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Cigar Review- Black Patch Reserve
Wrapper: USA/Kentucky Broadleaf – Maduro Binder: Dominican Olor Filler: Dominican Criollo ‘98, Dominican Piloto Cubano, Dominican Havana Penuela Country of Origin: Dominican Size: 5.5 x 52 “Caldwell” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 As anyone would, I was leery of a cigar… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Wild Bunch “Island Jim”
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 52 Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 This is the third entry in the Ortega Wild Bunch series. The previous cigars started at Big Bad John and followed with Iron Mike…. Read More ›
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Cigar Review- CroMagnon Knuckle Dragger
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf (USA) Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan (3 Fillers): Esteli, Condega, and a ligero leaf from a small farm north of Esteli on the Honduran border. Size: 4 x 52 “Knuckle Dragger” Body: Full Price: Less than $6.00 First… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Room 101 LTD Namakubi Edition
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Honduran Proprietary “Generoso” seed Filler: Dominican and Honduran Vuelta Abajo Size: 7 x 48 “Sucio” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 I have become a big fan of Room 101 and Matt Booth, as well as his collaborators… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Illusione 4/2g
Wrapper: Grade One Nicaraguan Cafe Colorado Binder: Corojo ’99 (Nicaraguan?) Filler: Criollo ’98 (Nicaraguan?) Size: 7.5 x 49 Body: Full Price: $10.00 (Actually, prices are all over the place.) Amazingly, there are very few reviews out there on this cigar…maybe… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.25 x 52 Shank Body: Full Price: $10.00 This cigar debuted at the 2012 IPCPR convention. According to Andre Farkas, “This is not going to be ‘in your face’, in terms of… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Paul Stulac Black Midnight Fire
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Sumatran Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 56 Body: Full Price: $12.00 There is nothing wrong with a Paul Stulac cigar. Absolutely nothing. I fell in love with these cigars over a year ago when I saw it… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Diesel Hair of the Dog
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Ligero Binder: Mexican San Andres Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli & Ometepe) Size: 6.2 x 52 Belicoso Body: Full Price: $6.00 I like Diesel when they are super well aged. It’s a decent cigar. And then I saw a… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- CroMagnon Intemperance BA XXI
Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 4.5 x 52 Short Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 While the CroMagnon has been out for a couple of years, the line has only been available through Hava Cigar Shop in… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- H. Upmann Legacy
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 44 Corona Body: Full Price: $4.20 I must state it right here and now. Blenders! Please. Make something beside a Nicaraguan puro. Every review is cocoa, creaminess, nuttiness, earthiness… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Legado de Pepin by Pepin Garcia
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo Filler: Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Full Price: $5.00 by the 5 Pack…$4.00 by the box (On Sale) Here we go…this stick is very sloppy looking. The beautiful band attempts… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Vega Fina Fortaleza 2 (The Newbie Corner- Part 3)
Wrapper: San Andres Criollo Binder: Dominican Olor Filler: Dominican Piloto Ligero Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $5.20 I want to thank Garland at Atlantic Cigar for supplying me with samples. This cigar is terrific for Newbies and… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Oliva Master Blends 3
Wrapper: Connecticut Sun Grown Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Nicaraguan Ligero Size: 5 x 50 Oval Box Press Body: Full Price: $8.50-$9.00 Here is the finest cigar made by Oliva, Master Blends 3, and over looked by most smokers that… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Flor de las Antillas by My Father
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 Box Pressed Body: Medium Price: $6.30 by the 5 Pack ~ $6.30 by the box. Flor de Las Antillas by My Father took off like wild fire. Cigar Aficionado… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Perla del Mar
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 4.75 x 52 Box Pressed Body: Mild (Full Flavored) Price: $4.85 This is J.C. Newman’s latest cigar. The Nicaraguan leaves come from four regions: Pueblo Nuevo, La Reina, Condega and Jalapa. … Read More ›
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Cigar Review- E.P. Carrillo Atlantic 15th Anniversary
Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 6 x 52 Toro Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 This is the fourth, and last, Atlantic Cigar 15th Anniversary stick to be reviewed. The E.P. Carrillo Atlantic Cigar 15th Anniversary is the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- La Flor Dominicana Air Bender
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican Binder: Dominican Size: 5.5 x 44 “Poderoso” Body: Full Price: $6.00 The La Flor Dominican Air Bender is a hard stick to find. At least at reasonable pricing. I got mine from Atlantic Cigar. La… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Padron 2000 Maduro (The Newbie Corner – Part 2)
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium Price: $4.60 by the pack at Atlantic Cigar. $3.85 ea if you join the Atlantic Cigar VIP Club On the trail to Part 2 in my… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cain F Lancero Tubes Habano
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 38 Body: Full Price: $5.80 I opened the page to Atlantic Cigar’s web site and saw on the billboard a site to behold: The new Cain F Lancero Tubes Habano… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Los Hermanos Maduro by Casa Fernandez
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Aganorsa Size: 5.625 x 46 Corona Body: Full Price: $6.65 I am a big fan of the Casa Fernandez folks. They put out consistent, small batch cigars that are art in its… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- San Cristobal by Pepin Garcia (The Newbie Corner- Part 1)
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.125 x 52 “Fabuloso-Torpedo” Body: Medium Price: $9.00 I am going to start this trek with the San Cristobal, owned by Ashton, and blended by Pepin Garcia. Now Garcia is known for his… Read More ›
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A New Idea! “The Newbie Corner”
My good buddy, Richard Wharton, suggested this. A Newbie Corner. Once or twice a week, I will review a cigar that’s been around for some time to help the Newbies make decisions about the sticks that the more experienced smokers… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Surrogates Crystal Baller by Pete Johnson (L’Atelier)
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.75 x 56 Gentle Box Pressed Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 This is pretty damn good stick. I reviewed this cigar back in October of 2012 and thought I’d take another look at… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Big Delicious by Matt Booth and Smoke Inn (Abe Dababneh)
Wrapper: Habano 2000 Binder/Filler: Brazilian, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 6.25 x 42/54 Body: Full Price: $8.95 Well, here I am sitting in the cat bird’s seat. I have a cigar to review that the wonderful, and lovely, Abe Dababneh, of… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th Aniversario
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.75 x 48 Diadema Body: Medium Price: $8.50 (Single) $7.60 (Box of 10) So far, I’ve reviewed three of the four 15th Anniversary cigars from Atlantic Cigar (http://www.atlanticcigar.com/?aff=5172) Each one different, each… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Crowned Heads Headley Grange
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Full Size: 5.5 x 52 Slight Oval Price: $9.25 This is the second outing of Jon Huber and Crowned Heads Cigars. Four Kicks was the first. The is a much talked about… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Serie D Natural #10
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 #10 Belicoso Body: Full Price: $7.00 When the Serie D Natural came out, I wrote about it in my old blog. Having just bought more of these, I… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Wild Bunch Iron Mike
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 4.875 x 54 “I-Beam” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00-$9.00 ADDENDUM: 02/22/2013 I’ve now had this cigar a couple weeks or longer and I must amend the “This is the most bitch’n cigar I’ve… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- My Father Atlantic 15th Anniversario
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Cuban Seed Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 52 Mild Box Press Body: Full Price: $8.00 Single THANKS TO HALFWHEEL.COM FOR THE PHOTO OF THE BOX The My Father Atlantic 15th Anniversario stick was released in Feb,… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Jose Seijas Signature Series
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Peruvian Size: 5 x 52 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $10.00 This is a premium cigar few have heard of. It’s not carried by a lot of stores. And it ain’t cheap…. Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Room 101 Conjura Limited
Wrapper: Honduran Rosado Binder: Honduran Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 Box Pressed Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 Conjura means “conspiracy” in Spanish. This stick originally harkens back to 1962 during the planning of the JFK assassination. This stick was… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- La Aurora 100 Anos (Cien Anos)
Wrapper: Dominican Corojo Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Corojo Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $12.00 The Cien Años (100 Years) was launched in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of La Aurora Cigars. It was a limited run… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Old Henry Maduro
Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 52 Belicoso Body: Full Price: $5.40 This is a cigar sold exclusively by Holts Cigars. They’ve been around for a while but the mug of their dear departed dog on the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Quesada Heisenberg Project
Wrapper: Unknown Binder: Unknown Filler: Unknown Size: 5 x 48 Robusto Body: Medium Price: $6.00 Who doesn’t love a mystery? It’s funny how all of us cigar junkies are experts on all things tobacco leaves. But here is a test… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Arandoza Cigars
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 52 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 Robert Arango sent me a couple of his Blue Label cigars to try. Thank you Roberto. Now I did, or tried, to do my… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Edgar Hoill (Christian Eiroa)
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.75 x 48/50 Passion Body: Full Price: $10.00 in a 5 Pack, $9.00 by the Box. Edgar Hoill. Who is he? He is the cutting edge photographer that specializes in a lot of… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Wild Bunch Big Bad John “Jackhammer”
Wrapper: Esteli Nicaraguan Ecuadorian Habano Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.875 x 60 Body: Medium Price: $10.00 The release of Big Bad John “Jackhammer” was a big deal in the world of Ortega’s Cigars. A grand plan had been… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Viaje Oro
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Body: Full Price: $8.50 Viaje is Spanish for “Journey.” And that’s about all the information I could gleen from the Viaje web site. Farkas has decided to keep… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Room 101 Serie SA (San Andres)
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Binder: Honduran Corojo Filler: Honduran Criollo, Dominican Corojo Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $135.00 for Box of 25 ($5.40 ea.) I swear I reviewed this cigar, maybe a year ago…but I’ve checked on… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Asylum 13
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Full Price: $4.50-$5.00 Asylum 13 is one of three that launched Asylum Cigars around at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. Christian Eiroa of Camacho fame partnered with… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- San Cristobal Seleccion del Sol
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 × 52 Belicoso Body: Medium Price: $8.00 This is one of Pepin Garcia’s earlier cigars commissioned by Ashton…The San Cristobal line is still at its nadir in the Holt’s Cigars… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Diesel Wicked
Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Nicaraguan Ligero Size: 6.2 x 56 Torpedo Body: Very Full Price: $10.00-$12.00 When they started marketing a reality TV star along with the cigar line, I turned my back on it. Clearly, no… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- K.A. Kendall 7-20-4 Hustler
Wrapper: Brazilian Mata Fina, Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Brazilian Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 When the package arrived and I opened it, I almost had to slap the back of my head to adjust my eyes… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cuenca 5 Anniversary
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro Size: 7 x 54 Torpedo (Box Pressed) Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.50 I would like to thank Ana Cuenca for sending me a couple of samples for review. My favorite blender in the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- All Cubans- Romeo Y Julieta, Montecristo Petit Edmundo, Cohiba Esplendido
Romeo Y Julieta 1875 (Habana) Size: 5.5 x 52 Torpedo (Campana) Body: Mild Price: ?? Country of Origin: Habana, Cuba Due to the mellifluent and kind gesture of my Face Book pal, Matt Speranza, I have a few Cuban cigars… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Tatuaje Apocalypse by Smoke Inn
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 1/4″ x48/52- Salomon Body: Medium-Full Price: $9.00 *Bulletin* “Special-Special” !Read All About it! Yes ladies and germs, it is my pleasure to announce that the musical production of “Phantom of the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- La Jugada Prieto by Moya Ruiz Cigars
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 X 54 Body: Medium/Full Price: ? The cigar is called La Jugada and the blend: Prieto. Prieto, in Spanish, means “Dark.” The is the newest brand coming out of La… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- My Father EL HIJO by Smoke Inn
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano 2009 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 52 Box Pressed Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.50 First, comes the issue about branding. Pepin Garcia is quickly catching up to Rocky Patel and K. Hansotia in becoming everyone’s… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- My Father Special S
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00-$9.00 My Father produced a very limited cigar called the El Centurion in 2006. The rumor around the puppy mill is that the Special S is that… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cult Cigars Ometepe
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Ometepe, Nicaraguan Filler: Ometepe, Nicaraguan Size: 5.50 x 54 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: 8.00 This is my 3rd and final review of the Cult Cigars line of blends. Thus far, the cigars have proven themselves to… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cult Cigars Fuerte Series
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Ometepe, Nicaragua Filler: Jalapa, Nicaragua Size: 6.25 x 52 Torpedo Body: Full Price: $7.40 by the 5 pack (April 16, 2013 Amendment: I have had a few of these cigars marinating in my humidor for over… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cult Classic
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Indonesian Filler: Jalapa, Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 55 Box Pressed Body: Mild/Medium Price: $7.00 This is a brand new company developing through its mother company, Quality Imports Trading Company. The mother company makes cigar accessories like… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Casa Magna Colorado
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Ligero Colorado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Ligero and Viso) Size: 5 x 52 Robusto Body: Full Price: $6.50 This cigar is not new. I am not reviewing the flavor of the month. But I am reviewing a solid… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cuenca Y Blanco by Joya de Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Piloto Cubana Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli), Peruvian (Ometope) Size: 6.25 x 54 Torpedo Body: Medium Price: $10.00 I am so pleased to be reviewing this cigar. I have a cigar group on Face Book called Cigar… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- My Cuban Wheel Liga 2
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habana 2000 Binder: Dominican Olor Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6.25 x 52 Belicoso Body: Medium/Full Price: $4.75 Jose Moreno is quite the character. A man in his 80’s has started a new brand: My Cuban Wheel. He delivers… Read More ›
