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: 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: Tatuaje Avion 11 Length: 6.75″ Ring Gauge: 48/52 Vitola: Box Pressed Perfecto Grande Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Jalapa/Esteli Ligero) Body: Full Pricing: $10 (“What I’m Smoking Tonight” are quick reviews of cigars that I’m smoking that night. A full review will appear later on.) One of the much anticipated [...]
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 [...]
Happy Holidays!… Tonight I’m attending the annual holiday party at Old Oaks Cigar Co. in Thousand Oaks, CA (Old Oaks is the main sponsor of this blog) thrown by Albert, Arseen, Leon, Garbis & Zach Chrikjian, the 5 brothers that together own 3 cigar shops in my area… There will be lots of food, drink, [...]
Cigar #1: Shaggy (Shaggy Foot) Length: 6″ (Including 1″ Shaggy Foot) Ring Gauge: 56 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan/Honduran Cigar #2: Shaggy Grande (Closed Foot) Length: 6″ (Including 1″ Shaggy Foot) Ring Gauge: 60 Vitola: Thick Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan/Honduran A couple of months ago when I [...]