Hiram & Solomon Cigars may not have been a cigar household name but that is certainly starting to change as they have increased their offerings. At the 2016 IPCPR they introduced three new lines to their portfolio. One of those, the Traveling Man made our top 25 boutique cigars for 2016. Today I have the pleasure Read more about The Shriner from Hiram & Solomon Cigars – Cigar Review[…]
Isabela Cigar Company is the brainchild of Johnny Piette who got his introduction to cigars through legendary Cuban Master Vicente Ortiz. They met in Miami’s Little Havana in 1997 at Vincente’s Flagler Street “fabrica”. Johnny describes that meeting on the Isabella website: The rich sweet smells of fresh tobaccos and chatter of ex-pat Cubans in Read more about Isabela Cigars Serpentine 2016 Cigar Review[…]
This time last year, I took a little trip, with some cigar pals, to the Dominican Republic. The week was packed with learning and meeting some of the best the island nation had to offer. During that week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Davidoff Cigar Lounge in Santiago. It was there that we met Read more about Davidoff Yamasa – A Dream Come True – Cigar Review[…]
It was back in May of last year when we posted the press release on the latest creation from Juan Cancel and Cubariqueño Cigar Company – the Protocol Probable Cause. I have wanted to treat my palate to this second creation from Juan Cancel and Bill Ives ever since. Lucky for me, there would be no more Read more about Protocol Probable Cause Cigar Review[…]
Michel de Nostredame, or as we have come to know him, Nostradamus, wrote in his work Les Propheties: When fat pigs fly Kings tremble Bells ring And the people rejoice This is a quatrain derived from the legend of Carcassonne, France, a city that dates back to 3500 BC. I know this, because I once visited the ancient, Read more about Liga Privada T52 Flying Pig Cigar Review – When Pigs Fly![…]
Padilla Cigar Company was showing off a number of new blends and vitolas at the 2016 IPCPR. The portfolio was increased by 25 vitolas across 5 lines. One of those lines was the Padilla Anniversary – a cigar to celebrates 14 years in business. The presentation of the Padilla Anniversary is stunning, wrapped in a Read more about Padilla Anniversary Rough Cut Cigar Review[…]
Sometimes in the cigar world, manufacturers and brand owners decide to twilight a particular blend, much to the dismay of the consumer who enjoyed it so much. In the case of My Father Cigars and their Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro, the consumer stepped in, by virtue of Atlantic Cigars. You see, when My Read more about Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro Cigar Review[…]
Lanceros, a vitola that some really enjoy and others seem to shy away from. As for me, I like a good lancero, it is an elegant cigar and when properly constructed, it burns beautifully and flavorful. Today, I would like to discuss the Iconic Leaf Recluse Amadeus Lancero. At this past years IPCPR, Iconic Leaf added some Read more about Recluse Amadeus Lancero Cigar Review[…]
A hundred and seven years (107), that is a long time to be in business. Two World wars, revolutions, rise and fall of nations. A lot happens in 107 years, and in the cigar business that is more than one lifetime. In fact, with the many ebbs and tides, regulations, and laws in the tobacco Read more about La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2006 Cigar Review[…]
It was the year 1932, the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth, Charles Lindbergh, Jr. was kidnapped, comedian Jack Benny’s radio show airs for the first time, Amelia Earhart flies from the United States to Northern Ireland, the first gas tax in the United States is created, Babe Ruth makes his famous called shot in the fifth inning of game Read more about Padilla 1932 Cigar Review – A Classic Reborn[…]
It is said “blondes have more fun”, and this past year, Dean Parsons, from Epic Cigars, showed just how much fun a blonde can be. Adding to the already successful line of Maduro and Corojo cigars, Dean introduced the La Rubia, his latest creation, at the 2016 IPCPR. La Rubia translates to “The Blonde” in Read more about Epic La Rubia Rough Cut Cigar Review[…]
Ah, just what to Doctor ordered on a crisp January morning here in Central Florida. Today’s prescription was ordered by Dr. El Diablo Blanco – it says right on the prescription wrapped around this smooth light tan Ecuadorian Connecticut cigar from Ventura Cigars. The original Pysko Seven was introduced two years ago and then followed Read more about Psyko Seven Connecticut Cigar Review[…]
By now, if you are serious cigar smoker you have seen and even may have tried the Leaf by Oscar line of cigars. You know the ones I am talking about, those beautiful specimens of rolled leaf preserved in a tobacco leaf instead of a cellophane sheath. Well, one of the men behind that creation, Read more about The Oscar Habano Cigar Review[…]
I was digging through my humidor this evening after dinner looking for something to smoke and came across the El Galan Semilla Cubana Maduro. Maybe it was the beautiful band or perhaps the dark brown, aged, oily and mottled, maduro wrapper that got my attention. All I know, it stood out in the field of cigar Read more about El Galan Semilla Cubana Maduro Cigar Review[…]