This came to me as a request from a new reader. Asked me if I would review and compare the Sancho Panza Double Maduro and the Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte. I just so happenend to have both resting in my humidor for about 3 months on the Extra Fuerte and 9 months on the Double […]
Bolivar Fuerte (Cofradia)
Origin: Honduras Length: 6.25 Ring: 45 Strength: Full Wrapper Type: Ecuador Sumatran Binder: Connecticut Filler: Honduras/Nicaragua The Bolivar Fuerte (Cofradia) was a surprise when I reviewed it. As I mentioned in an earlier entry, these smokes were the weekly special at my local JR Cigars. Before I start my review let me add this disclaimer. […]
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Punch – Magnum
Origin: Honduras Length: 5.25 Ring: 54 Strength: Medium-Full Wrapper Type: Ecuador Sumatran Binder: Connecticut Filler: DR/HON/NIC I was browsing through my Cigars International mail order catalog one night and came across a deal I though was pretty good. The sampler I ordered contained ten cigars, five Punch Magnums and five Gurkha Class Regents. I have […]
Don Tomas Cameroon (Perfecto #3)
Origin: Honduras Length: 6.00 Ring Gauge: 48 Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican/Brazil/Mexico First let me say my good buddy Ghosty has been telling me week after week this whole year to try the Don Tomas Cameroon. I guess I finally decided to give it a try to if anything to get him to leave […]
Nat Sherman 1400 Series – Palma Grande
Nat Sherman 1400 Series – Palma Grand Origin: Nicaragua Length: 6.50 Ring Gauge: 44 Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatran Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua I was browsing through my JR Cigars mail order catalog early last week when I came across an advertisement for these cigars. I typically wouldn’t be too interested in ordering Nat Sherman cigars as […]
Cigar News: Blowing Smoke (Movie)
Blowing Smoke (Movie) I found out about this movie thanks to my buddy Unamed13 from the Cigar World Forums. Here is the synopsis from the movie’s website: Late one night, seven guys are sitting around at a cigar club in Beverly Hills, smoking cigars, playing high-stakes poker and complaining about how men always seem to […]
Cigar News: Your Next Party
Okay let me say that this has to be in the Top 5 of the most awesome things I’ve ever discovered on the internet. The other 4 not being appropriate to be mentioned here… Cigar Catering – How awesome is this? You can have a cigar roller at your next party! They roll cigars, make […]
Cigar Purchases: Don Tomas Cameroon & Bolivar Fuerte-Cofradia
My buddy Ghosty and I took our usual Friday trip to JR Cigars. He actually smoked the Ashton VSG that was part of the Traveling Humidor. Hopefully he will bless us with a review of that smoke. I picked up and smoked a lovely Don Tomas Cameroon, Perfecto #3. I think I’m in love. Lately […]
Cigar Purchases: Cigar Insider & Perelman’s Cyclopedia of Cigars
Not actually cigars that I’ve purchased but the purchases are cigar related. Cigar Insider Cigar Insider is an online, bi-weekly publication from Cigar Aficionado. It gives you cigar ratings, news and preview articles in upcoming issues of their print magazine. The coolest thing about the subscription is you get an online Humidor locker. Its more […]