Cigar Reviews

Cigar Review: J. Fuego 777 Corojo Corona

October 12, 2009

I haven’t had a chance to try all the sizes of this cigar yet as I typically tend to pick this one up while on my lunch break so I typically choose the 46 X 5.5 Corona. The cigar features a Brazilian Corojo Wrapper, a Nicaraguan Corojo Binder and Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo for the [...]

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Cigar Review: Cain Maduro

October 7, 2009

I’ve smoke quite a few of the Cain Maduro over the past month, trying the three different sizes and determining which I liked best and nailing down the flavors. With work finally caught up and taking a week of vacation time to get busy with the site again.   Cain Cigars are made from a [...]

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Cigar Review: New Canimao Maduro

June 7, 2009

I don’t have many of the details on this cigar. It is the latest cigar from Canimao and Mel was kind enough to send me a few samples. As with the last Canimao cigar I reviewed the cigar is rolled in Miami and the construction is great. The original Canimao was a good mild to [...]

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Cigar Review: Carlos Torano "Our Roots Run Deep Tour" Blend

May 11, 2009

My 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.

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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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Cigar Review: Perdomo Squared Maduro

January 8, 2009

Company: Perdomo Line: Perdomo2 (Squared) Maduro Vitola: Robusto 5 X 50 Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Flavor: Medium-Full Strength: Medium-Full Price: $136.50 (Box of 40) I used to smoke this cigar all the time when it was originally released, but eventually I gave up on them. I just had too much trouble [...]

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Cigar Review: Tatuaje Black Label

December 23, 2008

Brand: Tatuaje Line: Black Label Vitola: 5 5/8 x 46 Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Flavor: Full Strength: Medium Price: $12 per cigar, $288 per bundle Description: I had a wonderful gift sent to me from a fellow BOTL a few weeks ago (thanks Casey). I wanted to let it rest for [...]

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Cigar Review: Gurkha Black Dragon Imperial Presidente

December 2, 2008

Brand: Gurkha Cigars Line: Black Dragon Vitola: Imperial Presidente (Double Corona; 7 x 56) Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan, Peruvian Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium Gurkha hosted an event a couple of months ago at a local store, so I decided to splurge a bit. What cigar did I pick up? The Black [...]

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Cigar Review: Outlaw Padilla Miami 8&11

October 29, 2008

Brand: Padilla Line: Miami 8&11 Vitola: Toro 6×54 Origin: Miami Wrapper: Corojo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Flavor: Full Strength: Medium – Full Price: $11 per cigar Description: I received a box in the mail a couple of months ago containing an Outlaw 2007 "Bad to the Bone Tour Pack" from the Outlaw Cigar Company in [...]

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Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Trilogy Native Cameroon Robusto

October 16, 2008

Brand: 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.) [...]

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