Cigars

Lunch Break Smoke: EO Brands Nekkid Bundle Toro

July 27, 2010

For some reason I’d missed these at my local shop, perhaps because they can keep them around. Great spicy smoke for an awesome price. I picked up a bundle of them for $28.75. Another reason I’m a huge fan of Erik and Eddie also thanks to Micah at The Party Source for calling my attention [...]

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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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Today’s Smoke Break: J. Fuego Origen

July 22, 2010

Getting ready to write a review so I’d picked this up from The Party Source. Had a Lancero last night and picked this one up for my lunch time smoke while running some errands. Very enjoyable, plenty of spice and flavor.

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Don’t Be A Long Filler Snob

July 20, 2010

When I first got into cigars I tried a couple short and mix filler cigars and they were awful and since then I’ve never touched them as they were either flavorless or downright nasty. Recently though I’ve tried a couple mixed filler cigars (contain both long and short filler) that will be in my regular [...]

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Lunch Break Smoke: Cain F 550

July 20, 2010

A spicy full flavored smoke that easily took my mind off what I’ve been dealing with today. My favorite of the Cain line by far. Not something I’d typically smoke this early in the day, but I wanted something that was bold that demanded you focus on it.

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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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What Do You Consider Expensive?

July 19, 2010

I stopped by my local shop and the guys that work in the humidor were busy and a couple of guys in their 50′s were looking for cigars and they asked what I liked. I pointed out a few in the $4 to $7 range I liked and they complained they were too expensive so [...]

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Toraño Family, Armed With A New Look, Is Back In Control Of Its Own Distribution

July 14, 2010

(Miami, Florida) July 15, 2010—The Toraño Family, makers of some of the finest cigars in the world, is proud to announce that effective August 1st the family will distribute its own brands. To add to this exciting news, Toraño launches a new company name, a new logo and two retail exclusive cigar brands. The company [...]

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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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