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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 “Oval” Body: Full Price: ??? <a href="https://kohnhed.com/2012/12/01/cigar-review-man-o-war-puro-authentico-oval-6-5-x-54/a2-4/#main" rel="attachment This behemoth comes in an 8 pack sampler of AJ Fernandez cigars all in the 6.5 x 54 size and all… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 “Oval” Body: Medium/Full Price: ?? There is virtually no information on the web about this cigar but can be had via cigar.com in their Man O War Special… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Seed Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 52 “Belicoso” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 If you are like me, you’ve read how Erik Espinosa broke off from Eddie Ortega (Cubao, 601, Murcielago, La Bomba) and his other… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 52 Super Toro Body: Medium Price: $4.00 The La Zona cigar is named after Erik Espinosa’s new factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. It is the first of many to be released under the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Mexican Cuban-Seed Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.625 x 48 “Beso” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 The cigar has superb construction which shows off by its perfect burn and draw. The color of the wrapper is like a dark… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Dominican Corojo Filler: Dominican Corojo & Ligero, Nicaraguan, Peruvian Size: 6.25 x 52 Belicoso Body: Medium/Full Price: $7-$8 each The origin of the name is based on Christopher Columbus’ journey in 1495 when he sailed to the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Body: Medium/Full Price: $12.00 There is very little info on this cigar except on the mother ship web site (http://www.nicaraocigars.com/). I will let them speak for themselves… Read More ›
Wrapper: Honduran Corojo Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran Size: “11/18” (6 x 50) Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.50 Christian Eiroa has wasted no time in establishing his good name once again in the cigar industry. And I don’t mean to imply that… Read More ›
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Dominican Size: 6 x 60 Box Pressed Price: $13.50-$14.00 This cigar was a gift from my friends, Mark Cowlin and Mike Glynn at Rocky’s Cigars. They don’t carry them as they… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Seed Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.15 A big shout out to the folks at Rocky Patel for sending me samples of three blends to review. This is my last… Read More ›
Wrapper: Oscuro (No other info available) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium Price: $7.50 This is the second Rocky Patel cigar I am reviewing since I was put on their reviewer’s list. Quite an honor,… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Sumatran Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 Robusto Body: Full Price: $12.00-$13.00 I have to thank Paul Stulac. Paul has been extraordinarily kind to me in giving me a leg up in some of his new… Read More ›
Wrapper: Honduran Habano Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran (Top Secret) If I tell you, a Mossad agent will visit you in the morning. Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 Traditionally, Rocky Patel cigars need some resting/aging time in… Read More ›
Wrapper: Honduran Habano Seed Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Mild/Medium Price: $5.00 The last couple years have been an exciting time for cigar smokers. The re-birth of ingenuity has taken place. The young upstarts with… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Body: Full Price: $5.00 The Asylum is one of two blends by the same name. The other is the Asylum 13 which comes in bizarre ring gauges of 50, 60,… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Cuban Seed Honduran Filler: Cuban Seed Honduran Size: 4.5 x 50 Rothschild Body: Medium Price: $7.00 This stick is the brain child of Christain Eiroa of Camacho fame. He partnered with Robert Caldwell who named the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Torpedo Body: Full Price: $2.50 (WTF?) I had to write about this cigar. I am very impressed by its boldness and flavor and all compacted into a very… Read More ›
Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: Fabrica de Tobacos Raices Cubanas Wrapper: Honduran Corojo ’99 Rosado Binder: Honduran Criollo ’98 (x2) Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98 I’d like to thank the kind people at La Palina, especially Courtney Smith,… Read More ›
Yes. Bizarre is the only way to describe it. I was smack dab in the middle of my professional musical career. I had attained some peer cred and therefore got to do and see things. I had come off of… Read More ›
