Origin: Honduras Length: 6.12 Ring Gauge: 50 Strength: Full Wrapper Color: Dark Brown (Oscuro) Wrapper Type: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Hon. / Nic. I recently received a package from Jerry containing some cigars. In the package there were two, La Escepcion – Series V cigars. I decided to give one a try.
Perdomo Exclusivo Generoso Maduro
Origin – Nicaragua Wrapper - Connecticut Broadleaf Binder – Nicaragua Filler – Nicaragua I was reading the latest post by Al Remp on Cigar Blog 101 and realized that it had been too long since I have rotated the cigars in my humidor. My wife will attest to how lazy I can be. I spent […]
Excalibur 1066 – Dark Knight
Origin: Honduras Length: 5.75 Ring: 54 Strength: Medium – Full Wrapper Color: Dark Brown (Maduro) Wrapper Type: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Honduras A few nights ago I had the chance to have a cigar after class. I dipped back into the package I received in trade and pulled out an Excalibur 1066 – […]
Alec Bradley – Havana Sungrown
Length: 5.00 Ring Gauge: 50 Strength: Mild – Medium Last night I was hoping to get in a pair or reviews. The idea was to start off with something mild then move on to something stronger so that the flavors wouldn’t be too conflicting. I wound up only having time to have one cigar. The […]
Famous – Nicaraguan 3000
Length: 5.00 Ring Gauge: 54 Strength: Full Last night I went out to dinner with my girlfriend, and a couple that my girlfriend is very close with. When I got home I just felt like a beer and a good cigar, so that’s just what I did. I poured myself a cold glass of Yuengling […]
Perdomo – Estate Selection
Length: 5.50 Ring Gauge: 48 Strength: Medium – Full Thursday night I got home early from class and decided to have a quick smoke. After digging around in the cooler I found that I still had an entire five pack of Perdomo – Estate Selections left from a sampler I ordered last month. Being […]
Gurkha – Double Maduro
Size Name: Toro Length: 6.00 Ring Gauge: 52 Strength: Full I’ve been on a bit of a Maduro kick as of late, so sticking with the trend I decided to go with a Gurkha – Double Maduro. The wrapper on this stick stands out the most. The wrapper is an excellent deep brown that has […]
Henry Clay Honduran
Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras/Nicaragua/Peru Introduced in 2005, the Henry Clay Honduran is a new stick from an old school brand. Henry Clay is one of the brands mentioned in Rudyard Kipling’s cigar poem The Betrothed as Kipling writes There’s peace in a Larranaga, there’s calm in a Henry Clay. The Henry […]
Triple Ligero X3
Size name: Toro Length: 6.1 Ring Gauge: 52 Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Strength: Full I recently decided to smoke another one of my cigars from the CI sampler. The one I went with was the K. Hansotio Triple Ligero X3. When I first pulled this stick out of the humidor I didn’t think much of it. […]
Partagas #8 Maduro
Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Mexico Filler: Dominican/Mexican I reached into my humidor and pulled out a staple cigar. The Partagas #8 Maduro has been a part of my collection for as long as I can remember. It’s not flashy in its appearance and tends to blend in to its surroundings and go unnoticed […]