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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 ›
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Cigar Review- Man O War Puro Authentico Oval 6.5 x 54
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Man O War Special Edition Maduro Oval
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 ›
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Cigar review- Espinosa Habano
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 ›
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Cigar Review- La Zona Habano by Espinosa Cigars
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 ›
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Cigar Review- La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva
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 ›
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Cigar Review- La Aurora 1495 Series Belicoso
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Nicarao Exclusivo
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 ›
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Cigar Review- CLE Corojo
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Montecristo New York Edition
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 ›
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Cigar Review- The Edge Habano by Rocky Patel
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Rocky Patel Freedom
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Paul Stulac White Blinding Light
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Rocky Patel Burn Naples
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 ›
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Cigar Review- CLE Cuarenta by Christian Eiroa
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Asylum 2012 by CLE Cigars (Christian Eiroa)
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Wynwood Honduras by CLE (Christian Eiroa)
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 ›
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Cigar Review- Jesus Fuego Corojo Oscuro
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 ›
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Cigar Review- La Palina El Diario Torpedo
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 ›
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A Bizarre Night w/Andy Kaufman (Latka of “TAXI”) True Story
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 ›
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The Hardship of Filming an Eddie Munster Music Video- “Whatever Happened to Eddie?”
PINE KONE PRODUCTIONS LOGO 1983 We had both sides of the 45 single recorded and the master passed on to the record company for pressing and distribution. We did the promo photos ourselves with the assistance of a real pro…. Read More ›
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My Sky Diving Accident
May, 2001 It had been almost 20 years since I had jumped out of a plane. It was a weekend long company picnic is Sonoma. I had 28 jumps under my belt. I decided to do a tandem jump and… Read More ›
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New Domain Name
MY NEW DOMAIN NAME FOR THIS BLOG IS http://www.kohnhed.com
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Cigar Review- Oliveros King Havano Black Knight Mace
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 60 Box Pressed (Mace) Body: Full Price: $8.00 The King Havano is intriguing, especially in the giant 6 x 60 box press called the Mace. It is like a dark… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Fonseca CXX Anni (120th Anniversary)
Wrapper: Dominican Habano Vuelta Arriba Binder: Dominican Grown Cuban-seed tobacco Filler: Cuban Seed Dominican and Nicaraguan Size: 4.875 x 60 Gordo Body: Full Price: $7.00 The Fonseca CXX Anni is a special limited production cigar that made its debut in… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- La Herencia Cubana Core-Dagger
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Sun Grown Ligero Binder: Esteli Habano viso Filler: Esteli ligero, Jamastran ligero, Pennsylvania Broadleaf, Nicaraguan Ometepe ligero Size: 4.5 x 54 Dagger Body: Full Price: $10.00 This is another A.J. Fernandez blend. Big fan of Fernandez. And… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- La Palina Classic Robusto
Wrapper: Brazilian Habano Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 5 x 52 Robusto Body: Medium Price: $7.50 I have been very lucky to be on the La Palina reviewer’s list for some time now. This new stick debuted at the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Red Screaming Sun by Paul Stulac
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Sumatran Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 56 Price: $12.00 Paul was kind enough to send me some sticks in August. He also threw in a cigar without a band. He told me that it was his… Read More ›
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Cigar News- Paul Stulac Cigars- Mystery Cigar
I just received a package of Paul Stulac Cigars. Inside was a pair of Ghosts 6 x 58 And the really special addition was a 5 pack of the new Mystery Cigars that Paul is about to release. I do… Read More ›
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Cigar Review: Room 101 Conjura
Wrapper: Honduran Rosado Binder: Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan, Domincan Size: 6.5 x 54 Toro Body: Medium/Full Price: $10.00 The Conjura is the addition to the Room 101 line. Conjura means Conspiracy in Spanish. This cigar is a dual partnership between Matt… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Casa Fernandez Miami
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Body: Med/Full Price: $7.50 The blend is comprised of medio tempo maduro, ligero and viso from Aganorsa farms in Jalapa Valley, Condega Valley and Esteli in Nicaragua. Medio Tiempo is… Read More ›
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Cigar Review: Lars Tetens Dopo Pizza
Size: 5 x 42 http://www.larstetenscigars.com The Dopo Pizza is an Italian dessert cigar. It is somewhat rustic looking and the wrapper color changes a bit from cigar to cigar. The aroma is subtle. Definitely a sweet component. And at the… Read More ›
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Cigar Review: Lars Tetens Brooklyn King
Wrapper: PA Broadleaf Binder: Venezuelan Wrapper Grade Filler: Connecticut Shade Size: 7 x 50 Body: Full Price: $30 http://www.larstetenscigars.com OK. I don’t know where to start. Yes I do. I smoked one and it took over 2-1/2 hours to smoke…. Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Lars Tetens Cubagua
Wrapper: Puerto Rican & Sumatra Maduro Binder: Wrapper Grade Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan and Ecuadorian Size: 5.25 x 48 (I think) Body: Medium Price: $5-$6 http://www.larstetenscigars.com This is my first Lars Tetens review. And I’m puckered like the first night we… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Paul Stulac Mystery Cigar (Red Screaming Sun)
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua I have no idea what I’m smoking other than it’s a dark brown cigar. It is the Paul Stulac Mystery Cigar. Sept 2012: Paul is releasing this blend under the name of RED… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Paul Stulac Classic
Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 7 x 58 Skull (Salomon) Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.75 I want to thank Paul Stulac (http://www.paulstulaccigars.com/home.html) for sending me samples of his cigars. And I want to thank Joe Baker of Cigars… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Lou Rodriguez Maduro Edicion Reserva
Wrapper: Brazilian Matafina Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 50 Body: Medium Price: $9.00 To be honest, I had never heard of Lou Rodriguez cigars. I smoked one yesterday and was blown away. So today, I review my second… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- A.J. Fernandez Overrun
CI has an offering from A.J. Fernandez, the maker of Man O’ War, Diesel, 5 Vegas Triple-A, and San Lotano… These sticks come in various sizes with no guarantee of exactly what you will get. And because of the secrecy,… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- My Cuban Wheel No.II 3-11-12
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habana 2000 Binder: ? Filler: ? Size: 4.5 x 54 Robusto Body: Mild/Med Price: TBD ($3-$5) I won these cigars from the Face Book page, “My Cuban Wheel” run by Moreno. The enterprise is so new and there… Read More ›
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Cigar Review- Sencillo Platinum by God of Fire
Wrapper: Honduran Jamastran-grown Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Size: 5.2 x 50 Robusto Body: Full Price: $6.25 The whole pedigree name of this cigar is Sencillo Platinum by God of Fire. Sencillo is a Honduran puro created by Keith Park… Read More ›
