Cigar Review

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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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: Liga Privada T-52

November 21, 2009

Brand: Drew Estate Line: Liga Privada Vitola: Toro; 6 x 52 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: American Habano Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, Dominican Body: Full Strength: Full Price: About $10-$13 I’ve recently been hanging out more at TESA Cigars in Chicago, and the folks there carry their own sticks and Drew Estate exclusively. So, [...]

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Cigar Review: Gurkha Micro Batch VH-7

September 29, 2009

Brand: Gurkha Cigars Line: Micro Batch Vitola: Liga VH-7 (Toro; 6 x 50) Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Jamastran Habano Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, Dominican Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium Cigar stores are a great place to hang out and pick up a stick or two, but when you’re buying in bulk, it’s difficult to resist the [...]

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Cigar Review: Perdomo Gran Cru Maduro

August 4, 2009

Alright, you’ve probably noticed my reviews have been getting a bit shorter lately. I’m trying to find a good balance between detail and length. I’ve smoked all of the available sizes over the past few weeks in both the maduro and natural wrappers. The Gran Cru is a Nicaraguan Puro from Perdomo’s 2004 crop. [...]

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Cigar Review: Casa Gomez Cigars

July 27, 2009

Loren over at Casa Gomez Cigars sent me a few cigars awhile back and as I reached for the last one in my humidor I hadn’t reviewed it yet. Time to get back on the ball and getting a weekly review out! The Casa Gomez line is made for Casa Gomez Cigar by Tabacalera LTC. [...]

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Cigar Review: The Louixs cigar

July 22, 2009

I recently smoked the Louixs for Asylum Magazine. Here’s an excerpt of my review: It’s good to feel like a big macher every once in a while. When you spend a little extra money on the finer things in life — a fine scotch, a Swiss watch, a luxury car — and you get a [...]

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2008 Punch Election

February 19, 2009

These have been sitting in my humidor for a couple of weeks as I waited to get some time to smoke these two back to back. Punch has a package of two cigars, Candidate A and Candidate B. You smoke them, send in a card and let them know which one you like better. Both [...]

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Casa Fuente Pyramid #2 Cigar Review (Arturo Fuente)

February 4, 2009

Brand: Arturo Fuente Line: Casa Fuente Vitola: Pyramid #2 (Torpedo – 6.38 x 52) Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Body: Medium Strength: Medium Viva Las Vegas. I recently took my second trip to Sin City to moderate a panel at CES2009, but before I left, I stopped over at Casa Fuente [...]

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