Well, the holiday season is upon us. Even if it isn’t technically a holiday yet, it feels like one. So I decided to light up something nice this afternoon. Truth be told, I’ve been sneaking in Don Carlos Eye of the Sharks since they hit the shops a few weeks ago. I didn’t secure all […]
Warped La Colmena Amado No. 36 (Guest Review)
Wrapper: Ecuadorian DeFlorada Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Nicaraguan & Dominican Factory: El Titan de Bronze, USA Vitola Size: 6 x 36, Panatela Background Warped brand owner, Kyle Gellis, has burst onto the boutique cigar scene in the past few years by creating some genuinely unique offerings that stands out in an already flooded market. Kyle produces […]
Quesada Reserva Privada Robusto
Quesada released the Quesada Reserva Privada in April 2015 to select retailers throughout the US and later to the rest of the Quesada retailers. This special released is blended with special tobacco that Quesada had been sitting on for a special project. The tobacco used in this cigar is from 1997 when Manuel Quesada Sr. […]
Tatuaje Monster Series The Hyde
The spooky season is upon us, and I just happened to pick up a few of this year’s Tatuaje Monster Series The Hyde. Now ordinarily, I’d set these rarities to the side in the humidor and light one up in about a month (or three), but I thought it’d be fun to light one up […]
Crowned Heads 12 Honest Men
Crowned Heads has released another limited edition for 2015, but this time it’s in the Jericho Hill line. Called the 12 Honest Men, it’s named after a line in Johnny Cash’s song, Cocaine Blues, that refers to Willy Lee, after killing his girlfriend during a bender with whiskey and cocaine, being judged in a courtroom […]
Dunhill Heritage Robusto
The Dunhill Heritage was released this year at the 2015 IPCPR by General Cigar as Dunhill’s strongest cigar to date. The blend is a mixture of Honduran and Nicaraguan aged tobaccos including an habano ligero wrapper. The cigar is available in 4 sizes: Robusto (Boxed Pressed): 5 x 50 Toro: 6 x 50 Gigante: 6 x […]
Drew Estate MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Yard Bird
A big thank you to Sam Morales of Drew Estate (you may know him as @drewestatedata on social media) for sending me this event exclusive Kentucky Fire Cured Yard Bird. It made its first appearance at the second annual Kentucky Barn Smoker in the Hopkinsville, KY on October 3rd. It then made its first appearance […]
Cabal Corona Gorda
Chris Arolfo founded Cabal Cigars in 2013 after managing the successful The Smoke Ring cigar lounge located in Webster, TX for many years. Chris teamed up with Hendrik Kelner Jr. to come up with the Cabal cigar. After 2 years of development, Chris and Hendrik finally found their perfect blend and released it out of […]
Tierra Volcan Corto
Tierra Volcan Cigars is a new line from Mombacho SA that is an all Nicaraguan puro for the US market. Created by Master Blender Claudio Sgroi, the Tierra Volcan is made in the legendary Nicaraguan city of Granada. Mombacho isn’t available in the US, so the Tierra Volcan is their gateway into the US market […]
Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Bavarian (First Impressions)
I’m back this week with a first impressions video featuring the Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Bavarian and I paired it with Samuel Adams Oktoberfest. A similar combination served me well in the past and since I’ve been doing a liquid tour of Oktoberfest offerings anyway, it just made sense. Of course, with the passing of time, […]