Well, it’s that time of the year again. Time for my Top 10 Cigars of the Year for 2016. A lot of our blogger friends are releasing their list around this time along with us and I love to read their list as well. We have our own personal likes and dislikes, so it’s interesting […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 106
This time of year can be a lot of fun, but it doesn’t always afford me many opportunities to enjoy a fine cigar. Or a lot of time to write about (or video) the cigars I do get to enjoy. But I did my best to shoehorn in as many as I could. The silver […]
Padron 1926 Serie No. 90 Maduro
This is part 2 of the review of the Padron 1926 Serie No. 90. This review will focus on the maduro wrapper version of this cigar. You can review my review of natural wrapper version of his cigar, along with the overview of the cigar here. The specification of this cigar are the same as […]
Discussion: Vape and Darts in the Private Lounge
Imagine that in your city or town, a new cigar shop opened up which has the Best hookahs in 2018– let’s call it Robusto’s. Now, Robusto’s is a traditional shop in the sense that they only carry premium cigars and a small assortment of pipe tobacco. No specialty cigarettes, no vape, and no mass produced […]
Padron 1926 Serie No. 90 Natural
Earlier this year at IPCPR 2016 in Las Vegas, NV, Padron released a new commemorative cigar called the Padron 1926 Serie No. 90 to celebrate the 90th birthday of Padron Cigars founder, Jose O. Padron. The Padron Anniversary, in both the 1926 and 1964, are legendary cigars. They are considered to be one of the […]
Padron 50th Anniversary Maduro “The Hammer”
I’m a little late to the game with this cigar. Released in 2014, the Padron 50th Anniversary or “The Hammer” is a commemorative cigar celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding in 1964. The cigar was released in a natural and maduro wrapper in a stunningly beautiful humidor that retailed for $5,300.00. The cigars […]
Regius Seleccion Orchant Limited Edition Robusto
I’m pretty happy to be doing this review. The Regius Black Label is one of my favorite cigar lines and I heard that Akhil Kapacee teamed up with Mitchell Orchant of Alfie Turmeaus Tobacconist in 2014 to release special editions bearing Orchant’s name, Regius Seleccion Orchant. Released originally in a robusto size and also in a […]
Southern Draw Firethorn Pome
Southern Draw released a new line extension with the Firethorn adding a lancero size called the Pome. The Pome is the same blend as the rest of the Firethorn line using an Ecuadorian habano rosado wrapper. Robert Holt, owner of Southern Draw, teamed up AJ Fernandez to make the Firethorn which is rolled in AJ’s […]
Fratello Oro Boxer
One of the first stops Brian and I made at IPCPR 2016 was the Fratello booth and talk with Omar de Frias about his new releases. One of the cigar lines he was introducing was the new Oro line. The Oro line is Fratello’s foray into Connecticut wrapper cigars. Omar wanted add this missing piece […]
La Palina Illumination Robusto
At IPCPR 2016, La Palina introduced the Illumation to their extensive line cigars. Considered a “Goldie light” by La Palina, its made at El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, FL using mostly the same tobaccos as the Goldie. The only difference is they replaced the medio tiempo tobacco with a higher priming ligero leaf. […]