Archive for April, 2009
Sunday Fiver – April 12, 2009
A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web.
Cigar Reviews
Walt of The Stogie Review and Walt in PA had a great review of the upcoming Nub Maduro.
Photo courtesy of Walt White and Stogie Review.
Barry from Cigar Smoker’s Journal reviewed a pair of Tatuaje cigars this week. The first was a Holt’s exclusive, theTatuaje Verocu #9. [...]
Jameson Cigar Company
We’re back with another dual review. This time we are reviewing the Red Label and Black Label coronas from Jameson Cigar Company. Quick disclosure: we were provided these samples by Brad Mayo, President of Jameson Cigar Company, who you can follow on Twitter at @jamesoncigars.
March Contest Winner!
March was a great month for Nice Tight Ash. The number of visitors and commenters were all records. We had a great time reviewing the Ambos Mundos from Pete Johnson and our first Blind Review. We kicked off our Beginner’s Guide to Cigars, and introduced our new reviewer, Ben. Overall, we had 26 people compete for those great looking Nice Tight Ash t-shirts.
Bahia Blu B500 Robusto
The Bahia Blu got a lot of talk on Twitter with the BOTLs, so I decided to try a bundle. A couple of clicks and I had one ordered from CigarsInternational.com. The Bahia Blu is a medium bodied cigar that is a Nicaraguan puro made by Tony Borhani. The wrapper is a [...]
Springtime Smoking
Well spring is officially here, and I could not be happier. I’ve packed away the space heaters in my garage; I’ve boxed up my coat and knit cap; and I’ll only be wearing flip-flops for the next 6-7 months. But what does this mean for cigar enthusiasts? Naturally springtime seems like a great thing for [...]
Sunday Fiver – April 5, 2009
A fiver of cigar stories from around the web.
Reviews
Lee from Cigar Inspector put up a great review of the (1) Tatuaje El Cohete. Can you ever go wrong with a Tatuaje?
Barry from A Cigar’s Smoker’s Journal reviewed the (2) AVO Companero 2009 Limited Edition. This stick comes with a hefty price tag, but sounds well worth it.
Walt from Stogie Review reviewed [...]
Cuvee No. 151
The Cuvee line of cigars is a premium line that comes from Cusano. The 151 sports a Brazilian Maduro wrapper and a Dominican Sun Grown Wrapper leaf in the filler
Cupido Criollo Revolucion
Cupido cigars first hit the market and gained popularity during the cigar boom of the 1990’s. However, in 2002 production was stopped. In December 2007 they were reintroduced to the market, with much anticipation from experienced cigar smokers. Still produced by Don Kiki, and now distributed by Cuban Crafters, the Cupido line of cigars is [...]