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 […]
Eiroa Prensado
In 2013, CLE released two new cigars: CLE Plus and the Eiroa. I first tried the Eiroa over the winner at the Cigar Lounge of Starkville in Starkville, MS. They had two size available at the time so I bought both to try out. While hanging out there, I first smoked the the Eiroa Prensado. It is […]
Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 2
Its been a crazy week for me. My son has been really sick so I haven’t had much time to smoke many cigars, not to mention to record any reviews. I was able to get in a few cigars in between taking care of him, working and honey do task. Here are a few of […]
Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition
This week, where I live, its been incredibly rainy and humid. This limits me, in this Week in Smoke, as to what I can smoke as my beloved smaller ring gauge cigar can’t handle the excessive moisture. IPCPR has been over for about a month so I have a mix of new cigars and some […]
La Palina Maduro 50
La Palina introduced their first maduro, La Palina Maduro, at IPCPR in 2012. Available to customers in November 2012, the cigar retails for $9.25 and comes in boxes of 20. The cigar is made with a Mexican maduro wrapper, double Honduran binders and Nicaraguan fillers. Currently, the cigar comes in 4 sizes: 60 – 6 […]
Herfin’ Heads: H. Upmann Legacy Toro
Welcome to a brand new, and long overdue edition of Herfin’ Heads. And this isn’t just any installment of Herfin’ Heads, this is a southern-fried cigar review. That’s right, Brian from Atlanta teams up with Ben from Mississippi to get to the bottom of the new H. Upmann Legacy Toro. Grab a cigar and your […]
Epicurean Armando Gutierrez Vintage 2007 Toro
Today we take a look at Epicurean Cigar Company’s Armando Gutierrez Vintage 2007 Toro (or “AG Vintage 2007” for short). As you may have heard, Epicurean is Steven Ysidron’s new(ish) venture in the cigar world after parting ways with Savinelli. In more recent news, the company signed a deal with the fast growing Emilio Cigar […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 21
It’s 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), along […]
Trinidad Paradox
Wrapper : Mexican San Andreas Criollo 98 Binder : Dominican Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought locally Welcome to this weeks review of the Trinidad Paradox in the toro size. This cigar is available in four sizes, robusto (5×54), toro (6×54), belicoso (6 1/8×52) and a churchill (7×57). All of the sizes are box pressed. […]
Casa Fernandez Miami Toro
Up for review this week is a cigar I thought for sure Jerry had covered, the Casa Fernandez Miami. But looking back through our cigar review index (it’s pretty handy, check it out some time), I didn’t see it. Perhaps it was a casualty of the many problems we had with a previous host. What […]