Cigar Reviews
La Riqueza Cabinet Petit Robusto
La Riqueza is an old brand that Pete Johnson brought back, with an updated look, in 2008. Now in 2009 Pete has extended this line to include a Cabinet selection. The Cabinet line featured round cigars instead of the original box pressed vitolas and features a few new sizes. The cigar is cloaked in a […]
Marco V Dom Grand Reserve
A month ago I reviewed the Marco V Platinum Grand Reserve. The Platinum Grand Reserve is Marco V’s medium bodied cigar. Today I have for you their submission to the mild realm of cigars, the Dom Platinum Reserve. The Dom is made up of Dominican filler and binder with an Ecuadorian Shade grown Connecticut Wrapper. […]
New Ash: Alec Bradley Vice Press 6T4
Today I’m viewing the Alec Bradley Vice Press that I got as a sample in New Orleans at IPCPR. I had the torpedo while I was there, but I could really pay attention to it since I was walking around and talking to people at the show. Luckily, Alan Rubin gave me a second sample […]
Perdomo Habano Maduro
The Perdomo Habano was released in 2007. This blend features a blend of tobaccos from 3 different regions of Nicaragua: Condega, Jalapa and Esteli. Available in 3 different wrappers, Corojo, Maduro and Connecticut, the Habano line will fit a variety of tastes. For this review I’m featuring the Maduro version, which quickly became a regular […]
New Ash: Augusto Reyes Grand Cru
The Augusto Reyes Grand Cru is another cigar that Ben graciously sent me after attending the 2009 IPCPR Convention. I’ve never had this cigar before so what you will get with this video is my initial impressions of the cigar. The Grand Cru is a Dominican puro and contains a variety of tobacco including Piloto […]
Perdomo Lot 23 Natural Robusto
Today we have a blend from Tabacalera Perdomo. Perdomo’s Lot 23 is a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos from Esteli. What is unique about this blend is that the filler and binder tobaccos are all harvested form the same farm known as Lot 23. The tobaccos from this farm were harvested and aged for four years […]
Padilla 1932 – New blend vs Old blend Flavor Comparison
This week, I’m sampling the Padilla 1932 again, but this time its the new blend. As I explained in my original 1932 review, the old blend was being made by Don Pepin Garcia, but now that Pepin has decided to end his relationship with Padilla, its being developed completely in house now. A few readers […]
Islands Robusto
The only things I can tell you about this cigar is that it’s called “Islands” it’s a robusto and I purchased them for $4.99. So this review is going to work more like a blind review. Although I’ve smoked a few of these, I don’t know any particulars that might cloud my judgement of the […]
Cheap Ash: Padron Londres Maduro
This week I have a wallet friendly smoke for you. The Padron Londres is part of the regular line from Padron. According to the Padron website: “All tobacco in this line is sun-grown habano that is aged for a minimum of two-and-one-half years. Every cigar in this line is available in natural and maduro wrapper. […]
Avo Maduro
Avo Uvezian began as a talented Jazz musician. A chance encounter in the early 1980’s with Hendrick Kelner of Davidoff lead to his career in the cigar industry. His cigars are produced by Davidoff in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The first line Avo released under his name was the Classic line, and in early 21st century […]
