I’ve got a question for you. What’s my favorite cigar to review? If you said a pre-lease cigar you’re absolutely right. (“I don’t care” also accepted.) So it is with great enthusiasm that I light up the cigars for this week’s review. This new Artesano de Miami cigars by La Gloria Cubana is due to […]
Macanudo Maduro
I’m baaaaaaaack! Filling in for Walt here so I thought I’d give my new Aiptek pocket camcorder a try and see how it would work if I needed to do a review or interview on the fly. Since this isn’t my regular time slot, I used different music too. Short video that only runs only […]
Famous Dominican 2000
This week I review another exclusive from Famous Smoke Shop (if this keeps up they should really sponsor us or something right?). Walt reviewed the Famous Dominican 2000 last year and I thought it be great to do an update to that review and add my own comments since Dominican and mild cigars are my […]
Palio Cutter Review
The product featured for this Accessory Review is the Palio guillotine cutter. This particular model is the standard black body with the older black emblems. I have had this cutter since sometime in early 2006 and have used it fairly regularly since my purchase. I picked up this cutter in a group buy on Club […]
Hollywood vs. The Cigar Industry
This is not about Hollywood attacking the cigar industry, as the title may imply. It probably should be. There undoubtedly is a strong, anti-cigar bias in movies. To quote the Editor’s Note in the latest edition of Cigar Press magazine: Pop culture is largely responsible for defining and creating a negative image of the quintessential […]
Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown
Brand: Cuesta-Rey Vitola: Cortez Length: 5.50 Ring Gauge: 48 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Price: $58.95 per box Brand: The Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown is a product of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company. The “Centro Fino” part of the name refers to the “fine center” of the […]
Dona Flor (Guest Review)
This weeks guest review of the Dona Flor comes Courtesy of Jeremiah and comes in the form of a video entry. Thank you for taking the time to put together a video depicting your thoughts and opinion of the Dona Flor.
Macanudo Vintage 1997 Demi
If you take a look at our cigar review index, you might notice something’s missing. I’ll give you a clue, look under the M’s. Still don’t know? Well the answer is that we haven’t yet reviewed a single Macanudo cigar. Check it out, we seriously haven’t. I didn’t realize that myself until we got a […]
Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA) Episode 31 – Correction
Episode 31 of Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA) featured a question in regards to humidity within a Wine Refrigerator. The question comes courtesy of Keith and is available for streaming below. Keith’s Question During YQMA Brian and I stated that Humid Air is more dense than dry air and will fall, ultimately collecting in the […]
Rocky Patel Honduran Classic
Lets see if I can provide some relief for anyone who has a case of the “Mondays”. This week I bring you the Honduran Classic by Rocky Patel. The Honduran Classic is a smoke carried exclusively by Famous Smoke and is available in three different sizes both in a Natural Corojo and the Maduro wrapper […]