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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pinar Del Rio Value Line Reserve – torpedo
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Connecticut Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican mixed filler Source : Thompson Cigar with my own money I have a cigar for you today that seems to be a Thompson Cigar exclusive, the Pinar Del Rio Value Line Reserve. These cigars are available in three sizes on Thompson’s […]
Declaration “The Reason” by Jameson Cigar Co (First Impressions)
In my First Impressions Review of the Casa Gomez Maduro, I made mention that Brian, Jerry, and I paid a visit to Loren Gomez, Benny Gomez, and Brad Mayo during IPCPR. While there we collected the Jameson Cigar Company contribution to the Twitter Brothers of the Leaf Cocktail Hour Press Kit. Having smoked the Declaration […]
Satori (First Impressions)
Before the IPCPR Trade Show officially opened, Jerry and I were fortunate enough to get inside and take a look around before things got busy. One of the stops we made was at the Viaje Booth to see what was new and exciting. Behind a glass display counter rested the Satori line. Later, after the […]
Cortez (First Impressions)
During the Twitter Brothers of the Leaf Cocktail Hour, I had the opportunity to talk to some friends and meet a variety of new people. While making the rounds to distribute product, I was handed two cigars and a business card. While I don’t recall who handed me the sticks, which I apologize for, I […]
Viaje Fifty Fifty Red Label
Released at the 2010 IPCPR in New Orleans the Viaje Fifty Fifty Red Label is the sophomore release by Andre Farkas and his Fifty Fifty series. During the 2009 IPCPR Andre released the first edition of the Fifty Fifty with the Black Label. The Fifty Fifty concept is in a nut shell two blends within […]