When I was visiting the new Crescent City Cigars location in Metairie, LA, I picked up a Kafie 1901 Don Fernando Maduro 6 year Anejo robusto on the recommendation of Armando Ortiz, the owner. I had never heard of Kafie cigars before, but he talked me into giving it a shot. I have to say […]
Elogio Crescent City Cigars Exclusivo
Elogio has created the Crescent City Cigars Exclusivo for the second year in a row for Crescent City Cigars in New Orleans, LA. Armando Ortiz, the owner of Crescent City Cigars, sent a few of these to me for review and to get my opinion on them. We are both big fans of Elogio Cigars, […]
Sosa Classic Wavell Maduro
The Sosa Classic has been around for quite awhile and was one time in the Top 25 Cigars of the Year from Cigar Aficionado. I have smoked several of these over the years in the natural wrapper, but rarely, if ever, smoked their maduro version. I’m very picky about maduro cigars as I only like […]
Senorial Corona Gorda No. 5
Jose Blanco, formerly of La Aurora and Joya de Nicaragua, has brought out his own cigar called Senorial. This cigar is the first from his new cigar company, Las Cumbres Tabaco, and was released in June 2014. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Esteli, Nicaragua Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano and Dominican Corojo This cigar was extremely well made and the […]
CLE Eiroa CBT Maduro Prensado
CLE Cigars is releasing a maduro version of their successful Eiroa line called the Eiroa CBT Maduro. They are being released at the 2014 IPCPR show and feature a capa (wrapper), banda (binder) and tripa (filler) (CBT) all composed of maduro tobacco. They haven’t let anyone in on what type of tobacco they use, just […]
La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial
La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial was released earlier this year as the third vitola in the Goldie line following the No. 2 and the No. 5. The Goldie line is a tribute to women in the cigar industry and named after Goldie Paley, Sam Paley’s wife, the founder of La Palina Cigars in 1896. Rolled […]
Ben’s Week in Smoke No. 4 – The Bayou Edition
It’s been awhile since I’ve done one these so I figured this would be a great time to do one as our temps have been in the 90s locally. As the heats rises, I find myself smoking less and less full bodied cigars as the can be a bit over powering. Same goes for my […]
Eiroa Prensado
In 2013, CLE released two new cigars: CLE Plus and the Eiroa. I first tried the Eiroa over the winner at the Cigar Lounge of Starkville in Starkville, MS. They had two size available at the time so I bought both to try out. While hanging out there, I first smoked the the Eiroa Prensado. It is […]
Cigars and Pollen: Some Survival Tips
Or, A Few Reasons to Smoke through Allergy Season. It’s been a long, cold winter. No matter what the calendar says, it feels like it isn’t quite over yet. In fact, as I write this, the temperature outside is just above freezing. But spring is starting to break winter’s icy grip. I’ve seen a few […]
Fuente Fuente Opus X Angel’s Share Robusto – Happy St. Patrick’s Day
In 2012, Fuente released the Fuente Fuente Opus X Angel’s Share in limited edition humidors made by God of Fire/Prometheus. In December 2013, a limited number of these cigars were released to Opus X account holders throughout the nation. These cigars have a different construction than the regular Opus X line. The difference is the […]