Jason Zahner
Reposado en Cedros
Cigar Stats: The Reposado en Cedros filler is Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Dominican (Piloto Cubano), the binder is a Connecticut Broadleaf, and the wrapper is a specially aged and treated Ecuadorian Sumatra. It is offered in three sizes: Sueno (5.25×54, MSRP $6.69), Liso (7×49, MSRP $6.99), and today’s selection, a figurado called Marco (6.25×54, MSRP $7.29).
Macanudo Cafe Gigante
When you think of the Macanudo brand of cigars, you will most likely think of a smoking experience that’s on the mild end of the taste spectrum. And while Macanudo has lately been making an effort to broaden its portfolio of offerings, its bread-and-butter products remain mild-tasting sticks such as the Cafe. While this cigar [...]
C&C Corojo
In an effort to blend affordability with premium craftsmanship, Joe Chiusano, the former president of Cusano Cigars, (purchased by Davidoff in 2009) co-founded C&C Cigars. C&C Cigars, handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, are available in Corojo, along with Connecticut and Maduro, which I will be reviewing later this year.
CAO La Traviata Luminoso
The past few weeks, this one notwithstanding, have been heaven-sent for New England cigar smokers. What’s better than to find the time to sit outdoors, feel the warmth of the sun, and light up? It’s the simple things that most of us crave, after all. But even then, the most precious commodity is usually time. [...]
Gurkha Seduction
Since being named President and CEO of Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc. (formerly Beach Cigar Group), Gary Hyams (formerly of CAO), has overseen three new realeases: the Cellar Reserve (to be reviewed here in the future), the Royal Challenge (previously reviewed), and today’s cigar of choice, the Seduction.
Paul Stulac Skull Maduro
Paul Stulac’s cigar odyssey is an impressive one – from cigar store owner to cigar maker – and his initial offerings clearly make an impression, from presentation to taste. His first line comes with distinctive names (Skull, Angel, Ghost, Phantom, Cross), label designs (think “goth”), and shapes (box press). In short, you will have no [...]
Angelenos Robusto Gordo JM
Cigar fanciers know the rock stars of the industry are the guys who put together the blends and produce the sticks – the likes of A.J. Fernandez and E.P. Carillo. But every once in a great while, a cigar maker will look for a real star, as in movie star, to be the front man [...]
Rock-A-Feller Cigars
International Tobacco Partners has teamed with Jeffrey Avo Uvezian, son of famed cigar maker Avo Uvezian, to produce a premium cigar line called Rock-A-Feller Cigars. From the inner lid of each box: “Rock-A-Feller cigars exemplify prestige and exquisite taste blended in an incomparable combination of perfectly aged tobaccos. Inspired by the era known as the [...]
Torano Master
Our latest review, a collaberation between Charlie Torano, president of the Torano Family Cigar Company, and master cigar roller Felipe Sosa, (hence the cigar’s name) recently earned itself a spot on Cigar Aficionado’s Best Bargain Cigars of 2011.
Emilio Cigars AF1
The AF1, by the fast-starting Emilio Cigars outfit, is a testament to the maxim that two heads are better than one. The line is the brainchild of Gary Griffith, the guiding force of Emilio, and master blender and cigar maker A.J. Fernandez, for whom the product is named. Fernandez has conjured up a host of [...]
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