The Espinosa Laranja has been one of my favorite lines from Espinosa Cigars. In April. Espinosa released the Laranja line in Escuro with 3 vitolas, robusto grande, corona gorda and toro, which was well received. For IPCPR 2019, they decided to release a 4th vitola to the line in a lancero. The lancero is being […]
Ben’s Week in Smoke – No. 18
It’s been a busy week getting ready for the holidays, but at least I was able to get in several cigars during this time. I tried to smoke some new stuff or stuff that I haven’t had in quite awhile. I was lucky that none of the cigars I smoked were duds and even some […]
IPCPR 2018: Foundation Cigars
As per usual, the Foundation booth was constantly full of people, and full of a mixture of art and cigars. We grabbed a few minutes of Nick Melillo’s time to talk about the very limited Wise Man Maduro Lancero and the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT which features Cuban Seed Havana #142 tobacco. That tobacco is […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 110
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]
D’Crossier Selection 512 Lancero
While on a recent trip to the Dominican Republic, I was given a cigar that I’ve heard a lot about but almost never saw. This trip was with several other bloggers, some I’ve known for quite some time and some I was meeting for the first time. One of them was Master Sensei, Eric Guttormson, […]
Ben’s Top 10 Cigars of 2016
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 […]
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 […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 97
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]
Crowned Heads 12 Honest Men
Crowned Heads has released another limited edition for 2015, but this time it’s in the Jericho Hill line. Called the 12 Honest Men, it’s named after a line in Johnny Cash’s song, Cocaine Blues, that refers to Willy Lee, after killing his girlfriend during a bender with whiskey and cocaine, being judged in a courtroom […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 93
It’s been a little while since I posted a week in smoke. With all the travel and video editing, I really got into the moving picture groove. But today, I feel like talking with my fingers. Before you get that restraining order, I mean by way of typing and some quick picture editing. Good thing […]