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Tatuaje Havana VI Hermosos
So yesterday I made the 2 hour drive to The Humidour Cigar Shoppe in Cockeysville, MD for a Tatuaje event. After five plus hours of smoking Tatuaje cigars I just felt like I should keep the streak going today and review one. I decided on the Havana VI Hermosos because I can’t get enough Corona [...]
Cigar Journal: Cuban Stock Part II
A couple of weeks ago and wrote up the first part of my review of four Cuban Stock cigars. Today I’m smoking the last two cigars that were sent to me from Cuban Stock Cigar Company. If you missed my review of the first two you can find them here. Cuban Stock Reserve Name: Reserve [...]
Vudu by Rocky Patel
The Vudu is produced by Rocky Patel in his Tabacalera Villa Cuba, S.A. factory in Esteli Nicaragua. This cigar was blended by Amilcar P. Castro and is sold exclusively at the Famous Smoke Shop. Name: Vudu Company: Rocky Patel Made in: Tabacalera Villa Cuba, S.A. Wrapper: Mexican Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Price: $5.00/stick or [...]
Cigar Journal: Cuban Stock
Recently I received a package from Cuban Stock Cigar Co. that included 4 cigars, all from various lines. Instead of doing a series of four “First-Impression” reviews I thought it would be interesting to write up what I’d characterize as journal entires for each of the cigars sent. In this post I’ll be taking a [...]
Contest Winner: 262 Paradigm Robusto 3 Pack
Last week Brian and I sat down and reviewed the Paradigm Robusto from 262 Cigars. At the end of that review we announced that we’d be giving away a three pack to one of the folks that left a comment on that post. Well a week has gone by and now it’s time to announce [...]
262 Paradigm Robusto
A couple nights ago Brian and I got together and fired up the Paradigm Robusto from 262 Cigars. When we get together for these reviews I like the video to speak for itself. Name: Paradigm Company: 262 Cigars Made in: Honduras Wrapper: Brazilian Binder: Honduran Filler: Seco and Ligero from Esteli & Jalapa, Nicaragua and [...]
Cusano 15th Anniversary
Well the Cusano brand of cigars is 15 years old and to celebrate this milestone they have released 2000 boxes of their new cigar appropriately named 15th Anniversary. This stick is sold in boxes of 15 and retails for $8.99 per stick plus any state and local taxes. I’d never heard of this cigar until [...]
Press Release: Jameson Cigar Co. Releases SouthBound Series Latitude
We’re excited to finally introduce the SouthBound Series with Latitude being the first release. The SouthBound Series was conceived as a collection of everyday smokes, cigars you can afford to set alight often. With SouthBound conjuring up images reminiscent of travel, a journey to a better place, even, Latitude was the perfect fit for the [...]
Alec Bradley Prensado
Lately I’ve felt like there have been a bunch of cigars that I’d wanted to review, but just hadn’t gotten around to. One of those cigars is the Prensado from Alec Bradley. This cigar made it’s debut in September of 2009, but it’s roots go back to 2006 when the Corojo leaf, that would one [...]
Carlos Torano Signature Collection
The Carlos Torano Signature collection was released in 2000 with five different vitolas to choose from. This line of cigars features a blend of tobacco from four countries and is intended to be medium to full-bodied. Over the years I’ve smoked my fair share of these in various sizes, but for this review I sat [...]