During my first IPCPR Convention, 2008 in Las Vegas, I had the pleasure of meeting Benny Gomez, Loren Gomez, and Brad Mayo. That year, and each year after, the guys have all shared a booth at the trade show and we make a point to stop in and say hello. This year we took a […]
Velvet Cigars: The Bowery – robusto
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan and Honduran Source : gifted from Velvet Cigars for this review Welcome back for another installment of Mike’s Cigars. Today I have for you, The Bowery from Velvet Cigar. I am smoking the robusto size which I was sent directly by Velvet […]
Toraño Single Region (First Impressions)
Back in July we got word that Torano was taking back control of its distribution. In addition to the in-house sales staff and rebranding, Torano came out swinging with the announcement of three new lines to be introduced at IPCPR. Of those new lines, the most interesting to me was the Single Region – Serie […]
Nording by Rocky Patel
Where does the time go? Have we really be reviewing cigars that long? Way back in March 2007 I originally reviewed the Nording by Rocky Patel. Lets face it, things have changed since 2007. Presidents, SCHIP, smoking bans, the band on the Nording and of course my palate. I gave the Nording a glowing review […]
AVO Heritage (First Impressions)
Back in July, Mike got his hands on a Pre-Release AVO Heritage for review. Shortly after that review I started hearing a little buzz about the upcoming release. During IPCPR I spoke to several people that were head-over-heals in love with this latest creation from AVO. It wasn’t until after I arrived back home that […]
Augusto Reyes Signature (Short Ashes)
At this years IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans, I was introduced to a few new brands. One of those brands, while not new to the industry, was Augusto Reyes. Having talked on Twitter, I was looking forward to getting over to the booth and sampling the brand. In addition to the sample I was […]
Oliva Serie V Liga Especial (Blind Tasting)
Last week I packed up my gear, hopped in the car, and took a trip down to Sir Stogies. As you may recall from last weeks post, I had a blind cigar tasting scheduled. I hung out with about a dozen guys, handed them an unbanded cigar, and turned on the video camera. The video […]
La Perla Habana Black Pearl COBRE – Toro
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder : Habano Criollo Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Bought at local shop Doing this a little differently this week to see how it goes. I am reviewing the La Perla Habana Black Pearl COBRE in the toro size this week. This cigar is available in three sizes […]
Master by Carlos Toraño
I’m excited! I finally beat Brian Hewitt to reviewing a cigar that he liked. Suck it Hewitt! Anyway, by now most of you have heard about the new releases by Toraño Family Cigars. The Master by Carlos Toraño is a collaboration between Charlie Toraño and master roller Felipe Sosa. Available in four sizes with the […]
Mike’s Humidor Tour
First off I used the Kodak Zi8 camcorder and the audio gave the noise again. I am sending it back for repair so the next few reviews will probably be with the old camcorder. I kept getting asked to do a humidor tour, so here it is, short and sweet. After watching this you will […]