Alec Bradley Trilogy Authentic Corojo

Wow, this week was a bit of a challenge, and I’m just talking about picking the cigar to review! Every time I had set my mind on a cigar to review, I found Walt and Jerry had already covered it. Sometimes twice! Of course, strictly speaking we don’t have a policy here about never reviewing a cigar more than once, but I generally prefer to cover new ground whenever possible. So it’s a lucky thing that I dropped by a …

Flor de Oliva Corojo

Brand: Flor de Oliva Corojo
Vitola: Robusto
Length: 5.00 Inches
Ring Gauge: 50
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
County of Origin: Nicaragua, Esiteli
Price Breakdown: $1.98 per single from Tinderbox

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Here we are, back once again with yet another bargain cigar review. This time around I have the Flor de Oliva Corojo. This is a bundle cigar made in Esteli, Nicaragua by the Oliva Cigar Family. Unfortunately there is not a ton of information readily available on this …

Gran Habano VL Gran Churchill

Now that I’ve recovered from a handy little bout with bronchitis, its time to review that Gran Habano I mentioned in comments of Walt’s Corojo #5 review. I’ve been a big fan of the Corojo #5, so I’ve really been looking forward to checking out the VL. The VL stands for “Very Limited” which is appropriate, as the production is limited to just 250,000 cigars. So it’s relatively rare (though I have noticed it’s available from a number of …

La Finca

Brand: La Finca
Vitola: Robusto
Length: 4.50 Inches
Ring Gauge: 50
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
County of Origin: Nicaragua

Up for review this week we have yet another bargain priced cigar to continue the trend, the La Finca Robusto. The La Finca is a Nicaraguan Puro which came into production in 1972 and is produced by Nicaraguan-American Tobacco S.A. (Sociedad Anonima). The NATSA company doesn’t appear to have much in terms of available information but it appears …