Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Intrepido
Monday, December 7th, 2009CAO’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 [...]
Cigar Review: Carlos Torano "Our Roots Run Deep Tour" Blend
Monday, May 11th, 2009My notes were a little sparse on this one, but considering it was a limited release just for the tour it might be a bit hard to come by. One of the first stops of the Torano “Our Roots Run Deep Tour” was at The Party Source’s weekly cigar tasting. The Torano family has always made solid cigars, but Miguel our local sales rep was nice enough to hook me up with three pack of the tour blend.
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Trilogy Native Cameroon Robusto
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Brand: Alec Bradley
Line: Trilogy Native Cameroon
Vitola: Robusto (5 x 50)
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Cameroon
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Nicaraguan, Italian
Body: Medium
Strength: Medium
Box Price: $72.00 (Box of 20)
(This is the first of three reviews for Alec Bradley’s Trilogy line of cigars: the Native Cameroon, the Corojo and the Exotic Maduro.)
I don’t smoke too many sticks with Cameroon binders. The last [...]
Cigar Review: La Aurora Connoisseur Selection Cameroon
Monday, June 16th, 2008
I’ve done the Brazil and the Corojo so today I move on to the La Aurora Connoisseur Selection Cameroon. One of my favorite Cameroon wrappered cigars is made by La Aurora so I was eager to give this one a try. My one fear is that the Corojo would over power the Cameroon. So let’s get started…
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