Archive for October, 2009
Cheap Ash: Casa Fuego Toro
The Casa Fuego is a budget friendly stick from the maker of the well received J. Fuego Delirium, Grand Reserve Corojo No. 1, and the new 777 Corojo that Ben recently reviewed here. It is a Nicaraguan Puro rolled in Honduras. From what I can gather, this line is exclusive to Cigars International [...]
New Ash: Room 101 305 (Robusto)
Room 101 and Camacho Cigars have teamed up to create a line of cigars just for Room 101. The cigars are made with a special wrapper grown exclusively for Room 101 by Camacho and use artwork and designs by Room 101 for the packaging and labels. Being one of the most anticipated cigars [...]
New Ash: A. Fuente Queen B
In recent weeks I’ve been giving you First Impression reviews of cigars that were released at the 2009 IPCPR trade show. Today, I’ve decided to invite my dad over and review a new cigar that I’ve been able to have multiple samples off. The A. Fuente Queen B is a smaller version of King B [...]
Meet the Ash-holes: Ben
Alec Bradley Tempus Creo
My review (delayed by me leaving my camera in my golf bag at my parents’) is of the highly regarded Alec Bradley Tempus Creo, a 7 1/2″ x 41 lancero. Like I mentioned, it was highly regarded, but not by me. I had smoked a few of these before, and thought it was an OK cigar. I thought I’d give it one more try, in the lancero size. So, did this last shot at the Tempus live up to the hype and good ratings? We’ll find out.
September Contest Winner
It’s time to announce the winner of our September contest, sponsored by Cheap Humidors. As a quick reminder, the winner receives a Gurkha Travel Kit.
Illusione ECCJ
Today I’m here with a stick I have been waiting a while to try and the anticipation is killing me. I have the Illusione ECCJ. ECCJ stands for European Cigar Cult Journal to celebrate their 15th Anniversary. Those of you who listen to Dogwatch Cigar Radio are probably familiar with Colin Ganley who writes for [...]
New Ash: J. Fuego 777 Corojo
J. Fuego is known for great cigars like the Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 and 1992, but now he has developed his own line. I did a review of his Gran Reserva Corojo No. 1 on Cigar Weekly and raved about it, so when I was at IPCPR, one of my main points of interest was J. Fuego’s booth. The booth was really busy for most of the show, and, finally, on the last full day of the show, I was able to stop in and talk with Jesus Fuego and Ekert Cordon. They were able to tell me about their cigars in more detail and they really wanted me to try the new 777 Corojo, so they gave me a belicoso to sample. This is the cigar I reviewed in the video, but the next day, I got a package from Ekert with more 777 Corojos, but this time, they were the corona vitola. I have to say, I REALLY enjoyed the corona size more. It was more intense with flavor and a little more power. I shared the cigar with a good friend of mine, Jeremy Brown, that works for our local fire department and helps me review cigars. We have 3 others that also help out, but two of them are police officers that were on duty and couldn’t make it last night. We will do a group review soon.
First Impressions: Perdomo Patriarch Connecticut
Here is another review of a cigar released at the 2009 IPCPR Trade Show. The Perdomo Patriarch Connecticut is an extension of a line released at the 2008 show with both a Corojo and Maduro wrapper. The Patriarch line was released as a tribute to Nicolas Perdomo Sr., who passed away in July 2004. This [...]
FDA Requests Comments on Tobacco Regulation
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) sent out an email last week regarding the United States Food and Drug Administration’s request for comments from the public on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It is imperative that cigar and pipe smokers make their voices be heard, and not allow the vocal anti-smoking lobby prevent us from being able to make our own choices. Let your voice be heard.