Sorry for dropping the ball last week, guys. I had a lot of stuff come up at work and I just couldn’t find the time to put anything together for my weekly post. This past week was another busy one, but I found a few spare moments to record a quick first impressions video for […]
JD Hightower – First Impressions
Welcome to this weeks review of the JD Hightower cigar which is a collaboration between Victor Vitale and Jose Dominguez. This cigar is available in 3 sizes right now, 6×60, 6.5×62 torpedo and a 6×70, with a 7×70 due to be released in the beginning of next year. All of these cigars are box pressed […]
Undercrown Flying Pig by Drew Estate – First Impressions
I have a lot going on so I am giving you a first impressions review of the Drew Estates Undercrown Flying Pig. This cigar is only available in Holland and only 205 boxes of 12 were produced with 10 staying at Drew Estates and 195 going to Holland. Pricing is hard to say as the […]
Herederos de Robaina
Last month, during our extended video interview, Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars discussed a relatively unheard of cigar brand for which he had just signed a nationwide distribution deal. Herederos de Robaina is manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua by American Caribbean Tobacco, and will be distributed in the United States by the Emilio Cigars sales team. […]
Wicked Indie – Toro
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Bought locally This week’s review will be on the Wicked Indie in the toro size. This cigar is from East India Trading Company (Yo Ho and a bottle of rum) which is a sister/subsidiary/partof Gurkha cigars. It is available in four sizes, robusto […]
CAO Concert pre-release (plus giveaway)
First of all, a disclaimer: this review is based on samples received at the IPCPR trade show earlier this month. We typically don’t like to use show samples for cigar reviews, since they often see a lot of unusual travel to & from the show floor and aren’t always a perfect reflection of what eventually […]
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 […]
Romeo y Julieta Museum Edition
Welcome to my review of the Romeo y Julieta Museum Edition cigar. This cigar was only made in one size (6×54) and comes in a beautiful humidor that holds 36 tubed cigars. This will be considered a first impressions because this is only the second one I have smoked. Beautiful presentation on this cigar. Just […]
Rocky Patel Edge Candela
Today we take a look at the Rocky Patel Edge Candela. This cigar is only available in a toro (6×52) and retails for $6.40. Only 1,000 boxes were made. Before blathering on and repeating so many things, here is the press release from The Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Company… April 10, 2012 (Bonita Springs, Florida) […]
Tatuaje Proto 2 – Saints & Sinners 2011 (first impressions)
Deciding to change things up a little bit this week, I reached into my 2011 Saints & Sinners smoker’s kit and pulled out the Tatuaje Proto 2. According to the exclusive overview published by our friend Jay over at CigarPhoto.net, the Proto 2 is the original unreleased blend of La Casita Criolla. Unlike the final […]