August 2008

Alec Bradley Tempus – Cigar Links Edition 19

August 29, 2008

Well it has been awhile since I’ve done a cigar links wrap up so I thought I’d resurrect it for one of my favorite new cigars to come out this year. Originally I got to try the Alec Bradley Tempus just before it was released and really enjoyed it. My local shop recently picked up the Tempus and I got a chance to try the Lancero.

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Guest Review: La Gloria Cubana Wavell

August 28, 2008

Tony submitted this review as part of the Show Us Your Camacho Contest. You still have a few days left to enter. Company: General Cigar Line: La Gloria Cubana Vitola: Wavell 5 x 50 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican Flavor: Medium – Full Strength: Medium Price: $73.00 (Box of 25) Time: 2:05pm Temperature: [...]

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Cigar Review: Kristoff Criollo Churchill

August 26, 2008

Daniel did a great job reviewing the Kristoff Criollo Churchill back in July so I’m only going to really touch briefly on this cigar.

This rustic looking cigar is very well made and has a nice heft to it. The draw started off a little tight, but opened up nicely in the first inch. The ash was a bit loose and I knocked it off on the table a couple of times.

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Cigar Review: Dona Flor Selecao Robusto

August 25, 2008

Another Cigar I picked up while at the IPCPR Tradeshow in Las Vegas. This cigar has been on my must try again list ever since I’d gotten my hands on one over a year ago. The Selecao got a 92 rating in Cigar Aficionado so it could get even harder to find.

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Cigar Review: Jameson Black Label

August 22, 2008

I reviewed the original Jameson Red Label awhile back. While it was an enjoyable smoke, it was something I really had to be in the mood to smoke. Brad from Jameson Cigars and Luis Sanchez from La Tradicion Cubana reblended the Red Label and launched the Black Label at the IPCPR Trade Show. I’ll be hitting the newly reblended Red Label in the next couple of weeks. Right not I’m taking a look at the Brazilian wrappered Black Label.

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2008 IPCPR Sampler Pack

August 21, 2008

Typically I don’t post these, but this is a sweet deal worth checking out. This is one of my local shops that if my wife knew how much I spent there she would kill me. RTDA SAMPLER 2008 10 Pack We’ve put together the Best of the RTDA. A sampler with what we thought were [...]

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Cigar Review: Kristoff Maduro Churchill

August 21, 2008

The Kristoff lines have been on my list of cigars that I’ve been constantly meaning to try. Thanks to the generous guys over at Exclusive Cigars I got a great selection of samples to try. Daniel tried the Kristoff Criollo awhile back so I’m thought I’d smoke the maduro first.

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Another Way to Enter the August Contest

August 19, 2008

I’m adding another way for you to enter the contest for August and get a chance to win. Get 3 Entries for writing a guest post for the site. It can be about anything that you feel would interest cigar smokers. Email your entry here and leave a comment here saying you submitted a guest [...]

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Cigar Review: Los Blancos Maduro

August 18, 2008

Los Blancos was one of the companies I was making a point to speak with while at the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. It took me until the end of the show to finally get a minute to speak with David Blanco. Unfortunately we didn’t get much time to talk, but I did get a few cigars to try.

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