The Carlos Toraño Noventa is a cigar I’ve been meaning to smoke for years, but for one reason or another, never got around to it. So when I saw a special on a fiver of them on one of the many cigar websites out there, I bit. And with so many reviews lately focusing on […]
La Aurora 107 Corona (First Impressions)
Several months before IPCPR, La Aurora announced the release of a line to commemorate their 107th Anniversary. That cigar was the La Aurora 107. As the trade show grew closer, popularity of the line grew and talks of a Corona vitola began to circulate. Upon its release, the La Aurora 107 Corona exploded on Twitter. […]
Luca Del Toro
The Luca Del Toro comes from the good folks at Los Nietos Cigars. I want to thank Joel Sorrentino for taking the time to send me a couple to smoke for this review. Video runs close to 10 minutes and I have to be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from the Luca Del Toro when […]
5 Vegas Limitada 2010 – First Impressions
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Gifted from Mike Welcome to my first impressions on the 5 Vegas Limitada 2010. This cigar is only available in one size, a belicoso (6.2 x 52). I received mine as a gift from Mike at mikesstogies.com. This is a […]
Work Flow
I’ve been busy as of late with work, Gracie’s first birthday (happy birthday again baby girl) and a mess of other stuff so I really haven’t had too much spare time to smoke enough to do a fair review of anything. As I get back on track I thought I’d publish something that I’ve put […]
Casa Gomez Maduro Toro
You may not recognize the Casa Gomez name, but Benny Gomez and his family have an interesting history in the cigar business. Like many of the people in the business, that story goes back to Cuba where his grandfather was involved with cigar distribution to local hotels, restaurants and clubs. But even more interesting is […]
J. Fuego 777 Zero (First Impressions)
Last year I named the 777 Corojo by J. Fuego my number 10 cigar for 2009. Despite my praise for the Corojo, I was not a fan of the 777 Maduro. With my thoughts of the Corojo and Maduro being polar opposites, I didn’t know what to think when Jesus introduced the new Connecticut wrapped […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 2
Love it or really love it, The Week in Smoke is back with another list of shoot-from-the-hip mini-reviews. (Or should that be, burn-from-the-hip? On second thought, no, no it really shouldn’t be.) In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve […]
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 “A”
Wrapper : Honduran broadleaf Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Dominican and Nicaraguan Source : Mike Short and sweet writeup for you today on this Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 “A”, since this is the only one I have ever had. I was gifted this by Mike whom had it for over 5 years in his humidor. […]
Augusto Reyes Red Label (First Impressions)
Earlier this month I had my first experience with an Augusto Reyes Signature. The cigar was provided for our Twitter Brothers of the Leaf Cocktail Hour Press Kit and I was impressed by it. A couple of weeks later I came across a second cigar among my IPCPR samples and was more than happy to […]