Archive for January, 2009

Strong Ash: Jesus Fuego 777

Welcome to the debut review in our Strong Ash series. Here we smoke full flavored cigars that might knock some folks back in their chair. Jesus Fuego is a fifth generation cigar maker.  Although portions of his career were spent blending and rolling cigars for other people, Jesus has spent the last couple of years developing his own […]


Puros Indios Viejo

For today’s review I’m going to take look at the Puros Indios Viejo. I really don’t have much experience with their products, so this is really a learning experience for me.


Liga Privada No. 9

“Hecho Excluvisamente Pare El Jefe” is what you will read if you look close enough at the Liga Privada No. 9’s band.  Originally blended as the personal cigar of Drew Estate’s President Steve Saka, the Liga Privada No. 9 has now found a home in cigar enthusiasts humidors.


Cheap Ash: Don Barreto Toro Flaco

In this article, the first in our Cheap Ash series, I’ll sample the Don Barreto Toro Flaco, a cigar that can be found for approx $2.00 a stick.


Rocky Patel Decade

A review of the highly-rated Rocky Patel Decade, released to celebrate Rocky’s 10 years in the cigar making business.


Welcome to Nice Tight Ash!

Welcome to Nice Tight Ash! We are very proud to launch our cigar blog, and hope we can contribute half as much to the online cigar community as it has given us. Cigar smoking is not just about the cigars themselves, but about the times we’ve had and the people we have met while smoking […]