Reviews
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, […]
Exclusive Review – Viaje Late Harvest
This week, I’m reviewing the Viaje Late Harvest which should be shipping to retailers as you watch this review. Andre Farkas and Al Duffrin of Viaje Cigars was kind enough to send me to pre-releases, one of each size: robusto and toro. Nice Tight Ash is lucky enough to have the exclusive review for this […]
Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta No.11
Size: 5 1/4 x 46 Filler: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Wrapper: Ecuadorian Shade and Nicaraguan Criollo Sizes Available: Belicoso, Robusto, Corona, Toro, Lancero I first tried this cigar at a Drew Estate event at Cordova Cigars in Penscacola, FL a few months ago and liked it. I got a few more so I could take another […]
Emilio Cigars AF2
A couple weeks ago Ben reviewed the Emilio Cigars Grimalkin. Today I’m firing up the AF2 which is another offering from Emilio cigars. The two samples I smoked for this review were provided to me by Gary Griffith, owner of Deleware Cigars and Emilio Cigars Brand Developer. Name: AF2 Company: Emilio Cigars Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano […]
