Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Rosado Binder : Brazilian Filler : Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran Source : gifted from Sir Stogies I have a special cigar for you today, I say special, since it shares the name of my home town, Red Lion. This cigar is produced by Heavenly Cigar and is their first venture into […]
Nestor Miranda Art Deco Gran Toro
Though it’s not officially released yet, small quantities of the Art Deco have been sneaking onto the shelves of select retailer(s) in a low-key bundled format recently. As a result, I’ve had the opportunity to smoke a number of Nestor Miranda’s stylish new smokes, at retail, since IPCPR. And as we all learn quickly, trade […]
Nestor Miranda 2010 Danno – Buckhead Blend (First Impressions)
A couple fo weeks ago I was on he lookout for a box of CAO La Traviata Maduro. Not being able to get my hands on them locally, I decided to get in touch with Mike from Buckhead Cigar Store in Atlanta. I had the opportunity to hang out with Mike and burn a few […]
Red Lion Maduro – First Impressions
Wrapper : Connecticut broadleaf maduro Binder : Brazilian Filler : Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran Source : bought at Sir Stogies I have a special cigar for you today, I say special, since it shares the name of my home town, Red Lion. This cigar is produced by Heavenly Cigar and is their first venture into […]
Liga Privada Dirty Rat by Drew Estate (First Impressions)
In my quest to turn all of my IPCPR Samples to ash, the time has come to light up the Drew Estate Dirty Rat. After being wowed by the Drew Estate T52 Flying Pig, I had high hopes for the latest Drew Estate release. When it was all said and done, I thought the Dirty […]
La Aurora 100 Anos – Robusto (First Impressions)
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 […]
Liga Privada T52 Flying Pig by Drew Estate (First Impressions)
Up until recently my experience with Drew Estate product was very limited. Not having had a very memorable experience with the Liga Privada No. 9, I was never very eager to give the Liga Privada T52 line a try. It wasn’t until a recent show of extreme generosity that I got my first taste of […]
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 […]