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), […]
La Palina Black Label Robusto
La Palina introduced the Black Label line at this years IPCPR in Las Vegas. This new cigar line was made to compliment the other already successful lines by La Palina by being more full bodied than the others. This cigar uses a unique wrapper that I haven’t run across before along with Dominican and Nicaraguan […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 62
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), […]
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 […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 58
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), […]
AJ Fernandez Pinolero Maduro Toro
AJ Fernandez released the Pinolero in 2012 as a more Cubanesque blend for their line up. In 2013, they released a maduro version with a special proprietary maduro wrapper grown in Nicaragua. The Toro retails for about $9.00 and the blend also comes in a robusto, churchill and torpedo. The cigar had a good draw […]
BEN’S WEEK IN SMOKE NO. 5 – THE BAYOU EDITION
Drew Estate Unicos A This was a real treat for me. It was my birthday earlier last week and a good friend of mine gave me this cigar to celebrate my birthday. He won these from Drew Estate from a contest they were running at the Chattanooga Tweetup a few years ago and saved them […]
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 […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 51
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), […]
Reunion Digestivo
Wrapper : Mexican San Andres Binder : Secret proprietary Filler : Nicaraguan Source : sent from manufacturer Pre-Light Starting out with this Reunion Digestivo and there is barnyard scent from foot and wrapper while a hay taste on the cold draw. I am smoking this corona gorda size just like I did for the Aperitivo […]