La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte

A few months ago I reviewed and enjoyed the original line of the La Herencia Cubana by AJ Fernandez. After that review I received a few messages that I should give the La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte a shot as it would be even better than the original. Caving to peer pressure I picked up a couple five packs and a few loose singles from a handful of trades.

The La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte has the same blend as …

Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 – 50 Year

A few weeks ago I was hanging out at Kensington Tobacconist when the latest shipment from CAO Cigars arrived. Within that shipment of mostly CAO La Traviata’s were a couple of boxes of the Carlos Torano 1959 Exodus 50 Year cigars. At the time I didn’t think much of them as my interest in Torano product wasn’t nearly as high as it was in the past.

During my visit this past Friday, I was pacing the humidor when I came …

National Brand Toro

Origin : Honduras
Wrapper : Honduran
Binder : Honduran
Filler : Honduran
Source : Bought from Bonita Smoke Shop

Today I have the bundle cigar, National Brand, in the toro size to review for you. I will also inform you that I am doing this review outside for now, but depending on how loud the rude neighbors decide to play music, I may end up back in before the end.

These cigars are made at the same factory as …

PDR 1878 Cubano Especial (First Impressions)

A few weeks ago, Mike and I were fortunate enough to attend the 2010 Cigarfest. While there we had the opportunity to speak with a number of manufacturers. One of those manufacturers is one that I’ve talked to on a number of occasions, Abe Flores of Pinar del Rio.

We bumped into Abe as he was making his way across the show floor prior to the event starting and we got to talking. Before long he was digging …

Cigar Shop Review: Destin, FL – Harbor Cigars

Over the Memorial Day weekend, I did something I haven’t done much of lately: I unplugged and got the heck out of dodge. I even let my Crackberry rest for a few hours while I was away. (Only a few though. It doesn’t have cords, so that still counts as unplugging!) The time I spent drinking in the gulf coast’s sugar sand and bi-polar weather was time I would have normally spent working on a cigar review. So surprise, surprise, …

Alec Bradley Vice Press (Guest Review)

It is that time again folks, Tom and Ed join us once again for their monthly video review. This time the guys smoke the Alec Bradley Vice Press.

From Tom:
It wasn’t planned, but so far in 2010 Ed and I have only reviewed two brands – La Flor Dominicana and Alec Bradley. This time around we are reviewing the Alec Bradley Vice Press. It starts off in the medium body range and gradually builds to a …