Up for review this week is a cigar that was briefly discussed in Episode 14 of Your Questions, My Answers. The cigar is the El Cobre which is a Private Label cigar made by the Oliva Cigar Family. The El Cobre is available in bundles of 25 for $99.95 and weighs in at, in my […]
Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Torpedo
Hello there! I guess a quick introduction is in order. This is Brian Hewitt of Brian’s Random (Cigar) Thoughts and I’m filling in for Jerry while he’s away tending to the new edition to his family, the wee lil torpedo! I also should give Walt and Jerry a quick thanks for maintaining such an essential […]
Cuba Aliados 1924 Anniversary
Written review posted shortly.
Perdomo Reserve Champagne
Up for review this week is the Perdomo Reserve Champagne. This cigar weighs in at 4.75 inches in length with a 56 ring gauge. The wrapper is a Connecticut Shade with a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers. Stuck to the orange tinted cellophane wrapper is a “Best of the Best 2005” sticker from the Robb […]
Cuba Aliados Anniversary
A few weeks ago I received a very nice email from Frank Santos, Marketing Director for Puros Indios Cigars. In Frank’s kind email he asked if we would be interested in being among the first to smoke the new Cuba Aliados Anniversary Cigar. We obviously couldn’t turn down such a nice gesture and accepted Frank’s […]
Carlos Torano – Reserva Selecta
Up for review is the Carlos Torano Reserva Selecta Torpedo Tubed. This beautiful cigar comes encased in a glass tube to help protect and preserve the cigar. Wrapper: Connecticut Shade and Costa Rican Broadleaf Binder: Indonesian Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras & Nicaragua Smoking Time: 70 minutes Beverages: Water and a pint of Guinness Tasting notes: […]
Top Shelf Signature Select – Blue Label
Up for review this week is the Top Shelf Signature Select – Blue Label. This particular cigar is the House Blend created for Jim Cronin, owner of Top Shelf Cigars. The cigar is hand rolled in Honduras by the Tropical Tobacco Company and is comprised of Corojo 99’ Wrapper, Corojo 99’ Binder, and 98’ Criollo […]
Saint Luis Rey Serie G No. 6 Double Maduro
Today I review the double maduro cigar from Saint Luis Rey. This beautiful cigar is their No. 6, which measure 6 x 60. The wrapper and binder are both the Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro and the filler is nicaraguan. The term double maduro comes from the wrapper and binder being a maduro tobacco. This cigar reminded […]
Camacho SLR Maduro
Up for review this week is the Camacho SLR Maduro in the Monarca size (50 x 5.00). This cigar consists of a Corojo Binder, Corojo Filler, and Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Wrapper. The SLR Maduro, Which stands for Special Limited Reserve, is hand rolled in Honduras.
Romeo y Julieta Anniversaro Toro
This is my review of the Romeo y Julieta Aniversario Toro. This cigar is produced by the fine folks at Altadis. I used my punch cutter and single flame torch lighter with this cigar. The cigar lit easily and produced a great amount of smoke. The burn was very even. The initial flavors had some […]