This weeks cigar is the CI Legends Copper Label by Drew Estates. Giving the wrapper a whiff I get a scent of a coffee with a lot of creamer in it. Foot gives off sweet tobacco and the cold draw has a nice vanilla taste to it. It does have a sweetened cap, just so […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (Part Two of Two)
So I lied in Part One…I thought this was going to be a three part series but it turns out to be only two. Part Two is jammed pack with Litto telling great stories including how he tweets from his horse while on his farm in the Dominican, the impact of social media, family member […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (Part One of Two)
In our ongoing series of Q&A videos, George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper sits down with Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana. This is the first of three two parts where George and Litto talk about HR 1639/S.1461 and other legislative issues facing the premium cigar industry. Litto spends time talking about his humble beginning with […]
CAO Last Stick Standing “A”
This is the second of three videos for the CAO Last Stick Standing contest. Basically there are three cigars, the one with the most votes, wins and becomes a future release sometime in 2013. Walt, Brian, Charlie and I all received a container of the three contenders and we wondered what the best way to […]
CI Legends – Orange Label
Welcome to the CI Legends Orange Label by Rocky Patel review. Starting out there is a natural tobacco scent on the wrapper, the foot has natural tobacco and some hay and the cold draw gives a little bit of spice with the natural tobacco taste. Right off the bat there is a nice woody spice […]
CI Legends – Purple Label
Welcome to the next installment in the CI Legends series with the CI Legends Purple Label by Graycliff This might be the shortest write up in history as this cigar did not have much complexity to it at all. Starting off there was a sweet barnyard on the wrapper, sweet tobacco on the foot (although […]
Partagas 1845
The newest release from the stables of General Cigars is the Partagas 1845. I have a soft spot for Partagas. Any of you who have been with us since the beginning (can’t believe you have stuck around for over six years) probably found Stogie Review because of my review of the Partagas Black on YouTube […]
CI Legends – Maroon Label
Welcome to the CI Legends Maroon Label cigar review. This cigar is produced by Nestor Placensia and is the same dimensions as all the others. Starting off the wrapper gives a sweet grass scent while there is chocolate on the foot and coffee on the cold draw. Once it is lit there is a superb […]
CAO Last Stick Standing “C”
This will be the first of three videos for the CAO Last Stick Standing contest. Basically there are three cigars, the one with the most votes, wins and becomes a future release sometime in 2013. Walt, Brian, Charlie and I all received a container of the three contenders and we wondered what the best way […]
CI Legends – Yellow Label
Here we go, diving right into the CI Legends Yellow Label from Pepin Garcia. Starting out there is a spicy barnyard scent on the wrapper, tobacco on foot, pepper and tobacco on cold draw. The first few puffs a nice mild pepper come through the retrohale and some woody taste on the palette. Nice creamy […]