Cigar Reviews
Illusione ~mk~
The Illusione ~mk~ is another creation from Dion Giolito and the Raices Cubanas factory. This corona sized cigar is nicknamed the “Teaching Machine” because Dion believes that this particular vitola is perfect for tasting and appreciating the true beauty of the Nicaraguan tobacco used in the cigar. The ~mk~ is wrapped with a cafe colorado […]
Jesus Fuego Origen
The latest creation from J Fuego, the Origen, is currently a limited production cigar. However, the information I was able to find indicates this cigar will eventually be a full production line. Much of the blend is proprietary, but I can say that the wrapper is Corojo No. 1 and the filler is a secret […]
Camacho SLR Maduro Rothschild
This week, I’ll be reviewing the Camacho SLR Maduro in the Rothschild size. The SLR, Special Limited Reserve, are made with two wrappers: natural corojo and an US Connecticut broadleaf maduro. Camacho use 100% Pinareno tobacco in the cigars from Rancho Jamastran in Honduras famed for their Corojo. The tobacco is aged for 5 years […]
Rocky Patel Summer Collection 2008
A year after the release of the 2008 Summer Collection from Rocky Patel, I decided to take another look at this cigar. Since the 2009 Summer Collection was recently released I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the original seasonal collection cigar and find out if it was the cigar I […]
Padron 1964 Superior Maduro
The Padron 1964 Anniversary series was release in 1994 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Padron cigars. All the tobacco is aged for 4 years and all cigars have a traditional Cuban box press. They also did a first by adding serial numbers to their cigars by a second band to stop counterfeiting. All cigars […]
Tatuaje Cojonu 2006
The Tatuaje Cojonu 2006 is wrapped in a gorgeous Nicaraguan grown Corojo 99 leaf. The wrapper is dark brown with just the slightest shade of red. This cigar is produced by El Rey de los Habanos for Pete Johnson, creator of the Tatuaje brand. If any of the other Tatuaje creations are any indicator on […]
Part III: Black Band Project C
The C banded cigar is the final cigar in the Black Band Project Sampler. The dark and slightly oily wrapper nearly gave the cigar away, but an unexpected issue confused me. I cut the video in two portions. If you received a sampler from Camacho and want to smoke these cigars blind, do not watch […]
Padilla 1932 Corona Gorda – Original Blend
Ernesto Padilla and Don Pepin Garcia joined together to make some of the best cigars ever released by Padilla Cigars: Miami 8/11, 1948 and 1932. Today I will be reviewing the 1932 which is named to celebrate the birth year of Ernesto Padilla’s father, famed Cuban poet, Herberto Padilla. There are two versions of this […]
Part II: Black Band Project B
This is the second installment of the Black Band Project cigars. Cigar “B” has a milk chocolate brown wrapper with rich earthy pre-light aroma. Watch the video to find out what I think of this cigar.
Part 1: Black Band Project A
The other day my cigars showed up for watching the Black Band Project videos. I figured this would be a great opportunity to do a blind review. In the third and final part I’ll reveal the identity of these cigars.
