Country: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican/Nicaraguan/Peruvian The H.Upmann Vintage Cameroon is what I’ve found myself smoking a lot of lately. I had a dozen or so that were gifted to me some time ago and I finally got around to smoking them. Once those were a pile of ash I considered picking […]
Carlos Torano Reserva Selecta Maduro
Carlos Torano Reserva Selecta Maduro Country: Honduran Wrapper: Costa Rican Broadleaf Binder: Indonesian Filler: Dominican/Honduras/Nicaragua What a gem of a stogie! I decided to review this stogie to compliment the review done on the Connecticut Shade wrapper version of this stogie by our friends at Keepers of the Flame. What can I say? They have […]
Jerry’s Humidor
Well folks, here it is! My humidor in all its glory! Purchased from my local JR Cigars shop in August 2004 this beauty has seen cigars, of all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life, come and go. There are many humidors like it but this one is mine (please allow time for the […]
Perdomo Exclusivo Generoso Maduro
Origin – Nicaragua Wrapper - Connecticut Broadleaf Binder – Nicaragua Filler – Nicaragua I was reading the latest post by Al Remp on Cigar Blog 101 and realized that it had been too long since I have rotated the cigars in my humidor. My wife will attest to how lazy I can be. I spent […]
Henry Clay Honduran
Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras/Nicaragua/Peru Introduced in 2005, the Henry Clay Honduran is a new stick from an old school brand. Henry Clay is one of the brands mentioned in Rudyard Kipling’s cigar poem The Betrothed as Kipling writes There’s peace in a Larranaga, there’s calm in a Henry Clay. The Henry […]
Partagas #8 Maduro
Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Mexico Filler: Dominican/Mexican I reached into my humidor and pulled out a staple cigar. The Partagas #8 Maduro has been a part of my collection for as long as I can remember. It’s not flashy in its appearance and tends to blend in to its surroundings and go unnoticed […]
Don Juan Urquijo
Wrapper: Connecticut Binder: Philippines Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic & Philippines I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Don Juan Urquijo before I lighted up. There I was in Makati City in the Philippines at one of the many Shoe Marts (SM) (a major department store similar to our Macys/Hechts but with a wine/liquor/tobacco section) […]
Partagas Limited Reserve
Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Mexican Filler: Dominican & Mexican Before I left for my two week trip to the Philippines I was left with the dilemma that faces all BOTL. What cigars to pack for my trip? I went thru the humidor and picked out some of my usual smokes (Torano Signature, Maria Mancini, Partagas Black […]
Cigar Purchases: Cigars from the Philippines
It took a combined 70 hours of traveling door-to-door and back to get them but my trip to the Philippines was a fruitful one. It was wonderful to go home and enjoy a slower, more relaxed pace of life in a place where the US dollar is strong and cost of living cheap. Here is […]
Off to the Philippines
Well I’m off for the next two weeks. Going home to the Philippines. I really hope to check out the cigar scene and pick up some locally grown cigars to bring back and smoke. The history of the Philippines is so rich in Spanish lore. Ferdinand Magellan brought tobacco seeds from Cuba when he “discovered” […]