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Review: Four Kicks Corona Gorda (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In November of 2010, C.A.O. Director of Lifestyle Marketing Jon Huber decided to leave the company after Scandinavian Tobacco (which had acquired C.A.O. in January 2007) moved C.A.O.’s operations from Nashville to Richmond, Virginia, where General Cigar Co., is based. Soon after that, it was announced that Huber, [...]

Review: Jameson Santos de Miami Haven

Today we will be taking a look at a small batch cigar from the people at Jameson Cigar Co., the Santos de Miami! I have been really excited to try this cigar for a few months as it is one of the most unique cigars I have seen, it take the box press shape to [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2011 “Dark Rituals” (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… If you are not familiar with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., he is the man behind El Credito Cigar Company and most importantly La Gloria Cuban cigars. La Gloria Cubana has experienced many years at the top of the cigar world. Ernesto has always been known for putting out remarkable [...]

Review: El Credito El Perrito War of Flavors

For those of you that don’t know… With the economy not showing many signs of making a full recovery any time soon, there’s been more and more releases of sub $3 Cheroot-sized cigars as of late, usually in about the same size/shape. The cigars in this category are typically small, usually around 5-6 inches, and [...]

Review: Davidoff 100 Years Geneva Robusto (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In 2006, Davidoff released a three cigars created in honor of (what would have been) Zino Davidoff’s 100th birthday. All three cigars were the same blend, but in very different vitolas: a Robusto (5 x 50), a Diademas Finas (6 3/4 X 50) and a Davidoff Diademas (9 [...]

Review: Arturo Fuente Hemingway Untold Story Cameroon

For those of you that don’t know… As just about any serious cigar smoker (collector) knows, the Fuentes are the undisputed kings of rolling one-off (or as close to one-off that it does not matter) cigars. Quite a few of these special blends (for example: the Short Story Maduro, Best Seller Maduro, Don Carlos Senior [...]

Review: La Aurora 1495 Sumo Short Robusto

For those of you that don’t know… A vitola that was originally only sold in Europe, the La Aurora 1495 Sumo sizes are now being released in the U.S. Guillermo’s new love is this 4 x 58 format. He is introducing it everywhere. This short format cigar packs a lot of flavor and has a nice [...]

Review: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a prerelease cigar from La Aurora who because of their exclusive American distributor Miami Cigar Cigar & Co., fall into this weeks category. Many of you may be familiar with a cigar that came out in 2008 called the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, a 7 1/2 x [...]

Review: León Jimenes Prestige Robusto (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… Another new release from La Aurora, the León Jimenes Prestige is one of the most interesting releases this year from a historical standpoint. There has been a León Jimenes blend out for quite a while, it was actually introduced in the 1970s, but the idea behind the Prestige release [...]

Review: Quesada Oktoberfest The Über (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar that I have been very much anticipating, the Quesada Oktoberfest Über! We reviewed the wonderful Quesada Selección España Corona, the España Short Robusto and the new Casa Magna Dominus a few weeks ago and frankly all three completely knocked our socks off, this has given me [...]