Cigar: Joya De Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie #4 Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Shade (lower half) & Nicaraguan Criollo (upper) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Mild/Medium Pricing: $6-$8 (“What I’m Smoking Tonight” are quick reviews of cigars that I’m smoking that night. A full review will appear later on.) I’ve smoked quite [...]
Cigar: Joya De Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie #4 Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Shade (lower half) & Nicaraguan Criollo (upper) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Mild/Medium Pricing: $6-$8 (“What I’m Smoking Tonight” are quick reviews of cigars that I’m smoking that night. A full review will appear later on.) I’ve smoked quite [...]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Cru Royale Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 60 Vitola: Gigante Wrapper: Ecuadoran Habano Binder: La Vega Especial (Dominican) Filler: Dominican & Nicaraguan Viso, Brazilian Mata Fina Body: Medium Pricing: $9 I just spent the weekend at a million dollar wedding – the star-studded “Kris Humphries/Kim Kardashian” betrothal event in Montecito, CA… so, what [...]
Cigar Review: Olivares Aging Room M356 Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Vitola: Rondo (Robusto) Wrapper: Dominican Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Body: Medium Pricing: $8 (Approx.) (“What I’m Smoking Tonight” are quick reviews of cigars that I’m smoking that night. A full review will appear later on.) So many cigars, so much to try… that’s [...]
Cigar Review: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Core Line Maduro Length: 5-7/8″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Club 52 (Toro) Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatran Filler: Nicaraguan & Dominican Body: Full Pricing: Approx $8-$9 (Just Released at 2011 IPCPR) One of the cigars that Ernesto Perez-Carrillo & EPC introduced at the 2011 IPCPR trade show in Vegas [...]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Cru Royale Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican La Vega Especial Filler: Dominican & Nicaraguan Viso plus Brazilian Mata Fina Body: Medium Pricing: $7 Sitting in the backyard working on posts from the recent IPCPR cigar/pipe convention in Las Vegas and smoking a Macanudo Cru Royale [...]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Evil Length: 6.5″ Ring Gauge: 53 Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper: Brazilian Binder: Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Lower Full Pricing: $9 I’m going to be honest, I’ve never been a big Gurkha fan… I used to smoke them every once-in-awhile sometime back but haven’t had one in quite awhile… in fact I think the [...]