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Cigar Review: Bobalu 91 Aged Dominican toro

June 25, 2008

Once again, I find myself back with a cigar from the Austin, Tex.-based Bobalu Cigar Company. Bobalu rolls about a dozen of its own lines, and the company prides itself on its rollers. (Check out the RollerCam live stream here.)

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Cigar Review: Avalon Juke Series Ebony

April 29, 2008

I had never heard of Avalon Cigars until recently, when I read this post over at the Stogie Review. This company, which seems to be relatively new, is all about the Web, and perhaps is trying to market itself to the MySpace crowd.

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Black Cat Cigar Co. Domincans No. 2 Cigar Review

April 1, 2008

The Philly-based Black Cat Cigar Co. seems to have a knack for nabbing blue-chip cigar blenders for its house brands. A few weeks ago, I reviewed the company’s Rey Miguel, a Pepin Garcia-made offering. Now, it’s time for the Black Cat Dominicans, a line made by Henke Kelner, blender and manufacturer for the famous Davidoff and AVO brands.

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El Mejor Emerald Toro Cigar Review

March 27, 2008

Brand: El Mejor Cigars Line: Emerald Vitola: Toro 6 x 52 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Honduran Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Full-to-full Box Price: $69.50 (Box of 20) I’m relatively new to the cigar world, so I haven’t seen too many crazy-looking cigars. So when I got my hands on the El Mejor Emerald, [...]

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Tabacos de la Cordillera Fundacion Ancestral Pinar del Rio 1941 Torpedo Cigar Review

March 26, 2008

Brand: Tabacos de la Cordillera Line: Fundacion Ancestral Pinar del Rio 1941 Vitola: Torpedo 6 x 52 Origin: Costa Rica Wrapper: Costa Rican Binder: Costa Rican Filler: Costa Rican Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium-to-full Box Price: $296.25 (Box of 25) (That’s a long name for a cigar, isn’t it?) Tabacos de la Cordillera is an interesting, [...]

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Cuba Libre Magnum Cigar Review

March 24, 2008

Well, that’s probably a stretch, but the Cuba Libre is a fairly new offering from Plasencia, who left Cuba at a young age, and is being offered at a decent price pretty much all over the Web. (Thanks to Steve from Cigars International for getting this out to me.)

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Featured on the Cigar Alliance podcast

March 20, 2008

A few weeks back, I spoke with Chris from Cigar Alliance for his podcast. Well, the show is finally out, and you can check it out here or on iTunes.

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Nat Sherman V.I.P. Selection Carnegie Cigar Review

March 17, 2008

Another day, another Nat Sherman. Oh well, things could be worse.

This time, it’s the Nat Sherman V.I.P. Selection. As you’d imagine, for a cigar with vitolas named after famous New Yorkers like Andrew Carnegie, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan, it’s a luxurious smoke.

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Have you ever read Cigar Insider?

March 13, 2008

Have you ever picked up or read a copy of Cigar Insider? How many of you subscribe to it? What makes it worth $50 a year? Is it worth that much? I’m not trying to bash Cigar Aficionado or any of the people there. I think they’re great writers that put together some stellar editorial [...]

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Rey Miguel Toro by Pepin Garcia Cigar Review (Black Cat Cigar Co.)

March 10, 2008

Brand: Black Cat Cigar Company Line: Rey Miguel Vitola: Toro 6 x 50 Origin: United States Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $164.95 (Box of 25) I’ve been reviewing some local and boutique stores lately. The Bobalu Cigar Co. is one. Nat Sherman is another. I’ll be coming back [...]

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