Archive for September, 2009
Sunday Fiver – September 7, 2009
A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web for the week of September 7, 2009.
New Ash: Liga Privada T52
In 2007 Drew Estate introduced the Liga Privada No. 9, which is the personal cigar of President Steve Saka. Now two years later an extension of the Liga Privada Line has been introduced. The Liga Privada T52 debuted at the 2009 IPCPR Trade Show and has been described as a stronger and more full-bodied version [...]
La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 3
A while back Ben did a review of the Ashton product La Aroma de Cuba. Originally Ashton had two lines in the La Aroma de Cuba stable manufactured by two different factories. The original line that Ben reviewed was made in Honduras and the blend I have today, the Edicion Especial, is made in Nicaragua [...]
New Ash: Oliva Cain Habano
The Oliva Cain was introduced last month during IPCPR in New Orleans in both a habano and maduro wrappers. This new blend is another brain child from Sam Leccia of the Nub fame. I met Sam along with Ian Hummel and Josh Rushlo, Oliva sales representatives, at IPCPR in New Orleans and they gave me [...]
September Contest: Gurkha Travel Kit
This month our contest is brought to you by Cheap Humidors. They’ve provided a great prize too. A Gurkha Travel Kit.