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, [...]
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: CAO America Constitution Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 50 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro & Connecticut Shade (Pinstripe) Binder: Brazilian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican, Italian & US (Ligero) Every November 11th those of us in the United States celebrate Veterans Day (other countries have similar type holidays… Commonwealth countries, such as Canada, call Nov. 11 [...]
Cigar: Gran Habano Azteca Jaguar Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 54 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Mexican San Andreas Maduro Binder: Mexican San Andreas Maduro Filler: Nicaraguan & Panamanian It’s a fiesta!… Heck, it’s “Dia De Los Muertos” (Day Of The Dead), the day that Mexico pays honor to those that have passed on with incredibly colored, yet [...]
Cigar: Murcielago (The Bat) Capa Negra Length: 6-1/8″ Ring Gauge: 50 (Box Pressed) Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Mexican San Andreas Maduro Binder: Mexican Filler: Nicaraguan It’s Halloween… a time when witches, ghoulies, goblins, monsters, bats & all kinds of spookies come out to play & scare mere mortals… Tonight I’m reviewing EO Brands (Erik Espinosa and [...]
Cigar: Perdomo Habano Corojo Length: 5.5″ Ring Gauge: 54 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (from Esteli, Condega, and Jalapa) Man, it’s really blowing out here in my neck of CA… fronds falling from palm trees, dust & dirt blowing around and it’s a bit chilly… So, good time for a “warming” [...]
Cigar: Tatuaje “The Face” Length: 6-3/8″ Ring Gauge: 56 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: San Andreas Mexican (Seco Priming) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan At Old Oaks Cigar Company smoking Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje Special Edition Halloween 2010 cigar “The Face” … Limited edition cigar (21,658 made)… WOW!… Powerhouse smoke, spice, cedar, earth, toast, aged saddle leather… Strong smoke [...]