Today’s review is another trip down the Rodeo Drive aisle of the humidor with what has been called the Perdomo family’s crowning tobacco achievement, the Edicion de Silvio. Created with a secret blend of rare cuban-seed tobaccos, this uber premium cigar was produced in Nicaragua to commemorate Nick Perdomo’s late grandfather, Silvio Perdomo who worked […]
Tatuaje Black Robusto
I would have loved to review a candela cigar this week in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, but sadly, I didn’t have much luck finding one in time. Call it luck of the Irish, Jerry saw to it that the need for a green cigar review was filled. Complete with a fiery red beard and […]
Ashton Puro Sol Churchill
Unless you’ve spent the last few months stuck under a snow bank (lately that’s been a real possibility for a lot of people), you’ve probably had a chance to review and digest Cigar Aficionado’s list of the top cigars of 2008. Once my eyebrows fell back into their normal position and I scanned down from […]
Isabela Torpedo
When a manufacturer you’ve never heard of contacts you to review a cigar, you never know what your in for. Sometimes you find a new favorite, other times you add a new band to your collection and move on. And then sometimes you get a surprise when you open the shipping box. I cracked open […]
Montecristo Sevens
Hey, I’m back, and just in time to interrupt this week’s Jerrython. (Try not to look so sad. He’ll be back soon.) I owe The Great Torpedo for bailing me out last week, and we can’t have him burning himself out. I hope to make up for my week AWOL with another very interesting and […]
Conuco Robusto
A few weeks ago, the guys over at Famous Smoke Shop did what a lot of folks in the cigar world did around the same time: They published their take on the top cigars of 2008. While browsing their list of favorites, I noticed one I didn’t recognize. Some stick called a “Conuco”. Normally, I’d […]
Velvet Cigar Lounge’s Medium Bodied Selection Torpedo
The cigar up for review this week is probably one you’ve never seen before. Well, unless you happen to enjoy puffing your evenings away at the Velvet Cigar Lounge in New York City. That’s because the Medium Bodied Selection is a house cigar. But before you write this review off or start looking for cheap […]
La Aurora Escogidos
I got my hands on the first La Aurora Escogidos from a friend who worked for a time as a cigar rep for Miami Cigars, the U.S. distributor of La Aurora cigars. She told me she had something special for me, a cigar that’s exclusively available for people who tour the La Aurora factory in […]
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Between The Lines
The holidays have come and gone. It always amazes me how quickly they recede into the distance. And with the passing of that special time of the year goes the small selection of those special release Arturo Fuente smokes. Fortunately for those of you who love to see a rarity captured for eternity in a […]
Casa Magna Colorado Belicoso
It’s that time again. And I’m not referring to that time of the week were I proudly display the tower of burn. I’m talking about time of the year when the big daddy of cigar media, Cigar Aficionado, crowns a new annual champion. It’s kind of a Miss Universe contest, except the winner is ritualistically […]