Reviews
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 […]
Bugatti B-1 Lighter
One of my most obsessive quests in my cigar smoking journey is the quest to find a reliable lighter. How hard is that, you say? Very damn hard. I can’t tell you how many lighters I have. Everything from gas station specials to my beloved ST Dupont X-tend. The problem is that most rarely work […]
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 […]
Viaje Platino Edicion Limitada
This week I review the Viaje Platino EL which is an extension to the Viaje Platino line. Like the Oro EL, its the same blend as the regular Platino line, but in a special double torpedo size which is 6″ x 50. Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Grade A Cuban seed How […]
Padilla Cazadores Robusto
The Padilla Cazadores was released this year at IPCPR with much less fanfare than its sister the Dominus. While the Dominus was promoted as a full body powerhouse that was full of flavor, not much was mentioned about the Cazadores. The Cazadores has a much lower price tag than the Dominus at about half the […]
