I’ve been doing some traveling lately, and haven’t had a chance to record a full review or first impressions (shame on me). However, I have had an opportunity to smoke some really great cigars during the last month, so if you’re disappointed not to see a video here today, consider this as your consolation prize. […]
Cuenca y Blanco Lonsdale Club
Now that we’re back from IPCPR 2012, and our hours of video coverage have gone live, it must be time to get back to what we do the other 51 weeks a year: review cigars. And what better way to start than with one of the most talked about new cigars at the show? (And […]
La Aurora 100 Años W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary (plus giveaway)
First of all, allow me to apologize for dropping the ball last week and not having any content to post. I was up in Maine with very spotty Internet access and didn’t plan ahead. A big “thank you” goes to Jerry who covered for me, and also to Walt who didn’t fire me. I also […]
Merlion by La Sirena Robusto
What do you get when you cross a lion with a fish? The worst cat scratch of your life; lions eat zebras, not fish, dummy. I kid of course, lions eat everything. What you would get, Dr. Moreau, is the mythical Merlion. A mermaid lion, minus the maid part, with a lot of teeth and […]
La Flor Dominicana New Releases And An Update
I was recently contacted by a representative of La Flor Dominicana, who wanted to share us the early scoop on some of the new products the company will be showing off soon at the 2012 trade show. Of course, some of this information has already made its way into the blogs and other media, but […]
ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta Robusto
Altadis’ new, bolder take on the Romeo y Julieta line has landed, and since I was the one that leaked a picture of the band and posted a pre-press release post about ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta, it seems only fitting that follow it up with a proper review. I covered a lot of the […]
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro
A little while back, before my car accident, I received an email from Abe Flores of Pinar Del Rio. With me not making IPCPR or Cigarfest this year, it has been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Abe. The email was a surprise and I was thrilled to find out that […]
La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial (first impressions)
Things are starting to settle down a little bit with the newborn, but I still haven’t had time to finish my next full review. Other than the CAO Last Stick Standing clips, it’s been a while since my last video, so I decided to pull something out of my desktop humidor for a quick first […]
La Hermandad by El Primer Mundo
Today Sean Williams, owner of El Primer Mundo, shared with us his plans to release another new cigar this summer called La Hermandad. As you can see, this new line marks a departure from the previous map-and-coins design. La Hermandad being made in the Dominican Republic and in three sizes, Robusto (5 x 50), Sixty […]
EP Carrillo Short Run 2012 Invictos
I’m back again with another installment of what we’ll call Brian plays catchup. Wherein I take a look at a cigar I should have reviewed weeks, if not months ago. This time, it’s the EP Carrillo Short Run 2012. I bought one on a whim a while ago and smoked it while I was taking […]