Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan, Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Nicaraguan, Connecticut Broadleaf Size: 5.5 x 54 “Belicoso” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 I reviewed this cigar about 9 months ago while working for an online cigar store. I felt it was… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 44 Body: Medium Price: $6.00 (Approximate Price) Well, here I go again, most probably gushing over another Paul Stulac cigar. I’m his bitch, plain and simple. Yesterday, I reviewed the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 44 Body: Medium Price: $6.00 (Approximate Price) I jumped the shark on this one. Paul asked me politely to wait 2-3 weeks to review this stick. I’ve waited 12 days…. Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Sumatran Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $10.00 I am writing a small series of reviews of Paul Stulac Cigars. I’ve written several in the past. But I thought it would be fun… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 7 x 58 “Skull-Torpedo” Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.75 By now, you know all about Paul Stulac. He started out around 15 years ago doing it the hard way; building it one block… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano 2000 Binder: Dominican Criollo Filler: Dominican Pilot Cubana Size: 5.5 x 46 “Corona” Body: Medium Price: $10.00 (From Switzerland) I reviewed the behemoth Churchill yesterday and I wanted to review the corona today because there will be… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano 2000 Binder: Dominican Criollo Filler: Dominican Pilot Cubana Size: 7 x 54 “Dos Horas-Churchill” Body: Mild/Medium Price: $15.00 (From Switzerland) The quote below comes from Stephane Aprile, Sales Director of El Sueno: “El Sueño debuted in 2005… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Jalapa/Esteli Ligero) Size: 6 x 50 “Toro, FT-153” Body: Full Price: $8.00 I’ve reviewed this cigar a couple times before this. The first was on my old cigar blog: “Katmancross.” And the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 50 “Toro” Body: Medium/Full Price: $3.00 Normally, I am not a big fan of the La Herencia brand…even if it is made by A.J. Fernandez. It is made to be… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 48 Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 I am rummaging through my humidor looking for sticks that are aged nicely and I haven’t reviewed on my latest blog. I’ve probably reviewed this… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 3.5 x 54 Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 (Thanks to Outland Cigars for packaging photo) I have reviewed this cigar once before while I reviewed for an online cigar store. And I loved… Read More ›
Wrapper: Brazilian Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 55 “Box Pressed” Body: Medium/Full Price: $5.00 It’s a dark and stormy day. I sit in the darkened dining room, facing a big window…and I watch as sheets of rain pummel… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano 2000 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, AJ Fernandez’ Proprietary Filler Size: 6.5 x 54 “Toro” Body: Medium Price: $8.00 Factory: Tabacalera Fernandez I bought this cigar a year ago and found while rummaging through my humidor. I… Read More ›
Wrapper: Honduran Corojo Binder: Honduran Corojo Filler: Honduran Corojo Size: “11/18” 6 x 54 Body: Medium/Full Price: $13.35 This cigar is a result of rooting around in my humidor and picking out a plum. Little Katman Horner. I can’t remember… Read More ›
Wrapper: Dominican Habano Maduro Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Vuelta Abajo Size: 5 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $4.25 Note 12-3-2013: Yeah. I saw the CI Special today. A bundle of 20 robustos for $40. I snagged it. Abe Flores… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut (2002) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 “Oval” Body: Medium Price: $9.00 (No Longer Available) Way back when, CI and cigar.com offered an 8 pack sampler of AJ Fernandez blends.. All were 6.5 x 54… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7.25 x 46 Body: Medium/Full Price: $10.50 This is a Viaje. Translation: It ain’t cheap. But in its defense, almost the entire blend is worth the cost of the cigar. The Super… Read More ›
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Jalapa Valley Ligero Size: 6.5 x 52 “Figurado” Body: Full Price: $10.00 If you can find this cigar, buy it. Oliva has been holding on to some of the Serie V Maduro Especiale since… Read More ›
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Dominican Corojo Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 4.5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.75 The original La Aurora 107 was released in 2010 to celebrate 107 years of doing business from the same cigar factory in… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran Size: 6 x 52 “Belicoso” Body: Full Price: $8.00 For some reason, the stats on this cigar are a secret. It took me quite a while to find these ingredients. I believe they… Read More ›
Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Jalapa, Condega, and Esteli) Size: 6.5 x 55 “Oval” Body: Full Price: $7.00 (No Longer Available) This is the last of the bunch. About 6 months ago, CI and cigar.com sold an 8… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican (Ligero) Size: 6 x 54 “Gran Toro” Body: Medium/Full Price: $5.50 This is one of my all-time favorite cigars. It is inexpensive. It is well made. And it is lauded by the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Brazilian Filler: Honduran and Dominican Size: 5 x 60 “Monstro” Body: Full Price: $9.00 I have previously reviewed this blend but in a smaller size: The Roxxo at 4 x 48. It took only a few… Read More ›
Wrapper: 2007 Jalapa Sun Grown (Nicaraguan) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.75 x 52 “Optimus II” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 Friends who attended the 2012 IPCPR trade show scored some gems but one was very special. The Casa Magna Domus… Read More ›
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican Size: 5.5 x 52 “Favorito” Body: Medium/Full Price: $4.00+ I reviewed this cigar on another cigar’s web site back in July of 2012. This size was not available at the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.625 x 46 “Corona Gorda” Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 This cigar is interesting. This ain’t your CI Gran Habano on closeout for $39.95. Not even close. Gran Habano has entered the new… Read More ›
Wrapper: Mexican Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.625 x 46 “Corona Gorda” Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 Erik Espinosa’s successful Habano cigar was reviewed here back in November of last year. A great cigar. His follow up is the Maduro…. Read More ›
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran Cuban Seed, Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Size: 5.625 x 46 Body: Full Price: $6.50 I say this again and again. What is wrong with Casa Fernandez? Can’t they make a bad cigar? I… Read More ›
I’ve never done a review of a cigar accessory before. So light the fires. I recently got a guillotine cutter that is the King of all Cutters. The Cuenca back stop cutter. It was made to celebrate the Cuenca… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Corojo 99 Binder: Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Filler: Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Size: 5 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 First, a disclaimer; I thought this was a new cigar by Casa Fernandez. Why did I think… Read More ›
Wrapper: Mexican Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Body: Medium/Full Price: $5.00 This is a review I wrote when Famous Smoke had given me my own page back in November of 2010. They liked my sense of… Read More ›
Cigars? I don’t need no stinkin’ cigars to tell a story. I had a great gig at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA back in my teen years. My best friend worked there already and got me the gig…. Read More ›
Wrapper: Honduran Habano Criollo Binder: Honduran Corojo Filler: Honduran Corojo Size: 5.5 x 42 “Petite Corona” Body: Medium/Full Price: $5.00 Nothing worse than a dumb reviewer: Me. I thought for sure that these cigars had gone bye-bye forever a few… Read More ›
