Cigar Reviews
Zino Platinum Scepter XS
Cold Weather is comming up and smaller smokes will be smoked more and more for those unfortunate enough to be able to smoke indoors at all times. So, I am going to focus on a few smaller smokes on my next few reviews. This week, I am going to try the Zino Platinum Sceptor XS. […]
CAO OSA Sol – New Month Long Contest!
This week I’m reviewing the newest, and first, CAO cigar under the General Cigar banner. The OSA Sol was the brainchild of Rick Rodriguez and select General Cigar master blenders. This new cigar features a select wrapper from the Olancha, San Agustin (OSA) area of Honduras that was grown in 2008. 2008 was a perfect […]
Illusione mk ULTRA
Dion Giolito, owner of Illusione Cigars, seems to have the golden touch with me. He hasn’t made a cigar that I haven’t just loved. Matter of fact, my first cigar review for NTA was the Cruzado Domenicos. Along with the Eperney, each blend has its own unique character all of which I adore. The MKULTRA […]
Sosa Classic Gran Wavell
Size: 5 1/2 x 55 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Honduran Filler: Dominican Republic Started at the turn of the century, Don Juan Sosa had a small tobacco farm in Cuba. By the 1920s, he had grown to one of the largest tobaco-producing haciendas in Cuba.But after political turmoil, Don Juan’s son Arturo and grandson Juan […]
Villiger 1888
The Villiger 1888 is somewhat of a mystery. Released in 2008 in Europe for the 120th Anniversary of Villiger, the make up of the cigar is a mystery. Heinrich Villiger personally oversaw the blending of this cigar to make, to him, the best cigar available. Now released in the US, its a somewhat hard to […]
Julius Caeser Robusto
Julius Caeser Robusto By Diamond Crown – J.C. Newman Size: 52 x 4 3/4″ Wrapper: Havana Seed Ecuadorian Binder:Central American Filler: Central American Country: Dominican Republic Cost: $11.50 The Julius Caeser is made by J.C. Newman that came out at the 2010 IPCPR Show. Its a tribute to the President of J.C. Newman’s ( Eric […]
Fuente 8-5-8 Sungrown
Name: Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Sungrown Vitola: 6×47 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Price: About $7.00 First Look: A fairly firm cigar with no soft or hard spots. A dark brown sun grown wrapper with a few small veins wraps this cigar. The usual Fuente band with the black background covers the top […]
Para Ti and VIEUX-OS 2007 Old Vine Zinfandel
Today I’m bringing you a cigar and wine paring that I’ve had in the queue for a while. For personal reasons I wanted the ideal weather conditions to be able to truly relax an enjoy the experience. Well, this past Saturday proved to be just the day I was looking for. The Cigar The Para […]
Habana Port Tabacums
This week we have another house cigar and this cigar is from one of our local shops, Habana Port. Â Most house cigars are usually of lower quality to make them cheap to be more accessible to cigar smokers on a budget or someone that can’t always risk smoking a premium cigar due to the fact […]
My Father Cigars “El Hijo”
To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Smoke Inn Abe “MING” Dababneh decided to create the Microblend Series. The goal of this project is to mimic what is already going on in the craft beer industry; which is to focus on quality rather than quantity. I reviewed the first installment of this project, the Tatuaje Anarchy, […]
