November of last year Ernesto Padilla contact me out of the blue and told me about some cigars he was working on for 2011. He seemed pretty excited about the Artemis, and discussed it at length. Before we finished emailing he mentioned in passing another, budget-friendly line called La Terraza. Which, as it turns out, […]
A. Turrent Triple Play – Gran Toro
Wrapper : San Andres Morron Binder : Connecticut Broadleaf Filler : Nicaraguan, San Andres and Honduran Source : bought at local shop Welcome back to my little corner of the galaxy and this weeks review of the A. Turrent Triple Play in the Gran Toro size. Today’s review is a little special because I believe […]
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor Robusto
The release of the Mi Amor (or “My Love”) last year was the next logical step for Ashton’s now Pepin-conquered La Aroma De Cuba line of cigars. One of it’s more interesting attributes is that it features wrapper leaf from Mexico, a country that until recently wasn’t well known for producing tobacco appropriate for such […]
Victor Sinclair Legacy Double Maduro – Torpedo
Wrapper : Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder : Brazilian Maduro Filler : USA Habana,Criollo ’98 and Piloto Cubano from the Dominican Republic Source : Mike Hello once again my cigar brothers. I have for you this week, the Victor Sinclair Legacy Double Maduro Torpedo. I have found these cigars in four sizes, although Victor Sinclair’s website […]
El Titan De Bronze Redemption Maduro (Short Ashes)
As the weather goes through its seasonal change, everyone seems to get sick all around the same time, myself included. On Saturday I woke up and felt miserable, I’ve been sidelined from cigars ever since. Right now I’m pretty much over my cold, but can definitely tell that my taste buds are still a little […]
A.Fernandez Maduro
Since I discovered the Man O’War Ruination, I’ve been tracking down some of his other cigars which brings me to the A.Fernandez Maduro part of his Signature Series over at Cigars International. Video runs around 13 minutes and I’ll be adding the A.Fernandez Maduro to my list of budget cigars. Its not sophisticated nor does […]
CAO Brazilia (Short Ashes)
In this weeks video, I have for you a Short Ashes take on the CAO Brazilia. The vitola smoked was the GOL, although I wanted to smoke the Box Press but somehow managed to loose my last remaining stick. The video runs about 20 minutes in length.
J. Fuego Delirium – Minuto (Short Ashes)
A couple of weeks ago I stopped into my local shop, just like I do every Friday, and came across some new stock. It seems that before Cigarfest got underway, Jesus Fuego was making the rounds to some of the shops in PA. While visiting my local shop, the owner sampled a few cigars and […]
Nub Maduro
Brand: Nub Maduro Vitola: 460 Ring Gauge: 60 Length: 4.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Brazilian Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Website: Nub Cigars MSRP: Unknown Brand: The Nub line of cigars is a creation of Sam Leccia, a former sales representative for the Oliva brand. In mid 2007 the idea of the Nub was pitched to […]
CAO MX2 (Guest Review)
CAO MX2 and Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout Today’s review will be on CAO’s Mx2 (Belicoso) and Left Hand Brewing Company’s Milk Stout. Cigar Facts: Vitola: Beli (7 x 56) Price: $7 at local B&M Connecticut wrapper, Brazilian binder, nicarguan/hondura/dom rep/peru filler. Beer Facts: Brewer: Left Hand Brewing Company, Longmont CO Alc/Vol: 5.25% Price: […]