A nice cold front moved into central Florida this weekend and took the humidity down and lowered the heat. The Gar Cave is quite comfortable on these wonderful autumn nights in Florida. A good evening to cook a steak on the grill and afterword a enjoy a tasty smoke. This evening I chose the La Read more about La Palina El Diario KBII Corona – Cigar Review[…]
Sitting here in the Gar-cave watching my NE Patriots play the Chiefs. I reached into the humidor and pulled out a Room 101 Big Payback 6×60 Hueso. In case you did not know, the word Hueso translates in Spanish to “bone”, but more important to this article, it translates to Cocksucker in the urban dictionary. Read more about Room 101 Big Payback Hueso “Cocksucker” – Cigar Review[…]
So here I relax in my Gar Cave again on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I was thinking of what to smoke and decided on the Valentia Torpedo. A little background on the Valentia Cigar Company: Valentia is a new boutique cigar company (founded in 2013) based out of Farmingdale NY on Long Island. I met Read more about Valentia Torpedo – Cigar Review[…]
It’s in the genes. It was fifty years ago when Lou Rodriguez father came to the United States. Lou learned the qualities of making cigars from his father and the latest creation, the Lou Rod, introduced at this year’s IPCPR in Las Vegas is a testament to this. The Lou rod a 6×60 beast constructed Read more about Lou Rodriguez – Lou Rod – Cigar Review[…]
Sometimes a classic is just that, a creation that has set a standard, judged over time to be of high quality and outstanding. The Nomad Classic Rambler is truly a classic. Introduced by Fred Rewey of Nomad Cigars, as part of their “Classic” line of cigars in 2012 the inaugural year for Nomad Cigars. Although only 2 Read more about Nomad Classic Rambler – Cigar Review[…]
This past week I was visiting Detroit and my good friend Roman (AKA Trident) from Cigar Fellas, gifted me a Fallen Angel cigar to try. The Fallen Angel is an A J Fernandez cigar that is hard to come by and I really appreciate being turned on to it. After a long week of business Read more about Fallen Angel – Cigar Review[…]
The Swinger Cigar Company is a new boutique company based out Michigan. Their current line of cigars are primarily targeted to golfers, but that does not mean you have to hit the links to enjoy a Swinger cigar. They currently have two blends available, the Front 9 and the Back 9. Each blend comes in three vitolas: Par Read more about Swinger Cigar Back 9 – Cigar Review[…]
It was 1968 when Johnny Cash sang Cocaine Blues at Folsom State Prison. Now, 46 years later, the Crowned Heads cigar company, based in Nashville, released their tribute to Johnny Cash, the Jericho Hill. Crowned Heads are known for using musical references for their cigars. The Headley Grange is a reference to the old English Read more about Crowned Heads Jericho Hill – Cigar Review[…]
As I sit here on the lawn bench at my sister-in-laws house, I relax after a long relaxing weekend on Long Island. I decided to end my trip with one of Fred Rewey’s Nomad cigars the S-307. This is a beautifully constructed box pressed Sumatra wrapped torpedo. The wrapper is a velvety chestnut-brown with a Read more about Nomad S-307 Cigar Review[…]
We just got home from a big Greek dinner at Niki’s in Melbourne FL. We were sending my step daughter off to her junior year of college and the celebration took us all the way through dessert. I told my wife I needed a good after dinner stick after that meal. When we got home, Read more about AJ Fernandez New World – Cigar Review – Get Some Satisfaction[…]
Espinosa Habano La Zona Toro A long week of work and I decided to relax this evening with a Espinosa Habano La Zona cigar. These cigars were the first to be manufactured in Erik Espinosa’s new “La Zona” factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. The tribute to which is adorned with a label at the foot of the stick. Now of course we Read more about Espinosa Habano La Zona Toro – Cigar Review[…]
E.P. Carrillo – La Historia It’s not every day that I smoke a cigar and can honestly say the manufacturer’s description, if it is posted, lives up to what I sense upon my palate. Today I chose the E.P. CarrillLa Historia 6 7/8 X 54 E-III vitola. The La Historia is a boxed pressed cigar, constructed from Nicaraguan filler Read more about E.P. Carrillo – La Historia Cigar Review[…]
A review of the Bill Bromley “Butter” Cigar At this years IPCPR I was fortunate to speak to many of the movers and shakers in our industry. I also spent some quality time with some of the not so famous , that is for now, boutique companies. One of these companies is Bill Bromley Cigars, I know , Read more about Bill Bromley Butter – Cigar Review[…]
Villiger Cigars – Cabareté Maduro I finally decided to open the sample pack from Villiger Cigars I received at this years IPCPR and run the Cabareté Maduro through the Stogie Press test. The Cabarete is one of the 3 new lines of cigars Villiger has introduced in 2014. The other 2 are the Trill the Cuellar Connecticut Kreme. They are the first new lines for Read more about Villiger Cigars Cabareté Maduro – Cigar Review[…]