Origin : Miami, Fl. Wrapper : Nicaraguan Corojo Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : gift from Barbalet Today I have a bit of a treat for you as I am going to take on the Tatuaje Cojonu 2003. I was gifted this cigar from Barbalet on Twitter and to be honest, I have […]
CAO Gold – Karat (Short Ashes)
Hello again. I have a short smoke for you today, as the weather has not been very good and it made my neck hurt too damn bad. I am going to be doing the CAO Gold Karat for your viewing pleasure. These cigars are 4 inches long and have a 38 ring gauge. I have […]
EP Carrillo Short Run 2010 (Short Ashes)
Ordinarily I don’t like to do a Short Ashes review so close to a full blown review but I was left with few options this week. Time got away from me and before I knew it, it was Thursday night and I had nothing fresh for my Friday review. Trying to build up a little […]
La Aurora Preferidos Lancero (First Impressions)
Last week I received a message on Twitter that my local Miami Cigar Co. Rep, Chris Lenzo, was going to be stopping into my local shop, Kensington Tobacconist. Chris wanted to know if I’d be around to have a cigar and talk for a bit. Unfortunately, Chris’ visit was in the middle of the day […]
La Aurora 107 – robusto
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Ecuadorian Sun Grown Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic and Nicaraguan Source : either CigarFest or free one on April 30th deal Today, for you viewing pleasure, I have for you the La Aurora 107 robusto. This cigar is made to celebrate the 107 years of La […]
Zino Platinum Scepter Master Edition 2010 – First Impressions
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Ecuadorian Sungrown Criollo Binder : Connecticut Broadleaf Filler : Dominican Republic, Peruvian, Nicaraguan, Honduran Source : handed to me at CigarFest 2010 (1 2 3 4) Welcome to another adventure into the world of smoking cigars, with your host, Mike, taking on the Zino Platinum Scepter Master Edition 2010. […]
Arganese Uno Puro
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Dominican Republic Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic Source : Cigar.com Today’s smoke is the Arganese Uno Puro. As the name suggests, it is a pure Dominican Republic cigar. This cigar is said to be slightly infused with cognac and most places online i find it, it […]
Liga Privada T52 by Drew Estate
I’m asked from time to time what I, Don “Cruz”ado a.k.a. The Great Torpedo, thinks about a particular cigar and when asked about the Liga Privada T52 by Drew Estate I would tell them that I wasn’t a fan of them. Historically, the Liga Privada T52 always seemed inconsistent. It was always one thing after […]
La Aurora 100 Anos robusto – First Impressions
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Dominican Corojo Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Corojo and Piloto Cubano Source : gifted from barbalet Here we are again my faithful minions. I will not go into detail in this section like I did in the video about numbers, sizes, etc, so if you are curious, […]
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender (Guest Review)
The following is a message from Tom Hello Stogie Review! As always, Ed and I offer you our monthly guest review for the month of April. A month or two ago, Ed was given some samples of the Air Bender by La Flor Dominicana. He smoked one immediately and wasn’t impressed at all. Then I […]