The day I received my new camcorder in the mail, I decided to fire it up and do a quick Short Ashes video. This one was actually done before the Don Pepin Gacria Black Label video. The lighting is off and I was just getting a feel for the new equipment. MP3 Version: Right Click […]
Cuban Crafters Cabinet Selection (Guest Review)
Cigar: Cuban Crafters Cabinet Select Chairman Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Habano 2000 (not stated but I believe to be Nicaraguan) Filler: Sun Grown Cuban Seed Habano (not stated but I believe to also be Nicarguan) Vitola: 6×60 Price: 118.75/box of 25 Setting: Sun Room, 4pm, about 50 degrees out, drinking a Barq’s. Pre-light: This is […]
Jameson Cigar Co. Black Label (Short Ashes)
This Short Ashes review features the Jameson Cigar Company Back Label. This cigar was one of a couple that were left over from my Blind Cigar tasting at Kensington Tobacconist a couple of months ago. Lets see how it turned out in comparison to the blind review. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As Check […]
Gurkha Grand Reserve (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of Jeremy from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Here you go guys. My thoughts on the Gurkha Grand Reserve. The website says: The Grand Reserve is the flagship brand of the Gurkha Cigars. This magnificent cigar is infused with the finest cognac in the world, handmade from the finest tobaccos. The […]
Panacea Connecticut
Brand: Panacea Connecticut Vitola: Toro Ring Guage: 50 Length: 6.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Price Point: $6.00 Brand: Panecea cigars are a product of Flatbed Cigar Company, headed up by Paul Bush. The cigars are crafted in the Dominican Republic and distributed out of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Panacea line […]
Los Blancos Primos (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of our good friend Rich Meade from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Hello hello hello, Well, lately I have been on a bargain cigar kick. I’m sure the 13 days of Christmas contests are influencing it a bit, but nonetheless I’m having a great time saving money, and discovering some hidden […]
CAO Italia (Short Ashes)
Due to the holidays and lots of running around, I wasn;t able to set aside the time required to do a full blown review this week. Instead I opted to go with a Short Ashes review of a cigar that was featured in the past. The cigar of choice was the CAO Italia. MP3 Version: […]
Perdomo Reserve Cameroon (Short Ashes)
As Jerry mentioned in his Partagas Black review, ive been under the weather as of late and have not been wel enough to enjoy a cigar in a bout a week. Fortunately I recorded a Short Ashes review last weekend before getting sick, just so that I would have something on the back burner in […]
Los Blancos Premier Connecticut
Brand: Los Blancos Premier Connecticut Vitola: Double Corona Ring Gauge: 52 Length: 7.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Honduras Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Nicaragua Price: Roughly $6.00 Brand: The Los Blancos Cigar Company was established in 1998, but has a family lineage that goes back 80 years to the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. The distribution […]
Oliva Serie G Cameroon (Short Ashes)
Over the weekend I was hustling to get something put together for Sundays post. I had a few errands to run and planned on taking a cigar along for the ride. I got to thinking, since I’m smoking a cigar between stops I might as well bring my camera along and try to kill two […]