June 2008

The Cigar Jack Show Episode 002

June 28, 2008

Alright I’m in a real rush to get this posted so I won’t have a chance to post all the links mentioned in this episode. This week’s guests were Brian and Jerry from Stogie Review. We did have some trouble with the audio echoing. Right Click Here and Save As to Download the Episode or [...]

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Out of Town for a Few Days

June 27, 2008

My Grandfather passed away today so I’m going to be out of town for a few days. I’ve asked Alex and Daniel to keep an eye on the site and update the site with any news that comes out in the next few days. Thank you everyone that offered up their prayers and sympathy the [...]

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La Tradicion Cubana Re-Launches Great Pyramid

June 27, 2008

Just got some details from Luis on the release of the Great Pyramid. I told Brian over at Stogie Review I’m going to make him smoke one of these. Tabacalera LTC S.A., a subsidiary of La Tradicion Cubana Inc., re-introduces “The Great Pyramid”. First introduced in 2001 production was at a still after a devastating [...]

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Cigar Review: Punch Gran Cru Maduro Robusto

June 27, 2008

I seem to always go for the lesser known stuff lately, so I’m making an effort over the next couple of weeks to review a few of the easier recognized names in the cigar industry. I started it off last week with hitting up Padron and CAO, this week I’m taking a look at some of the different Punch Cigars out there. The first one on the list is the Punch Gran Cru Maduro.

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Cigar Review: Ashton ESG 20 Year Salute

June 26, 2008

According to Ashton Cigar’s website, the Estate Sun Grown was developed to celebrate their 20 years in the business, and is constructed with “a unique Dominican wrapper grown on the Chateau de la Fuente farm in the Dominican Republic.” I’ve never had a chance to sample one of these, as it’s out of my usual price range, but my lovely bride purchased one for me as a birthday gift, so I mixed myself up a mint julep and smoked this one on a lovely, cool summer evening.

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Cigar Review: Bobalu 91 Aged Dominican toro

June 25, 2008

Once again, I find myself back with a cigar from the Austin, Tex.-based Bobalu Cigar Company. Bobalu rolls about a dozen of its own lines, and the company prides itself on its rollers. (Check out the RollerCam live stream here.)

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Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta 1875 Cedros Deluxe No 2

June 24, 2008

I haven’t really had much of an opportunity to try out the Romeo Y Julieta line, which is odd considering how ubiquitous it is. But I recently had a birthday and one of the nice side effects of being known as a cigar smoker is that I have a tendency to get lots of cigars as gifts. This was a gift from my parents, and I was eager to try it out.

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Cigar Review: Cubao No 1

June 23, 2008

Well I’m not sure if this is more of a treat for me or you. I got my hands on the new cigar from EO Brands. 601 Cigars were featured at one of the weekly tastings put on by The Party Source. Eddie Ortega showed up for the event and handed me a couple of these. He warned me to let them rest a few days before trying them as they were fresh off the rolling table. It was a long wait, I’m not a very patient person. Well I finally gave and lit the first one up last week, and lit the final one up today.

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Cigar News for June 22

June 22, 2008

Just a couple of items I’ve been meaning to talk about, but because I’ve been a bit lazy, I’m just now getting to it. Heather Haddad of Fumée World has launched a non-profit group for Women Cigar Smokers. The group is looking to provide information for our cigar smoking Sisters of the Leaf and a [...]

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Padron 3000 Comparison Reviews

June 22, 2008

Keeper’s of the Flame has been doing a really cool run down of the Padron Thousand Series of cigars. I got invited to help out with the Padron 3000 which went up yesterday.

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