The first day is in the books and we covered quite a few companies including: United Cigar AVO/Camacho Room 101 Tatuaje After the show we enjoyed the hospitality of General Cigar at Carson’s Kitchen downtown for drinks, cigars and appetizers. After that Tommy Bahama invited us to the 55th floor of their suite at the […]
Balmoral Dueto – Quick Look
On our third stop of the day, we were treated to the new Dueto, a collaboration between Boris Wintermans and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The Gran Toro was showcased and we were able to sit down and light one up. The MSRP is 8 to 12 and will be available in a limited release later this […]
IPCPR 2018 Day 1
It is 9:30 in Las Vegas and I just made the “long” drive from home to the convention center. Time to get my badge and meet up Brian, The Great Beard and Ben for our first days of sights and smells. I will do my best to post some quick blurbs as we seen […]
OneOff Corona Gorda
If you smoked cigars in the early to mid-2000s like me, you probably remember a cigar company called OneOff. There were a true boutique cigar that was hard to find with a peace symbol on a simple band. OneOff made some amazing cigars back then, but were quite pricey coming in at around $14 on […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 115
We’re coming up on my favorite time of the year for cigars- trade show season. It’s also a really busy time. A lot of back and forth emails discussing appointment times on the floor of the trade show. That and increased activity with other projects haven’t left a lot of time to set up a […]
Avo Improvisation 30 Years
In 2018, Avo Cigars celebrates their 30th anniversary in the cigar business and they have released a special cigar to mark the occasion. The Avo Improvisation series is a series of special tweaked blends of classic Avo cigars and this years is framed around the Avo Classic No. 3 and is called the 30 Years […]
Gran Habano Persian King Rajah
Gran Habano is a cigar company that was well know for making quality cigars for a great price. My friends and I smoked a lot of Corojo #5s when we used to get together to smoke because it tasted great and was priced right. They’ve added various line extensions since then and one of them […]
Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA 2018
For those of you who like dates, anniversaries, and milestones, I have some relevant fun facts for you in thise week’s cigar review. As noted in the press release (more of that below), the introduction of the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA 2018 coincides with the 50th anniversary of both Joya de […]
Diesel Whiskey Row Robusto
The Diesel cigar line is well known for being a stout cigar that was very popular with cigar smokers, but was only available online at Cigars International or CIgar Bid which is a subsidiary of General Cigar Company. Recently, General Cigar Company has moved the Diesel line out of being online only to a regular […]
Black Label Trading Company Bishop’s Blend Robusto
Black Label Trading Company has been making waves in the cigar world for several years. Their approach to the boutique cigar market is in a very unique way. When you are looking in the humidor of your local cigar shop, the different cigar lines from Black Label Trading Company will really stand out and catch […]