Archive for September, 2009
New Ash: Augusto Reyes Grand Cru
The Augusto Reyes Grand Cru is another cigar that Ben graciously sent me after attending the 2009 IPCPR Convention. I’ve never had this cigar before so what you will get with this video is my initial impressions of the cigar. The Grand Cru is a Dominican puro and contains a variety of tobacco including Piloto [...]
Perdomo Lot 23 Natural Robusto
Today we have a blend from Tabacalera Perdomo. Perdomo’s Lot 23 is a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos from Esteli. What is unique about this blend is that the filler and binder tobaccos are all harvested form the same farm known as Lot 23. The tobaccos from this farm were harvested and aged for four years [...]
Padilla 1932 – New blend vs Old blend Flavor Comparison
This week, I’m sampling the Padilla 1932 again, but this time its the new blend. As I explained in my original 1932 review, the old blend was being made by Don Pepin Garcia, but now that Pepin has decided to end his relationship with Padilla, its being developed completely in house now. A [...]
Islands Robusto
The only things I can tell you about this cigar is that it’s called “Islands” it’s a robusto and I purchased them for $4.99. So this review is going to work more like a blind review. Although I’ve smoked a few of these, I don’t know any particulars that might cloud my judgement of the [...]
CAO Escaparate Costa Rican Maduro
This review is number 100 here at Nice Tight Ash. To celebrate, our newest sponsor Corona Cigar Company has agreed to sponsor a contest. So, I’m smoking a Corona Cigar exclusive, the CAO Escaparate Costa Rican Maduro belicoso.
I paired the cigar with some Costa Rican coffee from Black Dog Coffee, talk about our first 9 months of operation, and give details on how to enter the contest.
Sunday Fiver- September 13, 2009
A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web.
Cigar Reviews
Jerry at Stogie Review smoked the new (1) Padron Family Reserve 45 Years, and gave it the Great Torpedo Seal of Approval. This stick comes with a hefty price tag, but it sounds like a winner as a celebratory smoke.
Adam over at Fire Up that [...]
La Flor Dominicana Habano Corona
Smoking one of La Flor Dominicana’s “experimental” cigars, the Habano Corona. It features tobacco from their La Canela farm (same as the LG Diez line) and the same wrapper that was used on their Salomon cigar. It’s limited to 700 boxes of 20 cigars, and retails for around $8 a stick.
I paired the cigar with an Oktoberfest from Brooklyn Brewery, and talk about cigar makers throwing a few curveballs with their cigars.
Cheap Ash: Padron Londres Maduro
This week I have a wallet friendly smoke for you. The Padron Londres is part of the regular line from Padron. According to the Padron website:
“All tobacco in this line is sun-grown habano that is aged for a minimum of two-and-one-half years. Every cigar in this line is available in natural and maduro [...]
Keeping a Cigar Journal
If you smoke a lot of cigars like I do, or you are just getting into the hobby and want to help yourself learn about cigars and your personal preferences, starting a cigar journal is a great idea. It’s easy to do, relatively cheap, and doesn’t require a lot of work.
Avo Maduro
Avo Uvezian began as a talented Jazz musician. A chance encounter in the early 1980’s with Hendrick Kelner of Davidoff lead to his career in the cigar industry. His cigars are produced by Davidoff in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The first line Avo released under his name was the Classic line, and in early 21st century [...]