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Esteban Carreras Habano (Maduro)
Today I’m reviewing the Esteban Carreras Habano which was originally introduced in 2008. I had heard of Esteban Carreras cigars before, but had never tried them until approximately one month ago. The Habano line is produced in Esteli Nicaragua and features all Nicaraguan Tobacco. But that’s enough of that, let’s get down [...]
La Flordita Fuerte
Today Brian and I are firing up the La Flordita Fuerte Toro. This cigar is made by Nestor Plasencia for Famous Smoke Shop and becomes the third addition to the La Flordita line of cigars. The La Flordita Fuerte features filler tobacco from both Nicaragua and Honduras and is wrapped in a Habano [...]
A. Fuente Hemingway Short Story
I really hoped to get a video review up today, but ongoing home improvement projects have delayed publishing a video for atleast one more week. But even the most daunting home improvement projects can’t keep me from enjoying a cigar or two, so I was able to put together a written review for your [...]
Famous Smoke Shop: Cigar Expo 2010
A month ago Brian and I attended the Famous Smoke Cigar Expo 2010. This two day event included a VIP dinner, free craft beer, excellent food, great cigars and much more. The video below is our attempt to document the event; hoping to give those that could not attend an idea of how [...]
Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary
Today I’m firing up the new Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary which is scheduled to be released nationwide on July 30, 2010. A big thanks goes to Patrick Vivalo for sending me the two samples I had for this review. The 15th Anniversary comes from Rocky’s new Nicaraguan factory, which also makes the 1961. [...]
Camacho Liberty 2009
Today I’m firing up a special cigar to celebrate Independence Day. The Camacho Liberty Series was originally released in 2002, and the annual release always seems to come with some excitement. As with any annual release there always has to be a favorite, and for a while it’s been widely accepted that the [...]
June 2010 Contest: Winner Announcement
Well Ladies and Gentlemen another great contest has come to and end here at Nice Tight Ash. It was great reading all your comments, and we certainly look forward to seeing them continue. Big thanks to General Cigar Co. for providing three great prizes. So, without further adieu, here are the winners!
Grand [...]
El Tiante Corojo
Today Brian and I are sitting down together again to review a cigar for you. This time we’re firing up the El Tiante Corojo Churchill from Hall of Fame Pitcher Luis Tiant. These cigars are rolled in Nicaragua and are wrapped in a Corojo wrapper. These cigars are reasonably priced at approximately [...]
First Impressions: Nick’s Sticks
The other night Brian and I went to our local Tinderbox to pick up a few sticks and watch the U.S. Open. There were quite a few new cigars in the humidor, but one of the sticks that rally caught our eye was the latest offering from Perdomo, the Nick’s Sticks. Not only [...]
First Impressions: La Escepcion Edicion Limitada 2009
I just spent most of the weekend doing some remodel work on the kitchen. With that said I wasn’t able to put together a full blown review, but I did get a chance to smoke the La Escepcion Edicion Limitada 2009 and write down a few notes for you. Since I’ve only had [...]