Cigar Reviews

Fausto FT140 by Tatuaje Cigars

September 8, 2011

Country of Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Habano Ecuador Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Length: 5 1/2″ Ring: 52 Tasting Notes: Well constructed, honestly I don’t think I’ve ever seen a poorly constructed cigar from Tatuaje. The cigar is firm but has a fantastic draw. I’m picking up some black pepper before lighting it, leaving my mouth tingling. [...]

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Vacation Smoke: Pinar Del Rio 1878 Cubano Especial Connecticut

August 4, 2010

I know this is a newer release from Pinar Del Rio, but I can’t find much information on this cigar except that it is Dominican and Nicaraguan Blend made in Dominican Republic. I picked up a Toro for under $4 as one of the cigars to try on my vacation. Finally getting a moment of [...]

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Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Tabaqueros 650

July 28, 2010

General Cigars Announced the La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Tabaqueros back in April on the Team La Gloria Site. Tonight this was a special cigar presented to us as a surprise at The Party Source’s weekly cigar tasting. Typically I scan through press releases and ignore most of what is said since you can’t smoke [...]

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Cigar Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial

July 25, 2010

The Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial is the second cigar to be blended and released by Jaime Garcia the son of Don Pepin Garcia. Typically I’m not a fan of cigars over a 50 Ring Gauge, but the vitola I reach for most often of this cigar is the 6×54 Toro. The Reserva Especial has dark [...]

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Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Maduro

July 19, 2010

You’ve probably already seen a few reviews of this cigar, but I met with Jon Huber at a local event recently and he sent me a few samples. He mentioned the misplaced band since it came off easy enough I made a quick alteration to repair it. I’m a big fan of the original CAO [...]

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Cigar Review: Perdomo Nick’s Stick Sun Grown

July 12, 2010

I’m finally getting back to writing a review. These cigars recently showed up at my local shop and were recently featured in one of the weekly cigar events. The Nick’s Sticks is a Nicaraguan Puro that is a revival of a cigar made in Nick Perdomo’s first cigar factory in Miami, FL during the mid [...]

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CigarChat Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Favorito

May 11, 2010

Thanks to all of you who participated in last night’s #cigarchat event, which was sponsored by CAO Cigars and Blue Havana cigar shop in Chicago. You can find a full transcript of the conversation here. Here are a few of your tasting notes from the chat (and if you don’t like that, here’s our full [...]

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Cigar Review: Torano Exodus 50 Years

January 15, 2010

Considering I’ve smoked over a box of the Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 50 Years Short Churchills it was time to write the review. I meant to write it about a month ago, but the holidays and the kids bringing home colds to share forced me to cut back on how much I’ve been smoking. The [...]

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CigarChat Cigar Review: Tesa Vintage Especial Torpedo

January 11, 2010

Here are your Twitter reviews from tonight’s #cigarchat event: 1. shiru54: The Vintage Especial form @TesaCigars is a mild smoke w/hints of leather and stronger cedar. mild throughout. # (Link) 2. shiru54: Didn’t heat up till nubby. ash was consistant, but feathery. prob due to me movin round too much. great for new smokers #cigarchat [...]

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Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Intrepido

December 7, 2009

CAO’s latest cigar has a more traditional feel than some of the releases they’ve done in the past few years. La Traviata is an old Cuban brand back from the turn of the 20th Century that began its life in Tabacalera Cubana, Agramonte no. 106. CAO resurrected the brand and tried to stay true to [...]

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