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Cohiba Red Dot | Cigar Review
Wrapper: African Cameroon Binder: Indonesian Jember Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano Size: 5 x 49 “Robusto” Body: Medium Price: $8.00 Diaz y Cia developed the Dominican Cohiba cigar in 1978. The cigar went through blending changes during the 1990’s. The Cohiba… Read More ›
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Kristoff Ligero Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Cuban Seed Dominican Filler: Cuban Seed Dominican, Cuban Seed Honduran Size: 5.5 x 54 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 by the box Kristoff Cigars has been around since 2005. Since then, Glen Case has developed 13… Read More ›
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AVO Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Size: 4.75 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Mild/Medium Price: $8.80 Today, I felt like takin’ a walk on the mild side..and the colored girls go do da do do do do da do…R.I.P…. Read More ›
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The Katman is Back on Face Book | Be My Friend
That’s right, I bit my upper lip and re-upped. I got out because a jealous cigar reviewer is going around claiming other cigar reviewer’s timelines are spam. And once you’ve been tagged as spam, that’s it. There is no court… Read More ›
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Esteban Carreras Habano | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 54 “Toro” Body: Full Price: $5.75 ($4.00 at BestCigarPrices.com) This stick has been around a while and there is little data on the cigar. The official web site gives… Read More ›
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Montecristo Reserva Negra | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Morron Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 6.12 x 52 “Belicoso” Body: Full Price: $9.00-$11.50 (Approx. $6-$7 with the Monte Hope Pack on Famous) This ain’t a cheap cigar unless you are happy to find it… Read More ›
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601 Blue Label Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.25 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $4.50 by the box at Atlantic Cigars. $6.80 at CI. This stick goes back a long way and I haven’t had one in years…. Read More ›
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La Zona Factory Selects by Espinosa | Katman Alert!
I was perusing through cigarauctioneer.com and found something I’ve never heard of: La Zona Factory Selects by Espinosa Am I the last to know? He only makes them for Famous Smoke. A bundle of 20 goes for around $50 on… Read More ›
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La Palina Announces Ultimate Cigar Experience! | Press Release
La Palina is excited to share with you the first details of our Ultimate Cigar Experience Contest! Click here for the video submission link. Enter to win the ULTIMATE cigar experience! La Palina cigars announces a Video Contest to win… Read More ›
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Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Sun Grown Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli, Jalapa, Condega) Size: 5 x 56 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.80 by the box I’ve wanted to try this cigar but never got around to it. I don’t consider… Read More ›
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Rocky Patel Private Cellar | Cigar Review
Wrapper: USA Broadleaf Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Full Price: $7.65 by the box Surprisingly, this is supposed to be one of Patel’s favorite blends. We shall see if it is the Katman’s top… Read More ›
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TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR CO. ANNOUNCES THE BLENDS FROM THE VAULT TOUR | Press Release
Date: January 14, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Santana/Gabriel Pineres TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR CO. ANNOUNCES THE BLENDS FROM THE VAULT TOUR (Miami, FL) January 14, 2014—Toraño Family Cigar Co., makers of some of the finest cigars in the world, proudly… Read More ›
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Intemperance BA XXI IV A.W.S. by RoMa Craft Tobac | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Indonesian Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 44 “Lonsdale” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.50 The Intemperance BA XXI IV A.W.S. by RoMa Craft Tobac was released in May of 2013. There are now a total of five… Read More ›
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Camacho Diploma Bold (New) | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habana 2000 Binder: Honduran Authentic Corojo Ligero Filler: Honduran Corojo, Honduran Criollo Ligero, Dominican Navarette Ligero Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Full Price: $9.50-$12.50 by the box (10) Depends on the store At the 2013 IPCPR trade… Read More ›
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Room 101 HN | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Honduran Criollo ’98 Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina Filler: Honduran Criollo & Ligero, Dominican Navarette Size: 5.5 x 44 “213-Corona” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 First, the term “H” stands for Honduras and the “N” stands for Navarette (a Dominican coastal… Read More ›
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Aging Room Small Batch M356 | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Dominican Habano Ligero Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Size: 5 x 50 “Rondo” Body: Medium Price: $6.75-$7.20 Note: My cheap camera broke in the midst of downloading photos. So I had to switch cameras and by the look of it,… Read More ›
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Black Ice | I Can’t Bend That Way
The worst night of my adult life. No kidding. Today is my daughter’s 28th birthday. All of her friends, and some of my wife’s friends, were invited to a club in Greenfield, WI….about 10 miles from our house. My daughter… Read More ›
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Montecristo 75th Aniversario Natural | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 5.25 x 52 “Edmundo” Body: Medium Price: $14.00-$17.00 (Much Cheaper in the Montecristo Operation Hope 4 Pack) These stogies were blended in honor of the 75th anniversary of the year Alonso… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Recon Cigar by Humo del Diablo
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Indonesia Filler: Nicaragua Size: 6.5 x 56 Body: Medium Price: $15.00 You’ve all seen the promo for this cigar. This is all that I was able to discover about the blenders: “Our master tobacconists are the… Read More ›
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Spectre by AJ Fernandez | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Maduro Binder: Undisclosed Filler: Undisclosed Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Full Price: $4.50 by the box My final summary was that I liked these cigars a lot so I bought a box. Here they are: 1-14-2013: Addendum- I… Read More ›