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 […]
Padilla Studio Tobac Special Edition Figurado
I’ve been saying it for a while: If you’ve gotta make a 6 x 60, make it in a shape that’s comfortable to smoke. Say for example, a flattened box press, or in the case of the Padilla Studio Tobac Special Edition Figurado collaboration, a girthy figurado. Heck, I’d even try a cigar with the […]
VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010
Last week when I said that the upcoming Montecristo Epic 2007 marked the beginning of a push by Altadis into the boutique cigar market, I may have gotten that wrong. That push probably started with the cigar I’m reviewing this week, the new (or new-ish) limited edition VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010. A name and […]
La Flor Dominicana Double Claro No. 42
With ample time still available for you to make your St. Patrick’s Day cigar plans, this week I bring to you what I believe is my first ever review of a candela cigar, the La Flor Dominicana Double Claro. Green cigars have been with us for a long time, but the chances of seeing one […]
Paul Stulac Angel
What do skulls, crosses, angel’s wings, shields and maces have to do with cigars? I have no idea, but you can find all of these things and more on the main band of the cigar I’m reviewing this week, the Paul Stulac Angel. And as unusual as it may sound, it’s actually a pretty good […]
El Primer Mundo Epifania
It’s the time of year for festive gatherings, and I’ve been to a few recently. And so has local cigar maker, Sean Williams, owner of El Primer Mundo. At one of the parties we were talking about future cigar releases when I realized I completely forgot to review his new one for 2011, the Epifania. […]
Room 101 Namakubi Papi Chulo
When Matt Booth burst onto the scene a few years ago with his Room 101 cigar brand, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. And based on what I heard in the rumor mill at the time, I wasn’t alone. I saw the flash and style, but my gut told me that might be […]
La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro No 4
It’s been a couple weeks, have you missed me? It killed me to leave my review slot vacant last week, but there just something about living out of a suitcase in a guest bedroom while your floorboards are torn up that make it hard to review a cigar. (Or even smoke one, for that matter.) […]
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Pyramid
The story of the Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is an interesting one, and it comes in two parts. The first part is the history of the name. Most people are already aware that JC Newman is the company behind this cigar, and it’s no coincidence that first two letters of their name and the initials […]