Partagas 150 – First Impressions

Wrapper : 34 year old Cameroon
Binder : Mexican
Filler : Dominican and Mexican
Source : Gifted to me by Rob Griff

Today I have something very special for you in this cigar is well out of my comfort zone price wise to be bought except very rarely. That cigar is the Partagas 150.

I am going to be smoking the robusto size today which is a 5×50.

This cigar was made by General Cigars to indicate the …

Monte Pascoal Robusto

Up for review this week is a cigar I’ve been trying to get to all month, but an early and intense pollen season coupled with travel kept delaying it. (With any luck you’ll be reading this before April.) Though in truth, my interest in the Monte Pascoal extends all the way back to last years trade show, when I first learned of the existence of a Brazilian puro. That’s right, a Brazilian puro. I’ll bet that got your attention, it …

La Aurora 100 Anos – Toro

Last night I stepped into my office, debating on what to review for today. I had been drawing a blank all day and wasn’t sure what route to take. I thought the best thing to do was to open up my humidor and see if anything called out to me. This was not the case and I wound up getting frustrated. It seemed like anything that I smoked over the past few weeks had already been covered.

Not sure what …

EP Carrillo New Wave – Connecticut

Last week I had the pleasure of reviewing the new EP Carrillo Elencos. This week, Jerry was slated to tackle the EP Carrillo New Wave Connecticut. Unfortunately, for him, Jerry ran into some video problems and had to scrap the review. Fortunately, for me, it meant that I was then able to smoke this fantastic new cigar and tell you all about it.

I realize that by saying this is a fantastic cigar, so early on in the …

The Cigar Authority

I didn’t mention it on the site or on the forums like I should have. Everything came together pretty quickly. If you have some time on your hands, I make an appearance on The Cigar Authority hosted by Dave Garofalo. Dave is the owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop and sits on the Board of IPCPR. He’s been an advocate for us walking the corridors of Congress in Washington DC. Dave is also a big supporter of non-traditional media (like …

Cigar.com Corojo Label

Wrapper : Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder : I will let you guess
Filler : Nicaraguan
Source : cigar.com with my own money

I am starting off another series review for your enjoyment. This time it is going to be the Cigar.com house blends. All of these will be in the robusto size (5 x 50).

Fifth one is the Corojo Label.

Pre-Light

Giving this Cigar.com Corojo Label the once over and the wrapper feels a little dry and rough. …

EP Carrillo Elencos

Last week while working from home, I decided to take a break and step away from the computer to play with my daughter. As we hung out in the living room, I heard a bang out on my front porch. Two packages sat outside waiting for me, the first, a delivery of baby wipes, the other, a padded envelope from EP Carrillo. Like a kid on Christmas, I tore open the package to see what goodies were inside.

Armed …

Studio Tobac All Maduro Concept Blend – ST/DS-001

Up for review today is another cigar that can be found in the Studio Tobac Tour Sampler (Cain F Lancero, Cain FF, Nub San Andreas Maduro, Cain Daytona, and ST/DS-001), in the ST/DS-001. Like previos cigars in this series of reviews, I recieved these sticks as a member of the Studio Tobac Advisroy Board.

When I first opened my letter and began reading over the listed cigars, I was torn when it …

The Trip To La Aurora

My trip to the Dominican Republic began with a detour in Miami. Instead of flying into MIA in time catch the flight down to the Dominican Republic, I hopped on an earlier flight and hung out with Jason Woods of Miami Cigar Company (our chaperon for the trip) and the other earlier arrivals in the Cigar 1 Lounge a little south of the airport. It’s a great shop, half humidor, half bar and lounge, no wasted space.

Our stay in …

La Aurora 1495 – Brazil (Blind Tasting)

Several weeks ago I was sitting in Sir Stogies, shooting the breeze. A variety of topics were discussed, one of which was potentially holding another blind tasting. My first blind tasting held at this shop turned out well and all in attendance seemed to enjoy themselves, so I grabbed my phone and looked for an available date.

Around the end of February, I headed down to the shop to setup for the tasting. We wound up with fifteen participants …