CI Legends – Copper Label

This weeks cigar is the CI Legends Copper Label by Drew Estates.

Giving the wrapper a whiff I get a scent of a coffee with a lot of creamer in it. Foot gives off sweet tobacco and the cold draw has a nice vanilla taste to it.

It does have a sweetened cap, just so you do not get surprised if you try it.

FIRE

First couple puffs give a nutty taste along with the vanilla taste from the cap. …

An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (Part Two of Two)

So I lied in Part One…I thought this was going to be a three part series but it turns out to be only two. Part Two is jammed pack with Litto telling great stories including how he tweets from his horse while on his farm in the Dominican, the impact of social media, family member roles, mentors in the industry. and the difficulties with getting his cigars in other countries. Also included in this part is what most of …

An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (Part One of Two)

In our ongoing series of Q&A videos, George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper sits down with Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana. This is the first of three two parts where George and Litto talk about HR 1639/S.1461 and other legislative issues facing the premium cigar industry. Litto spends time talking about his humble beginning with Los Libertadores which eventually grew into La Flor Dominicana. They discuss the name change of La Flor Dominicana Premium to La Flor Dominicana Light as …

Padilla Studio Tobac Special Edition Figurado

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CAO Last Stick Standing “A”

This is the second of three videos for the CAO Last Stick Standing contest. Basically there are three cigars, the one with the most votes, wins and becomes a future release sometime in 2013. Walt, Brian, Charlie and I all received a container of the three contenders and we wondered what the best way to present all of our opinions. We thought about centering a YQMA style video where we all smoke the cigar at the same time but in …