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Review: Mike Ditka Championship Series President

For those of you that don’t know… In 2001, Graycliff announced that it would be teaming up with Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka to release a limited edition cigar suited to his tastes. Dubbed the Mike Ditka Championship Line, it has an embossed band that is an exact replica of the Chicago Bears Super [...]

Review: Graycliff Double Espresso Elegante

Say what? There’s another Double Espresso? Long before I got word that Toraño would be taking over Graycliff’s distribution, the Double Espresso Elegante was on the top of the list to reviews. I had been handed one by Brooks when I told him about the Lancero50 project (it was still known by its better form “Lancero [...]

Review: Graycliff Espresso Elegante

For those of you that don’t know… In late 2003, the Graycliff cigar company introduced the “Espresso” line of cigars, which is the fullest-bodied blend in the Graycliff line. The Espresso line are produced in a factory in Nassau, Bahamas, and they were originally blended by Cuban expatriate Avelino Lara (who just happens to be [...]

Review: Graycliff Double Espresso

I was reaching WAAAAAAAY back in the back of one of my Vinotemps, and came upon a bag of these from WhoKnowsVille. I don’t remember buying them, or trading for them, so perhaps CigarSanta™ brought them at some point in the past. Anyway, I have smoked a multitude of these over the years, but realized [...]