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Cigar Review- Carlos Toraño Exodus 1959 Silver- Ltd. Double Perfecto
Wrapper: Nicaraguan ’98 Criollo Binder: Costa Rican Filler: Costa Rican, Honduran, Mexican Size: 5.75 x 50 “Ltd. Double Perfecto” Body: Medium Price: $7.00 I am a big Toraño fan. I admire their beginnings and their homage to their flight from… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Alec Bradley Nica Puro
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.30 The name comes from the fact that this is a 100% Nicaraguan puro. Makes sense. The number 1685 refers to the year that the… Read More ›
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La Palina releases the second Goldie from the La Palina Collection: The Goldie Laguito No.5
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Cigar Review- La Mia Corona by Casa Fernandez
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan 2 different blends (Entubado style) Filler: Nicaraguan Aganorsa ‘98 Size: 5.5 x 42 “Corona” Body: Medium Price: $5.90 This is not a blend designed by A.J. Fernandez, the Master. But it is designed… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Obsidian White Noise
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 54 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $4.00 I rarely do house cigars or very inexpensive cigars. Why? Because I am an effete snob. And this cigar sounds interesting to me…. Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.375 x 60 “Perfecto” Body: Full Price: $16.50 Everyone and his brother have written about this cigar so I felt it was time to thrown my two cents in…. Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Cain Habano (Straight Ligero)
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli, Condega, Jalapa ligero) Size: 6 x 54 “Torpedo” Body: Full Price: $7.00 Here is a cigar that’s been around for a while and it fell through the cracks on my radar. Oliva… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Padilla Crianza
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 I bought a 5 pack of Padilla Reserva Maduro from CI and they had a marketing scheme going on, in that they threw in… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Wild Bunch “Honest Abe”
Wrapper: Unknown Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 49 Body: Medium/Full Price: $ Unknown (Possibly $7-$9) I am heading into this review completely blindfolded. The Honest Abe selection in the Ortega Wild Bunch series of 12 cigars; one per… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Wild Bunch “Dandy McCoy”
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, Mexican, Honduran Size: 6 x 48 “Box pressed” Body: Full Price: $ Unknown I am venturing forth on uncharted isles. I have zero information about this cigar as it is not supposed… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Ortega Wild Bunch- Tony “The Boss”
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7.5 x 49 Body: Medium Price: $8.00 I managed to get my hands on the Ortega Wild Bunch Sampler #2 which includes 3 cigars that are to be released in April,… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Medio Tiempo Ligero Binder: Nicaraguan (Condega) Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli, Jalapa) Size: 5.25 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Full Price: $7.50 I am a big fan of the Casa Fernandez group. I reviewed all of their cigars back in 2011… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Alec Bradley New York Empire State Edition
Wrapper: Honduran ’98 Criollo Binder: Honduran ’98 Criollo Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 5.25 x 52 Body: Medium Price: $6.00 (Much Higher in NY) I got the chance to smoke one of these a little over a year ago when the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- La Palina Maduro
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Maduro Binder: Honduran -Double Binder Filler: Nicaraguan -Corojo & Criollo Size: 6 x 50 “Toro” Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.25 The La Palina Maduro made its debut at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The stick hit… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Rapture by Viva Republica
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Havana Vuelta Abajo Binder: Dominican Corojo Filler: Nicaraguan, Brazilian, Dominican Size: 4.5 x 50 Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 Viva Republica is a new cigar company from the DR that went to the La Aurora people and partnered with… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Global Premium Cigars- 1502 Black Gold
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan (Double Binder) Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 “Box Pressed Toro” Body: Full Price: $6.50 Well, here I am at my last of the three 1502 blends, Black Gold. Considered the strongest… Read More ›
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A Rock and Roll Story- 1974
It has been brought to my attention that a few people miss my little sex, drugs, and rock n roll story anecdotes at the end of most of my reviews. When I write for a client who has sent me… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Global Premium Cigars- 1502 Ruby
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 “Toro” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 I know I am getting old when I wake up excited because I have anticipated writing a review for a cigar. A very specific cigar:… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Global Premium Cigars -1502 Emerald
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan -Estelí & Condega, Mexican San Andres Filler: Nicaraguan -Estelí & Condega, Mexican San Andres Size: 6.5 x 52 “Torpedo” Body: Mild/Medium-Full Flavored Price: $6.80 Global Premium Cigars’ founder, Enrique Sanchez Icaza, first shot from… Read More ›
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Cigar Review – Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Honduran Corojo Filler: Honduras, Dominican Size: 5 1/2 x 30/50/19 “Perfecto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 Room 101 is giving Tatuaje a run for their money. They have applied the same mystical approach to their cigar production… Read More ›
