Several months ago I was speaking with Jose Blanco about the La Aurora 100 Anos. I had virtually no experience with the line and Jose wanted to remedy that, as well see me do some sort of vertical tasting with them. A short time later I received a box of about eight La Aurora 100 […]
Illusione 888 – Slam
Wow! I like wow cigars! I’m not going to beat around the bush. While the Illusione 888 Slam is just a concept cigar, its exactly what I look for when it comes to a cigar! Flavors galore! Slam is a nickname that Dion uses to describe bench press cigars. Kind of like how cars are […]
Gurkha Grand Reserve – Robusto
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Connecticut Shade Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic Source : self bought with my wife’s money Pre-Light Welcome to this review of the Gurkha Grand Reserve in the robusto size. This cigar is available in three sizes, robusto (6×50), torpedo (6.5×53), and a churchill (7.5×52). This is […]
Viaje Summerfest (2010)
Ever since I fell in love with the Viaje Fifty Fifty Red Label I’ve been on a bit of a Viaje binge. Practically smoking anything that has a Viaje label on it. I had never heard of the Viaje Summerfest but after some digging I found out that, like most Viaje productions, are a limited […]
Reinado
I first heard of Reinado Cigars at this year’s IPCPR when I ran into Antonio Liam. I kept meaning to get back to his booth and talk to him about the unique fermentation process behind Reinado but with so much going preparing for TBOTLCH I just plum ran out of time. Antonio was nice enough […]
La Vieja Habana Cuban Corojo – Gordito Rico
Wrapper : Cuban Corojo Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Cuban blend (short and long filler) Nicaraguan Source : bought locally Today I have for you the La Vieja Habana Cuban Corojo in the gordito rico size. This was the first cigar produced by Drew Estates and has an up and down release schedule as production […]
Guillermo Leon Belicoso (First Impressions)
At the 2010 IPCPR Convention in New Orleans, a wide range of new products were released. Among those being promoted by La Aurora and Miami Cigar was the Guillermo Leon line. Due to the success of the La Aurora 107, and several other lines distributed by Miami Cigar, the Guillermo Leon picked up a lot […]
Luca Del Toro
The Luca Del Toro comes from the good folks at Los Nietos Cigars. I want to thank Joel Sorrentino for taking the time to send me a couple to smoke for this review. Video runs close to 10 minutes and I have to be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from the Luca Del Toro when […]
5 Vegas Limitada 2010 – First Impressions
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Gifted from Mike Welcome to my first impressions on the 5 Vegas Limitada 2010. This cigar is only available in one size, a belicoso (6.2 x 52). I received mine as a gift from Mike at mikesstogies.com. This is a […]
J. Fuego 777 Zero (First Impressions)
Last year I named the 777 Corojo by J. Fuego my number 10 cigar for 2009. Despite my praise for the Corojo, I was not a fan of the 777 Maduro. With my thoughts of the Corojo and Maduro being polar opposites, I didn’t know what to think when Jesus introduced the new Connecticut wrapped […]