Last week (July 26th) I attended the La Flor Dominicana event at Bethesda Tobacco in Bethesda MD. At the event I picked up an assortment of La Flor Dominicana stogies. The series that caught my eye immediately was the Gran Maduro Cabinet.
CAO CX2
Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Cameroon Filler: Columbia, Nicaragua Size Name: Toro Length: 6.00 Ring Gauge: 54 Strength: Medium A few months back, some of you may remember CAO running a contest for their new CX2 cigar. To win one these cigars all you had to do was, go to their website and take a short quiz. […]
5 Vegas Gold
I had to get emissions the other day, so I went early and thought I should have a cigar. Since it was only about 10:00 AM and I had not really eaten, I though I would go with a milder cigar and decided on a 5 Vegas Gold.
Rocky Patel – Vintage 1990
Wrapper: Honduras Binder: Mexico Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Size Name: Toro Length: 6.50 Ring Gauge: 52 Strength: Mild – Medium I was looking through the humidor the other day and I realized that I was down to a few cigars from what Jerry sent me when he made a trip to Corona Cigar. The one […]
Seed to Soul DVD
I encourage everyone who wants to learn more about the stogie making process to check out a film commissioned by CAO called Seed to Soul on DVD. Our friend Gary Manelski who is the Cigar Guide for About.com, recently reviewed this short documentary. I ordered myself a copy from CAO’s website and while it really […]
Arturo Fuente – Curly Head Deluxe Maduro
Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Maduro Size Name: Lonsdale Length: 6.5 Ring Gauge: 43 Strength: Medium – Full A couple of weeks ago I stopped into a cigar shop located in a local shopping mall. I picked up a few sticks and was on my way. One of these particular sticks was an Arturo Fuente – […]
Fuente Fuente – Opus X
Size Name: Perfecxion #4 Length: 5.185 Ring Gauge: 43 Strength: Medium Thursday was my birthday, but due to being very busy with both work and night classes I couldn’t find the time to enjoy a cigar. On Friday I decided to smoke one of the very few Fuente Fuente Opus X cigars I had in […]
Hoyo de Monterrey – Factory Fresh Governor
Origin: Cafradia, Honduras Wrapper: Ecuador, Connecticut Binder: Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Size Name: Governor Length: 6.125 Ring Gauge: 50 Strength: Medium – Full Some time ago I purchased a sampler from Cigars International, called Heavy Honduran Hubbuba from their Friday Night Fights samplers. Included in the sampler I received were 5 CAO Brazilia […]
Got Opus X
Some news from RTDA by Rich Perelman at CigarCyclopedia.com: Got Opus X? As most Opus X fans know, there usually a limit of two cigars on the popular Fuente Fuente Opus X line. But soon, fans of the brand and those who would like to be introduced to the world of Opus X can increase […]
La Flor Dominicana News
More RTDA news, this time from Mike Cooperman at Bethesda Tobacco. We’ve been talking about the La Flor Dominicana event that Bethesda Tobacco is hosting next Wednesday (July 26th):