BIKE TOUR AND GIVEAWAY Cigar Maker Teams Up With Custom Bike Builder For Year-Long Tour And Giveaway Nashville, May 18, 2009: CAO, one of the world’s foremost premium cigar manufacturers, announced today that it is partnering with custom bike builder Sucker Punch Sally’s (SPS) […]
Colibri To Open Doors Again
On Friday I did my usual routine and hopped into the car to head over to my local shop, Kensington Tobacconist. While there I got to talking to the owner, Kurt, who mentioned getting a very surprising phone call from Colibri. It seems that they called him out of the blue to inform him that […]
Top Shelf Signature Select White Label
Brand: Top Shelf Signature Select White Label Blender: William Ventura formerly of Don Leoncio Cigars Vitola: Corona Gorda Ring Guage: 46 Length: 6.25 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder: Dominican Olor Ligero Filler: Dominican with Nicaraguan Ligero MSRP: $6.00 Brand: Top Shelf Signature Select is a line of cigars owned by Jim Cronin, owner of Top […]
Cuba Aliados Miami
I always hesitate doing these types of reviews. I never feel comfortable or confident recording a review based on just smoking a cigar one time. There are too many variables when it comes to reviewing cigars and I always try to give a manufacturer the benefit of the doubt and a fair chance to impress […]
Warped Cigars Anubis Maduro Corona Gorda
I first heard about Warped Cigars from a friend at one of the Atlanta area cigar shops. One way or the other he got his hands on some or their sticks, really enjoyed them and encouraged me give them a shot. I think he also gave me a few to try, but you know how […]
Rocky Patel Spring Collection 2009 (Guest Review)
Cigar: Rocky Patel Spring Collection 2009 Website: http://www.rockypatel.com Vitola: 6×50 Toro Filler: Nicaraguan Binder: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Wrapper: Sumatra Price: $7-$10 Pre-light Appearance and such: The newest line of Rocky Patel’s seasonal collections, is this review’s cigar. I first have to let you know that I received this stick from Justine, who manages the local shop […]
NUB Coverage
Concluding our coverage of Cigar Fest 2009, here is some footage from the NUB booth. You can see Sam Leccia rolling a NUB Maduro including patching a wrapper, some fans presenting Sam with a wood carving and Sam rewarding them with a few NUB cigars that you can’t buy and carry his own personal label.
Cigarfest 2009 Rambling
A few days ago I shared a video with you where I rambled on about the Friday festivities of Cigarfest 2009. I mentioned that a second video was on its way to talk about the actual event, well here it is. This video runs about 17 minutes and covers the happenings of the actual event.
Esencia
Jerry and Brian are back with another episode of…well we’re working on a name but we’re back this time with a review of the Esencia: