This Saturday I decided it was time to revisit a cigar I had had some mixed results with at the end of last year. The day after giving The Gran Habano VL Gran Churchill a less than stellar review, I came down with a bit of a cold. And that bothered me. Was the cigar […]
AVO Tesoro Limited Edition 2008
I had originally planned to review another unusual looking cigar. I don’t know why, but I seem to be drawn to the odd looking smokes. As you probably remember, I reviewed the Felipe Gregorio Icon Einstein last week. And then there’s the Inmenso by Perdomo I reviewed back on Halloween. Who can forget my smoking […]
CAO Brazilia Samba (Sunday Supplemental)
Since I had so much fun shooting my follow up video review for the San Cristobal Clasico a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d do it again. But I wasn’t sure what to review. I considered revisiting the quirky Felipe Gregorio Icon Einstein that I smoked earlier this week, but it seemed too soon […]
Felipe Gregorio Icon Einstein
One look at the picture and you already know why I’m reviewing the Felipe Gregorio Icon Einstein. If you’re anything like me, you say that and thought, what the heck is that? Well it isn’t a bottle brush even though it almost looks like one. And in spite of all the decoration, it is possible […]
NACSF Guide For Cigar Store Freeloaders Review
A couple of weeks ago I was smoking my way through a local cigar shop grand opening event when I bumped into a fellow named Dave. Dave, it turns out, is the former cigar shop owner and is now the author of a blog called Havana Bananas, which, as the website states, covers the topics […]
La Flor Domicana Double Ligero Lancero Cameroon
If you’re familiar with the current offerings of La Flor Dominicana, you’re probably a little puzzled by the name of this review. A Double Ligero Cameroon? Is Brian wrong, or this a manifestation of his previously documented lunacy? Will it help if I mention the box was actually labeled “CameooM” [emphasis added]? No? Well that’s […]
Ashton San Cristobal Clasico (Saturday Supplemental)
A while back, one of our readers was really after me to do a video review. He seemed particularly disappointed that I chose to review the San Cristobal Guajiro in text and pictures only. So I promised him that once I finally got around to doing a video review, the very first one would be […]
La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Miami Churchill
I’ve got a question for you. What’s my favorite cigar to review? If you said a pre-lease cigar you’re absolutely right. (“I don’t care” also accepted.) So it is with great enthusiasm that I light up the cigars for this week’s review. This new Artesano de Miami cigars by La Gloria Cubana is due to […]
Hollywood vs. The Cigar Industry
This is not about Hollywood attacking the cigar industry, as the title may imply. It probably should be. There undoubtedly is a strong, anti-cigar bias in movies. To quote the Editor’s Note in the latest edition of Cigar Press magazine: Pop culture is largely responsible for defining and creating a negative image of the quintessential […]
Macanudo Vintage 1997 Demi
If you take a look at our cigar review index, you might notice something’s missing. I’ll give you a clue, look under the M’s. Still don’t know? Well the answer is that we haven’t yet reviewed a single Macanudo cigar. Check it out, we seriously haven’t. I didn’t realize that myself until we got a […]