Back around Christmas I recieved an email from Abel Florez of Florez Tobacconist in Summit New Jersey. In that email Abel began telling me about a cigar he had created by Ernesto Perez Carrillo and asked if I would be interested in reviewing it. Being a borderline Ernesto Perez Carrillo Fanboi, I was eager to […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part Three)
Welcome to Part 3 of an Afternoon with Litto Gomez. Litto spent 40 minutes after talking with George answering questions from the audience at W.Curtis Draper. This is the first part of the Q&A session. Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is […]
La Grande Classe
Today’s review is of a cigar that slipped quietly onto the market at the end of last year, created by a man who needs no fanfare to sell cigars, Dion Giolito. It’s named La Grande Classe (or “the great class”) and is a 470-box limited run blended by Dion exlcusively for his retail shop FUMARE […]
Key West “Al Capone” by Rafael Fuente (first impressions)
Several weeks ago, I received a little sampler pack of cigars from Island Cigar Factory, a chain of three cigar shops down in Key West, Florida. They carry a line of their own cigars made at their own factory in the Dominican Republic. The most visually-stunning cigar among the samples they sent me was this […]
Xikar HC Habano²
Wrapper : Habano2000 Binder : Honduran, Nicaraguan, Sumatran Filler : Honduran, Nicaraguan, Sumatran Source : Given as sample from local Xikar rep This week I have a cigar that was kindly given to me by my local Xikar rep, David Spirt, which is the Xikar HC Habano². This cigar comes in four sizes, Robusto (5×50), […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Hard to believe that this is my first Week in Smoke of 2013. Typical stuff. Work, school, family…Sons of Anarchy. Yeah, I just started watching Sons of Anarchy and have spent the past few weeks catching up…marathon sessions. Just starting Season 5 now. I’m a pretty law abiding kind of guy but man its hard […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part Two)
Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is Litto’s second appearance. He joined us in 2012 for a two part episode. In case you missed it or just want to watch it again you can watch Part One and Part Two. Litto’s first […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part One)
Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is Litto’s second appearance. He joined us in 2012 for a two part episode. In case you missed it or just want to watch it again you can watch Part One and Part Two. Litto’s first […]
My Uzi Weighs A Ton – Bait Fish (first impressions)
Yesterday, the temperatures rose enough and the clouds cleared up enough for me to head outside to enjoy a rare nice day in February. Not knowing how long the decent weather would hold out, I reached into my office humidor for something guaranteed to be a decent quick smoke. Out came the My Uzi Weighs […]
Davidoff Royal Salomones
The Davidoff brand has always been known as the pinnacle of cigar perfection and the luxury brand cigar in the industry. Their attention to detail in cigar making is second to none. All of this also translates into an expensive cigar. If you’ve ever seen a video or were lucky enough to visit their factory […]