Today I’m doing the God of Fire 2006 Carlito Blend (tubo) This cigar is the brain child of Keith Park (Prometheus accessories). Park teamed with Carlito Fuente to develop the limited edition cigar along with Carlos Jr. The cigar is produced in 2 Blends, the Carlito (Cameroon Wrapper), and the Don Carlos (Sun Grown Habano). […]
Casilla Cigars Zebra
Brand: Casillas Cigars Zebra Vitola: Toro Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 6.50 Wrapper: Cameroon & Maduro Binder: Unknown Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Ecuador Origin: Nicaragua Price: 4.75 Website: Cassila Cigars Brand: Casilla Cigars were, at one point, rolled here in the United States. They are the house blend of Casilla Cigars in Citrus Heights, CA. These […]
Ashton VSG
Tom and Ed are back once again for another video cigar review. This time Tom and Ed tackle the Ashton VSG. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As
Cuban Crafters Cabinet Selection (Guest Review)
Cigar: Cuban Crafters Cabinet Select Chairman Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Habano 2000 (not stated but I believe to be Nicaraguan) Filler: Sun Grown Cuban Seed Habano (not stated but I believe to also be Nicarguan) Vitola: 6×60 Price: 118.75/box of 25 Setting: Sun Room, 4pm, about 50 degrees out, drinking a Barq’s. Pre-light: This is […]
Jameson Cigar Co. Black Label (Short Ashes)
This Short Ashes review features the Jameson Cigar Company Back Label. This cigar was one of a couple that were left over from my Blind Cigar tasting at Kensington Tobacconist a couple of months ago. Lets see how it turned out in comparison to the blind review. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As Check […]
Panacea Connecticut
Brand: Panacea Connecticut Vitola: Toro Ring Guage: 50 Length: 6.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Price Point: $6.00 Brand: Panecea cigars are a product of Flatbed Cigar Company, headed up by Paul Bush. The cigars are crafted in the Dominican Republic and distributed out of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Panacea line […]
Arturo Fuente Añejo “The Shark” (Gues Review)
This guest review comes to us by way of our good friend Rich Meade of the Stogie Review Fan Forums. Today, I’m doing a cigar that is a bit of an anomaly. Being born out of the result of a hurricane in 1998 that devastated the plantations of Chateu de la Fuente. The result of […]
Cruzado Marelas (Guest Review)
Cigar: Cruzado Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua, Honduras Vitola: Mareles, the perfecto. About 5.5×44. Price: Well, this was free from the tasting, but they run about $12 at the shop (CA prices) and about $180 a box online if you can find them Setting: Sunroom, about 64 degrees out, 3pm, just voted, and […]
The FRANK by Tatuaje (Guest Review)
This guest review comes from our friend Rich Meade of the Stogie Review Fan Forums. Happy Holidays everyone! I have been exploring the bottom shelf at my b&m for a good month now. Smoking bundled sticks, bargain sticks, and anything that strikes me as interesting, while remaining under $3.00. So to show my gratitude to […]
Top Shelf Signature Select Pure Corojo (Short Ashes)
In this episode of Short Ashes, I take a look back at the Top Shelf Signature Select Pure Corojo (Red Label). While visiting Jim Cronin at Top Shelf Cigars last week, Jim gave me one of his Red Labels for the road. On my way out the door I stuck the cigar in my shirt […]