Ben: This article, which I co-wrote wrote with Student of the Gun host and author, Park Markel, took on an interesting concept of pairing cigars with certain firearms. Many of us shoot for recreation, hunting, sport, etc and we also smoke our cigars on the range while doing it. Paul had the idea of what […]
Tarazona Cigars event at Genuine Tobacco
Welcome to another little interview I had the pleasure to do, this time with Eddie Tarazona of Tarazona Cigars at Genuine Tobacco. I really have been enjoying these events and if you have a chance to go to your local b&m for any event at all, take the opportunity and go. Great food, people and […]
Cabaiguan (Short Ashes)
Early this week Jerry was kind enough to send me a package of cigars to enjoy. I wasted no time in turning them to smoke and ash. Suddenly it dawned on me, perhaps I should turn some of these sticks into ‘Short Ashes’ Cigar Reviews and revisit some of the smokes we have reviewed in […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 26
Once again, a busy schedule has gotten in the way of a proper in depth review. And you know what that means: It’s time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the […]
Quesada Jalapa Robusto
A couple years ago, Quesada released the Seleccion Espana to the Spanish market, but only in the US to a very select few Quesada retailers. People that were able to get some, like myself, absolutely loved the cigar and bombarded Quesada with request to have a full release here in the US. This year, Quesada […]
Abel’s Premium Selection
Back around Christmas I recieved an email from Abel Florez of Florez Tobacconist in Summit New Jersey. In that email Abel began telling me about a cigar he had created by Ernesto Perez Carrillo and asked if I would be interested in reviewing it. Being a borderline Ernesto Perez Carrillo Fanboi, I was eager to […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part Three)
Welcome to Part 3 of an Afternoon with Litto Gomez. Litto spent 40 minutes after talking with George answering questions from the audience at W.Curtis Draper. This is the first part of the Q&A session. Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is […]
La Grande Classe
Today’s review is of a cigar that slipped quietly onto the market at the end of last year, created by a man who needs no fanfare to sell cigars, Dion Giolito. It’s named La Grande Classe (or “the great class”) and is a 470-box limited run blended by Dion exlcusively for his retail shop FUMARE […]
Key West “Al Capone” by Rafael Fuente (first impressions)
Several weeks ago, I received a little sampler pack of cigars from Island Cigar Factory, a chain of three cigar shops down in Key West, Florida. They carry a line of their own cigars made at their own factory in the Dominican Republic. The most visually-stunning cigar among the samples they sent me was this […]
Xikar HC Habano²
Wrapper : Habano2000 Binder : Honduran, Nicaraguan, Sumatran Filler : Honduran, Nicaraguan, Sumatran Source : Given as sample from local Xikar rep This week I have a cigar that was kindly given to me by my local Xikar rep, David Spirt, which is the Xikar HC Habano². This cigar comes in four sizes, Robusto (5×50), […]