Posted on March 30th, 2006 by Walt
Length: 6.00
Ring Gauge: 50
Strength: Bold - Heavy
Wrapper: Havana 2000
Binder: Indonesian
Filler: Cuban Ligero, Dominican Piloto
In my last review I made mention that I ordered a ten pack of cigars from Cigars International. The review I’m posting now is for the other cigar in that pack. The Gurkha Regent.
I went through with the same precautions as always [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Jerry
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Posted on March 27th, 2006 by Jerry
First let me say that this was so much fun to do! Unamed13 I’m very glad you got a hold of me on IM and asked me to do this. I may have to make something like this a regular feature on the blog.
To recap, I was asked to review and compare two [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2006 by Jerry
This came to me as a request from a new reader. Asked me if I would review and compare the Sancho Panza Double Maduro and the Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte. I just so happenend to have both resting in my humidor for about 3 months on the Extra Fuerte and 9 months on [...]
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Posted on March 26th, 2006 by Jerry
Origin: Honduras
Length: 6.25
Ring: 45
Strength: Full
Wrapper Type: Ecuador Sumatran
Binder: Connecticut
Filler: Honduras/Nicaragua
The Bolivar Fuerte (Cofradia) was a surprise when I reviewed it. As I mentioned in an earlier entry, these smokes were the weekly special at my local JR Cigars. Before I start my review let me add this disclaimer. These are from [...]
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Posted on March 26th, 2006 by Jerry
Added a plugin that gives readers a printer friendly version of an entry. You can find the link above each entry.
Working on adding a plugin to have a rating system so that readers can rate each entry.
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Posted on March 26th, 2006 by Walt
Origin: Honduras
Length: 5.25
Ring: 54
Strength: Medium-Full
Wrapper Type: Ecuador Sumatran
Binder: Connecticut
Filler: DR/HON/NIC
I was browsing through my Cigars International mail order catalog one night and came across a deal I though was pretty good. The sampler I ordered contained ten cigars, five Punch Magnums and five Gurkha Class Regents. I have had a curiosity about Gurkha cigars for [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2006 by Jerry
Origin: Honduras
Length: 6.00
Ring Gauge: 48
Wrapper: Cameroon
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican/Brazil/Mexico
First let me say my good buddy Ghosty has been telling me week after week this whole year to try the Don Tomas Cameroon. I guess I finally decided to give it a try to if anything to get him to leave me alone about it. [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2006 by Walt
Nat Sherman 1400 Series - Palma Grand
Origin: Nicaragua
Length: 6.50
Ring Gauge: 44
Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatran
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
I was browsing through my JR Cigars mail order catalog early last week when I came across an advertisement for these cigars. I typically wouldn’t be too interested in ordering Nat Sherman cigars as I’ve always been told they were very [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2006 by Jerry
Blowing Smoke (Movie)
I found out about this movie thanks to my buddy Unamed13 from the Cigar World Forums. Here is the synopsis from the movie’s website:
Late one night, seven guys are sitting around at a cigar club in Beverly Hills, smoking cigars, playing high-stakes poker and complaining about how men always seem to get [...]
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