It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are so many cigars these days with conspiratorial and counter-culture themes. All things tobacco have become the target of choice for politicians looking to score easy points with their consitutents. People who are only to happy to support bans on a legal product, even in places they […]
Perdomo Reserve Limited Cameroon Edition Petit Corona
This week I continue to avoid the trendy big rings, instead checking out a brand new old Perdomo. Brand new in the sense that the Perdomo Reserve Limited Edition Petit Corona was introduced at this year’s IPCPR trade show, but old in the sense that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Perdomo Reserve […]
Tatuaje Black Label Petite Lancero
I’m back from IPCPR in Las Vegas (perhaps you noticed a mention of it or two in the past few weeks?) and it’s time to get back to doing what we do the other fifty-or-so weeks a year: reviewing cigars. But it’s a little too soon to break into the random samples I picked up […]
Perdomo Champagne Noir Super Toro
I know what you’re thinking. It’s something along the lines of, “so Brian, what’s up with all the 6 x 60 reviews lately? Didn’t you say you’re not a fan of large ring gauges?” It’s a fair question. I haven’t changed my tune about super thick smokes. But as you know, many of the new […]
Subculture Studios and JDN My UZI Weighs A Ton
In doing the legwork for this week’s cigar review, I was reminded of the broad spectrum of cigar preferences. While the chatter on twitter has been generally positive with regard to the new My UZI Weighs A Ton (or MUWAT, or MUWT, but I’ll call it “the Uzi”), I also encountered a number of comments […]
Nestor Miranda Special Selection Atlanta Braves Alumni Association Edition Piramides
Yes, the name of name of this special edition cigar is ten words long, and that’s with me omitting mention of the cigar’s oscuro wrapper. These are the problems you face when a special selection adds a special edition, review titles that take up nearly as much space at the cigar review itself. For the […]
My Father Le Bijou Special Edition Corona Gorda
My initial experience with the My Father Le Bijou 1922 line was one of indifference. The cigars were pretty good, but not something I thought was worth the price. But then on a recent visit to Puff ‘N’ Stuff, a shop here in Georgia, Al, the owner, renewed my interest in the Le Bijou. Apparently […]
Zino Platinum Z-Class 550 R
A couple of weeks ago a brand new Zino Platinum cigar joined the 8 year old Crown and Scepter lines. It’s called the Z-Class, and there’s no chance you’ll confuse it for its older brothers. But I’ll let the very informative press release introduce you: The Zino Platinum Crown and Scepter series launched in 2003 […]
Padilla La Terraza Maduro Robusto
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, […]
J. Fuego Casa Fuego Corona
This past week I was digging through the humidor looking for a cigar to review when I came across a five pack of these Casa Fuego Coronas. Not being sure what they were or where I got them, I went to Google to find out more. One of the first results I found was for […]