I’ve known Paul for a few years and watched as his kingdom has exploded. He would demur that no such explosion has happened; but it has. Paul graciously agreed to answer some questions. Here they are: Q: Things have really… Read More ›
cigar reviews
Ashton Aged Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto-No 10″ Body: Medium Price: $8.25 MSRP ($7.99 at Stogie Boys (minus 10% off with coupon code KATASHTON = $7.09) Today we take a look at the Ashton Aged… Read More ›
Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Natural | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto-Box Pressed” Body: Full Price: $13.00 I realized that while I have reviewed this cigar on other blogs for online stores, I don’t have it in my catalog. So… Read More ›
MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Kentucky and Virginian Fire Cured Binder: Nicaraguan (Proprietary) Filler: Honduran-(Proprietary), Nicaraguan-(Proprietary) Size: 6 x 52 “Just a Friend” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.50 – OR – $70 for a bundle of 10. I am concerned. The big A List reviewers… Read More ›
Casa Fernandez Miami 35th Aniversario | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Aganorsa) Size: 6 x 54 “Box Pressed Toro” Body: Medium Price: $12.50 To celebrate my birthday today…my 35th…er..cough..cough..I thought I would review the Casa Fernandez Miami 35th Aniversario Toro. Another stick that made… Read More ›
Mayimbe by AJ Fernandez | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: AJF Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran – Jamastran, Nicaraguan, AJF Privado Size: 5 x 56 “Robusto” Body: Full Price: $14.40 Mayimbe by AJ Fernandez…or “The Village Chief” in Spanish. It made its debut at the 2013 IPCPR trade… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Murcielago by Espinosa Y Ortega | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Binder: Mexican Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.12 x 50 “Box Pressed” Body: Medium/Full Price: $3.50-$4.00 at Atlantic Cigar Co. Murcielago is Spanish for “bat.” Back in 2009 or 2010, I reviewed this cigar for someone. I can’t… Read More ›
E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Series Natural | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.20 by the box Here is a great utilitarian cigar. Good breeding. Has some punch. And very flavorful. The stick was released in the latter… Read More ›
La Aurora | Cigar Review
Wrapper: African Cameroon Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Medium Price: $2.00 by the box Happy 2014 to everyone. We got through another year. Like John Lennon said, “All we are saying is give peace… Read More ›
Perdomo Habano Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 In 2007, the Perdomo Habano was released and made from tobaccos grown in Nicaragua on the Perdomo farms using Cuban seeds. The filler comes… Read More ›
A.J. Fernandez Special-Edition Oval Sampler | Cigar Review
Deal of the Millenium: I am bringing this to your attention because it is one of the more killer deals online if you are an AJ Fernandez fan. $30 for an 8 count sampler. The San Lotano Oval is known… Read More ›
Mythos by Altadis U.S.A. | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Cubano Binder: Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 “Robusto” Body: Medium Price: $4.20 by the box at BestCigarPrices.com This is a cigar that my buddy Jason at BCP sent me as a gift. No reviewer has come… Read More ›
Ortega Wild Bunch Da’ Byrdman | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 This is the November release making it #11 in the Wild Bunch series. I’ve looked forward to reviewing all of these cigars and after… Read More ›
Gurkha Legend Elegancia Limited Edition | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Connecticut Binder: Cameroon Filler: Dominican Size: 7 x 50 Body: Medium Price: $14.00 by the 5 pack – $23.00 by the single – ($3.00) If you buy them when Famous offers them in the checkout process. This is a… Read More ›
Sosa Auric Perfectum | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 6 x 50 “Governor” Body: Medium Price: $5.95 I have reviewed 6 different blends of the Sosa line and found all of them dependable and wonderful cigars with a mind to… Read More ›
Ramon Allones (Dominican) | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatran Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 50 Body: Medium Price: $5.00 According to CigarCyclopedia.com: “The new Ramon Allones line is the first made in Honduras, but not the first in the family! Ramon’s… Read More ›
Tatuaje Cojonu 2006 | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 52 “Belicoso” Body: Medium/Full Price: $11.40 by the box online I’ll make no bones about it, the Tatuaje Cojonu line is one of my all-time favorite cigars. It has the… Read More ›
Sosa Third Harvest | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 52 “Piramide No. 2” Body: Full Price: $5.00 by the box, $9.00 by the single I’m a big fan of Sosa Cigars. I’ve reviewed: Sosa Super Selection II, Sosa Classic… Read More ›
La Libertad by Villiger | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Peruvian Habano Binder: Peruvian Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 52 “Torpedo” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.00 When you think of Villiger Cigars what do you think of? Those foil wrapped dry cured cigars..that are usually on the counter top… Read More ›
CI Legends Camacho | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Honduran Habano Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran Size: 5.75 x 54 Body: Mild/Medium Price: $3.50 by the box It is a very rustic looking cigar. There are open seams. Lots of veins. Inconsistent caps; some of them terribly sloppy. But… Read More ›
Carlos Torano Casa Torano | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan, Family Blend of Secret Tobaccos Size: 4.57 x 52 “Robusto” Body: Medium Price: $5.00 Ever been to a Torano event at your local B & M? If you have, and lucky enough… Read More ›
J. Fuego Origen Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Costa Rican Corojo Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, Mexican Size: 6 x 54 “Toro Grande” Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 From the Fuego web site: “The Fuego family has been in the business of growing, blending, and rolling cigars… Read More ›
Sosa Limitado Stout Torpedo | Sosa Cigars
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan, Ecuadorian Size: 7 x 54 “Torpedo” Body: Full Price: $15.00 I spoke to Arby Sosa of Antillian Cigar Corp. that produces Sosa, Macabi, and Imperio Cubana Cigars. But before I get into… Read More ›
Romeo Y Julieta Reserva Real Maduro | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Mexican San Andreas Morron Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 “Robusto” Body: Medium Price: $6.25 by the box I started this review about two months ago and stopped dead in my tracks when I realized that… Read More ›
La Palina Classic Lancero | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Brazilian Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 38 “Lancero” Body: Medium Price: $8.00 This latest addition to the La Palina Classic line has siblings of a corona size and a short robusto size. This brings the total… Read More ›
La Riqueza | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 48 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 ($5.25 each by the box at Atlantic Cigars) You won’t find this box pressed 2008 cigar around much. Pete Johnson has reduced the amount… Read More ›
Monte by Montecristo | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo & Dominican Olor Filler: Dominican Size: 5.5 x 48 “Conde” Body: Medium/Full Price: $8.25 in boxes of 16 I’ve had this cigar marinating in my humidor for about 2 months. Only one. I picked… Read More ›
Sosa Underground | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano – OR- Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 41 “Perfecto- Delphic” Body: Full Price: $6.50 I would like to thank Arby Sosa for the samples. I was given one of each blend. Both the… Read More ›
Edgar Hoill OSOK Callejero Shaggy | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 48 “Perfecto-Shaggy Foot” Body: Full Price: $9.00 I received two samples of what I believe are the Edgar Hoill OSOK Callejero. The good folks at CLE sent some samples, but… Read More ›
Rocky Patel Platinum | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro Binder: Mexican San Andres Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 50 “Robusto” Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 by the box at CI….. $7.75 by the box at BestCigarPrices.com Yesterday, I reviewed the pre-release of the Rocky Patel Royale…. Read More ›
Alec Bradley Tempus Robolo | Cigar Review
Wrapper: Honduran ’98 Criollo Binder: Honduran ‘98 Criollo Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 4.5 x 60 “Robolo” Body: Medium/Full Price: $6.75 by the box 2008 was the year that the Alec Bradley Tempus was born. And in that year, Cigar Aficionado… Read More ›
