Cigar Reviews
Lempira Fuerte
I apologize to all you ash-holes for not getting a post up on Monday. Last weekend was jam packed, and although I smoked a ton of cigars, I just never had the chance to sit down and put a review together. But today I’m back with a cigar that I had never heard of until […]
Avo Signature
This week I’m reviewing the Avo Signature belicoso. This cigar was originally released in 2001 as the Avo 75th Anniversary cigar and features an Ecaudorian habano sun grown wrapper grown exclusively for this cigar, a ligero binder from San Vincente and 4 different types of Dominican tobaccos for the filler. Vitola: torpedo Size: 6 x […]
Brick House
The Brick House was first introduced in 1937 by J.C. Newman as a Havana Clear. Havana Clears were cigars rolled in the United States with Cuban tobacco. Fast forward to the present and J.C. Newman has reintroduced this line of cigars now using Nicaraguan tobacco. The new line was introduced at the 2009 IPCPR trade […]
CAO La Traviata Favorito
Today we are revisiting a cigar that made our top ten list of last year. The La Traviata robusto was a site favorite and CAO has released two new sizes for the line. Jon Huber, Director of Lifestyle Marketing, was kind enough to send me a fiver of each size. Animados: 5 5/6 x 46 […]
Cheap Ash: Vista de Cuba by Oliveros
You can thank my wife for today’s review. I took her to the cigar shop on Saturday and asked her to pick out a cigar for me to review. I figure that would be a good way to possibly try something different without any of my subconscious biases. She didn’t disappoint, because she managed to […]
Gran Habano Azteca Prototype ver. 2.0
Today, I’m reviewing the potential new blend for the Gran Habano Azteca maduro cigar. I reviewed the original blend on March 10, 2010 and had some suggestions for tweaks I personally would like to see. Well, Gran Habano was listening! They made some tweaks and reblended the cigar and sent me some more samples to […]
Cheap Ash: Punch Rare Corojo
A few weeks ago I asked you to tell me what cigars you’d like to see my review, and one of those suggestions actually surprised me. It was suggested that I review some of the older brands, such as Partagas, Hoyo de Monterrey, etc. I really like this suggestion because I think the older brands, […]
Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 50 Years
Today I’m gonna go old school by presenting you with a written review and without giving anything away, I really wish I had recorded a video for this one. The Exodus 1959 50 Years was released in the fall of 2009. It features a Brazilian Arapiraca Sun Grown wrapper and Nicaraguan filler from two different […]
Arturo Fuente Rosado Gran Reserva R52
Fuente released a new cigar line in December 2009 with a special rosado wrapper. This new wrapper comes from the second or third primings from the Oliva tobacco farm in Ecuador. These wrappers are then aged for 8 to 10 years before being rolled with a Dominican binder and filler and then set to age […]
Gran Vida Habano by Rocky Patel
A week or two ago I reviewed the Gran Vida Maduro which was given to my to try by the owner of Emerson’s Cigars. Well today I’m going to be smoking the Habano wrapped version of that cigar. The Gran Vida Habano has a medium to dark brown wrapper and feels pretty heavy in the […]
