Cigar Review: illusione 4/2g Box Press
So while at IPCPR there were a few people I wanted to run into and one of those was Dion Giolito from illusione. I had gone by his booth a couple of times at the trade show to say hello but each time I...
View ArticleCigar Review: Casa Fernandez Arganorsa Leaf
As the year comes to a close and we are getting ready to release our list of the best cigar of 2010 we find ourselves in a rush to get to some cigars that we missed earlier in the year that had a...
View ArticleTatuaje Tattoo – Cigar Review
People often ask me what does Tatuaje mean when I recommend the cigars, and I always inform them it means Tattoo. In fact in my circle of friends some call Tatuaje, “Tattoo” because it is easier to...
View ArticleCasa Magna Domus Magnus Limitada – Cigar Review
Due to come out in 10 count boxes sometime near the trade show the Casa Magna Domus Magna is made at Plasencia Cigars in Nicaragua. The cigars are blended by Manuel Quesada and the Plasencia family and...
View ArticleFirst Look: Tatuaje Wolfman
If I wasn’t sitting in a cigar shop last night on Long Island, I probably wouldn’t have posted this but since it was a topic of conversation I figured I would write about it. Today on Twitter, Pete...
View ArticleSantos de Miami by Jameson Cigars – Cigar Review
About a week ago I was surfing through some cigar websites when I saw today’s smoke in the photo-stream over at stogiereview.com. The stream located at the bottom of the page had a cigar that used the...
View ArticleSmoke Inn My Father El Hijo – Cigar Review
So far 2011 has been a good vintage for Smoke Inn. Earlier this year the man behind the chain of tobacco shops in Flordia launched the first of his microblend series with the release of the Tatuaje...
View ArticleSan Lotano Oval – Cigar Review
Every March and every October like clockwork I get hit hard with allergies. Add to the fact that while at Little Puff I developed flu like symptoms on the way home and I began to rethink how much I...
View ArticleTAA 2011 Exclusive by Tatuaje – Cigar Review
The TAA stands for the Tobacconist Association of America is based out of Chicago, Illinois and was born in 1968 by visionary retail tobacconist. They meet yearly, with the next meeting in 2012 in Los...
View ArticleTatuaje Wolfman – Cigar Review
Pete Johnson has returned with his version of the Monster Mash…. Each and every Halloween he returns to his lab to create a new monster, and hopefully a graveyard smash. The Wolfman is the 4th release...
View ArticleCAO Flathead 554 (V554 Camshaft) – Cigar Review
One of my first memorable cigar experiences was venturing into Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium- my home shop- and picking out a CAO Brazilia. At the time, I wasn’t all too certain about what style cigar I...
View ArticleCigar Review: Espinosa Maduro
It’s funny when I was a blogger before being an industry insider I thought Erik Espinosa was one of those manufacturers that hated bloggers and didn’t particularly care for me. In fact, shortly after...
View ArticleCigar Review: 1502 Emerald Lancero
Earlier this week Global Premium the company behind the 1502 sent out notice that the Emerald Lancero was shipping to stores and while sitting at Cigar Cellar Lounge my favorite shop in Miami, they...
View ArticleCigar Review: Quesada 40th Anniversary
Oh the Northeast how I have missed you. While I miss Miami dearly, there are a lot of things I hated about the city as well. The most trivial of which was how hard it was to find new cigars in the...
View ArticleCigar Review: LFD Mickey Blake’s Exclusive
It’s been a few weeks since I arrived in Connecticut and there are a few observations that I’ve made. The first is that I am calmer. The hustle and bustle of NYC and Miami does not exist in New...
View ArticleCigar Review: La Bomba Bunker Buster
Smoke Inn has once again teamed up with a manufacturer for their 8th installment of the highly regarded Microblend Series. Smoke Inn together with Erike Espinosa of Espinose Cigars present a special...
View ArticleNews: New San Cristobal Size
New San Cristobal Presto, 6.5 x 52 (box-pressed), shipping now! PRESTO (6.5 x 52) – MSRP: $9.25 Ashton and legendary cigar-maker, Jose ‘Pepin’ Garcia, have joined forces once again with the brand that...
View ArticleCigar Review: Edgar Hoill Vida
One of the first sales reps I met in New England was the regional representative for CLE in Lauren Ferraro. While talking to her she gifted me with the new Edgar Hoill Box Pressed Perfecto called the...
View ArticleReview: Quesada 40th Anniversary Box Press
A few weeks ago I reviewed the Salomon Press of the Quesada 40th Anniversary with a promise to review a more traditional size. While we still plan to do that, I wanted to review the other limited...
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