One of the cigars that we were lucky enough to try during the PCA Trade Show 2021 was the Lampert 1675 Edición AZUL Both myself and Tim were impressed when we first smoked it. Impressed enough to add it to our list of cigars to watch for after the trade show. For those who may…
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Previous Next Cigar Notes Construction Poor Flavor Wood/Earth Strength Medium Enjoyment Average Wrapper: Costa Rica Binder: Costa Rica Filler: Costa Rica Length:Â 3-1/2 Ring Guage:Â 54 Vitola:Â Petit Corona MSRP:Â $22 Packaged in boxes of 25, the El Septimo Small Saber Blue packs a bit of a punch. An addition to . . . This content and more is…
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If you were unaware Cohetes, is literally translated to mean “rocket”. However, a Cohetes is not just any rocket. They are what can best be described as an exploding bottle rocket. Traditionally made and used in Nicaragua on December the 8th at dawn and noon to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and call…
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Previous Next Cigar Notes Construction Good Flavor Chocolate Strength Medium-Full Enjoyment Good Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Guage: 50 Vitola: Toro MSRP:Â Around $12.00 The Arrington Vineyard Double W is one of those cigar that falls into the category of “If you know, you know.” Sold only . . . This…
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The first time I had heard about the Fiat Lux was at the PCA 2021 Trade Show in Las Vegas. It was Day 0 and Tim and I had been running around trying to get the lay of the land and set up interviews for the week. It was a blur of over 20k steps,…
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Previous Next Cigar Notes Construction Good Flavor Earth / Cedar / Cocoa Strength Medium Enjoyment Good Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Length:Â 6″ Ring Guage:Â 48 Vitola:Â Carona Gorda MSRP:Â $8.75 Originally I was gifted an Umbagog by a Brother of the Leaf and I really enjoyed it. Enough to drop a small . . . This…
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Previous Next Cigar Notes Construction Good Flavor Wet Diaper Strength Mild Enjoyment Bad Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Nicaragua & Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan & Dominican Length:Â 6″ Ring Guage:Â 50 Vitola:Â Toro MSRP:Â $8.50 Lit-er-a-lly the worst. If I ended up in Hell, it would take me at least five minutes to . . . This content and more is currently…
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Previous Next Cigar Notes Construction Average Flavor White Pepper Strength Full Enjoyment Good Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Ometepe, Esteli, Condega, + 2 secret fillers Length:Â 5.5 Ring Guage:Â 46 Vitola:Â Corona MSRP:Â $9.00 Released in August 2014 in regular production, the Nomad C-276 was launched in all box-pressed . . . This content and more is…
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Let’s Hear It For The Girls! About 2 percent of U.S. women say they smoke cigars, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, but that’s about 3.2 million women. (In the 1990s, Cigar Aficionado reported, market research showed that women comprised only one-tenth of one percent of the total U.S. cigar market.) Â …
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Previous Next Cigar Notes Construction Average Flavor Chocolate/Earth Strength Medium-full to Full Enjoyment Average Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua Length: 5-1/2″ Ring Guage: 52 Vitola: Robusto MSRP: $10.50 Hamlet Paredes is probably most well-known for his time blending and rolling Cuban cigars. Now though . . . This content and more…
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