Mike Bellody and MLB Cigar Ventures has once again taken the lead in a crowded boutique cigar market with the latest introduction to their lineup the Imperia Adventador. You may have read about two years ago that the company’s original Imperia blend grabbed the cigar world by surprise and made numerous top cigar lists, including Read more about Imperia Adventador Cigar Review – A Must Have in Your Humidor[…]
Bill Ives and Juan Cancel from the Cubariqueño Cigar Company have made quite a name for themselves recently with the introductions of the Protocol and the Probable Cause cigar lines. If you are following this young brand closely, you may have noticed a trend in the names of the cigar blends. If you sit back and think Read more about Protocol Themis Cigar Review – Let there be justice![…]
As we ended 2016 and moved half way through 2017, there has been a plethora of Connecticut Wrapped cigars hitting the market. Last year Glenn Case and his Kristoff Boutique Cigar company introduced one, known simply as the Kristoff Connecticut. Of course this is unlike most Connecticut wrapped cigars on the market. As you will read, Read more about Kristoff Connecticut Cigar Review – Is this really a Connecticut?[…]
Jon Huber and The Crowned Heads cigar company is giving us another kick in the head with the latest release of the Four Kicks Mule Kick 2017 limited edition cigar. It has been a few years since the company has released an amped up version of their classic Four Kicks line. It has been 5 Read more about The Crowned Heads Four Kicks Mule Kick 2017 LE Cigar Review[…]
A few months ago I was notified I placed #2 in the Ambassador Cigars and Spirits Lounge, March Madness contest and received a gift certificate for the shop. Now not knowing the next time I would be in the Troy, MI – I contacted the Ambassador team and asked if they would cash in my certificate Read more about Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Double Edged Sword Cigar Review – A Connoisseur’s Cigar[…]
Now that we reviewed the Zlatno Sonce, a truly feisty blonde introduction from Riste Risteski and Jas Sum Kral, it is time to tone it down a bit with the company’s second release for 2017 – the Crna Nok. Now let’s just be clear here, if you walk in a humidor and see the two new introductions Read more about Crna Nok by Jas Sum Kral Cigar Review[…]
It’s Memorial Day weekend and that means it is time to honor our fallen soldiers,the men and women and their families, who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms we enjoy in our great country. So as you read this take a moment of silence to reflect…. Memorial Day is also the official start Read more about Bobalu Cigars Sun Grown Review – A Pure Nicaraguan Beauty![…]
We have all come to know Riste Risteski, the large Macedonian man, that took the cigar world by storm with his Jas Sum Kral brand. His inaugural Red Knight cigar certainly set the bar for him and his young company. Many wondered if such a young company could survive in the post FDA regulation era, but Riste Read more about Zlatno Sonce Cigar Review – Jas Sum Kral Offers a Blonde to Remember[…]
Founded in 1903, the La Aurora factory is the oldest in the Dominican Republic. The company was started by an 18 year man, Eduardo León Jimenes, who had tobacco knowledge in his genes since birth. Eduardo’s father and grandfather were both tobacco growers and taught him all the traditions he needed to be successful. That knowledge, Read more about La Aurora 1987 Connecticut Cigar Review[…]
I am currently on vacation in Paris this week and thought it would make sense to talk about one of the 2016 Crowned Heads Cigars introductions, Le Carême . The cigar gets its name from, and pays tribute to, Marie Antoine Carême. If you like those wonderful French cream sauces and soufflés, then you can Read more about Crowned Heads Le Carême Cigar Review[…]
Last year I had the great pleasure of visiting Tabacalera El Artista S.R.L in the Dominican Republic. I was able to walk the fields and processing facilities while meeting with the Radhames family and see everything from seed to palate. El Artista is a full service cigar manufacturer that produces a number of boutique blends for the market.They Read more about Exactus Maduro Cigar Review[…]
Back in 2012, Iconic Leaf Cigar Company announced their inaugural line of cigars, known as the OTG and it was met with rave reviews. That reception prompted the company to announce their 2nd release, the Recluse Draconian, at the 2013 IPCPR in Las Vegas. It is at this show where I met the Iconic Leaf Cigars Read more about Recluse Draconian Cigar Review[…]
Back in August of 2016, we reviewed a delicious robusto from a little company down under, Australia, known as Nicoya Cigars. That cigar was the Nicoya Cigars Robusto Fuerte, one of two blends, introduced to me, by company owner Gerard Hayes at the IPCPR. Today I would like to take another trip down under and Read more about Nicoya Robusto Medio Cigar Review – A trip down under.[…]
When my son Dominic was a young boy, he and I began to study Tae Kwon Do together. It was my first experience at martial arts. It is called an art because it is not really about fighting but more about choreographed moves of kicks, strikes, punches, and jumps. You had to learn not only Read more about Ventura Cigars Archetype – Axis Mundi – Are You Centered?[…]