Oliva Connecticut Reserve

Brand: Oliva
Vitola: Robusto
Ring Gauge: 50
Length: 5.00
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Origin: Esteli, Nicaragua
MSRP: $4.50

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Two years ago Oliva conducted a meeting with their staff to gauge the interest of creating a mild cigar. At this point in most of the sales staff reported that the smokers at their respective events were more interested in a full bodied cigar with little interest in a…

J. Fuego Gran Reserva Corojo No. 1 (Short Ashes)

With a little change up in my normal schedule, I bring you a short ashes review in place of my normal review (expected to go up tomorrow). This time I smoke the J. Fuego Gran Reserva Corojo No. 1.

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Sneak Peak: Oliva Connecticut Reserve

A few days ago I got word that I may be lucky enough to score myself a couple of the new Oliva Connecticut Reserves. Getting some information that they were shipping as early as Friday February 27th, I didn’t get my hopes up in regards to getting a pre-release review together.

Due to a couple of very fortunate turn of events, I was able to get my hands on a few of them this evening. While there is no…

JFR (Guest Review)

This week we have a guest review that is a little different. Long time readers tcr and sdlsatcom got together and produced an audio review for your listening pleasure. The cigar in the spotlight is the JFR Robusto (Just for Retailers).

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Montecristo Sevens

Hey, I’m back, and just in time to interrupt this week’s Jerrython. (Try not to look so sad. He’ll be back soon.) I owe The Great Torpedo for bailing me out last week, and we can’t have him burning himself out. I hope to make up for my week AWOL with another very interesting and unusual Stogie.

Up for review this week is special edition Montecristo that you may have never seen before. Atlanta has more than it’s share of…

You & Your 5 Senses

After my humidor tour I received a lot of questions about how I know if I’m properly taking care of my cigars since I don’t use a hygrometer. I thought the best way to to answer that question was to demonstrate how you and your 5 senses can be used to get a good feel for a cigar all before lighting up.

Video runs a little over 11:30 and I hope you go easy on me…I’m not known for…

Rocky Patel Winter Collection (2009)

“Your biggest fans will always be your harshest critics…” That’s how I’d sum up my relationship with Rocky Patel cigars. I’ve praised him for his great cigars and bashed him for his lousy cigars. Well, what can I say? This is one of those cigars well worth the praise. Rocky hit the Winter Collection out of the park!

You want body? You want flavor? You want richness? You want heat? You want bold? You want power similar to the…

Carlos Torano Virtuoso (Short Ashes)

Last week while hanging out at my local cigar shop, the owner mentioned that he had a few cigar reps stop in during the week. One of them was the local CAO rep stopping bye to schedule a future event. While there the CAO rep left a couple of Torano cigars for my local to enjoy.

Due to my status of “Shop Regular” I get a perk from time to time and recieve samples of different cigars that flow through…

Coffee Corner at Kensington Tobacconist

A couple of weeks ago, my father and I were at our local tobacconist, Kensington Tobacconist, having a cigar. Like any other week, we arrived before the crowd of regulars and spent some time outside of the lounge talking with the shop owner.

Among the variety of discussion topics was the potential closing of the small cafe across the street from the shop. Kurt, the cigar shop owner, went into telling us that he had an espresso machine that…

Casilla Cigars Zebra

Brand: Casillas Cigars Zebra
Vitola: Toro
Ring Gauge: 50
Length: 6.50
Wrapper: Cameroon & Maduro
Binder: Unknown
Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Ecuador
Origin: Nicaragua
Price: 4.75
Website: Cassila Cigars

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Casilla Cigars were, at one point, rolled here in the United States. They are the house blend of Casilla Cigars in Citrus Heights, CA. These cigars were originally rolled by Macario Casillas, a Cuban native with over forty-five years of…