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Review: Cigars of Habanos Custom Rolled Piramides

Today we are looking at the original release of a custom rolled Cuban cigar for the Cigars of Habanos of Hong Kong. These were originally released back in 2010 with plans to only release 300 boxes of 25 cigars. When these were commissioned the blend was created to appeal to the Asian market as this [...]

Review: Robaina Family La Bestia

To kick off 2013, I had the opportunity to return to Cuba for several days, a trip that included a visit to one of the most well-known farms not just on the island but in the cigar world: Vegas Robaina. Located about three hours southwest of Havana in the town of San Luis in the [...]

Review: Taboada Gran Sublime

The cigar world lost a legend two weeks ago when famed Cuban roller Rodolfo “Taboada” Campa suffered a heart attack and passed away at the age of 72. We posted a memoriam last week: Last week, famed Cuban cigar roller Rodolfo “Taboada” Campa suffered a heart attack and passed away at the age of 72. Taboada was amongst [...]

Redux: Mercer Pinar Del Río Pirámides

Back at the end of 2010, it came to my attention that there were some custom-rolled Cuban cigars being sold by Mercer Cigars out of Mexico. There were originally three different vitolas available: Cañonazos, Pirámides and Sublime, although there have been rumors of other sizes being rolled since then in the same blends. There was quite [...]

Redux: Reynaldo Lancero (2010)

Back in August of 2010, I reviewed a custom Lancero from Reynaldo Gonzáles Jimenez that was rolled at the La Casa del Habano at Hotel Conde Villanueva. Amongst custom rolls, it’s largely hit or miss. A year and a half ago, when I first reviewed the Reynaldo Lancero, it was a definite hit. As such, [...]

Review: Cueto No.4 Largos

Today we will be taking a look at a yet another cigar in our Custom Rolled Cuban series, the Cueto No.4 Largos. Cueto, whose real name is José Castelar Cayro, is certainly among the top Level 8 rollers coming out of Cuba today. He has acquired rock star status in the Cuban cigar community because he simply [...]

Review: Cueto Salomone (2008)

[This is another review in our series called "Custom Rolled Cubans", which as far as I know is the only series like this of it's kind on any of the major cigar review blogs...(the first review in this series was on the Robaina "El Padrino" Farm Cigar, which we reviewed HERE)... For those of you [...]

Review: Puro Express Bespoke Laguito No.5

Today we will be taking look at another cigar in our Custom Rolled Cubans series, the Puro Express Bespoke. It comes as no surprise that a cigar company like Puro Express has put out a custom cigar house blend as Custom cigars have gained a ton of popularity in the last few years. Just recently [...]

Review: La China Pigtail Robusto

When you talk about custom Cuban cigars and the many different rollers that craft them, one of the names you will hear with much prestige is Leopoldina Gutiérrez, otherwise known in the cigar world as “La China.” She is at the top of the bunch of Level 8 Rollers (i.e. the highest proficiently level you [...]

Review: Yolanda Cañonazo

[This is the 3nd Cigar review in a new series on this site called "Custom Rolled Cubans", which as far as I know is the only series like this of it's kind on any of the major cigar review blogs (the first review in this series was on the Robaina "El Padrino" Farm Cigar, which [...]