Ben’s Top 10 Cigars of 2013 It’s that time of that year where we put out our top cigars of the year. It always hard to try to put our favorite cigars together for a top ten list. There are so many really good cigars that it makes it hard to pick just 10 and […]
Camacho Blackout Figurado
Late in 2013, Camacho announced a new limited edition cigar called the Camacho Blackout. This new cigar went through an extensive fermentation process for its wrapper called “press fermentation”. The process is where extra weight is added to the top of the pilones (large tobacco stacks) as the wrappers fermented. This gave the wrapper its […]
Davidoff of Geneva 25th Anniversary
Davidoff of Geneva North American Operations is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a special cigar. This cigar comes in at 5 x 56 at around $24.00 a piece in boxes of 10. This robusto gordo features a Dominican Yamasa wrapper, Dominican binder and Dominican filler. This new limited edition comes on the heels of new […]
Week in Smoke – The Bayou Edition No. 3
Welcome back for another Bayou Edition of our week in smoke. These are a few of the cigars I’ve smoked this week. This is just a quick overview of the cigars I’ve smoked which you will probably see in an upcoming full review soon. If you have smoked any of these, leave your impressions of […]
Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2
Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2 was one of the first Cuban cigars I’ve ever smoked. It always been a very popular cigar especially considering its in a crowded vitola group. I’ve had quite a few of these, but other robustos like the Partagas Serie D No. 4, Cohiba Robusto, Bolivar Royal Corona, Ramon Allones […]
Viaje Full Moon – HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Viaje released the Full Moon this week to coincide with Halloween as their Halloween cigar. Holiday cigars seem to have become very popular with smokers and manufactures alike as can be seen with the increase of these limited releases. The Viaje Full Moon is a large gordo measuring 5 x 58 and is a Nicaraguan […]
2007 Ramon Allones Small Club Corona
Many years ago, when I joined a forum, which I’m still an active member of, Cigar Weekly, I started learning a lot more about Cuban cigars. One of the things I learned was that one of the best vitolas in Cubans cigars is the petit corona. The short, usually 30 minute smokes, pack a ton […]
Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 2
Its been a crazy week for me. My son has been really sick so I haven’t had much time to smoke many cigars, not to mention to record any reviews. I was able to get in a few cigars in between taking care of him, working and honey do task. Here are a few of […]
Ezra Zion Eminence Robusto
Ezra Zion Cigars is a boutique brand that has been around for a couple of years. Originally releasing a line to called Inception, later renamed to Jamais Vu, the brand became one of the hot new brands on social media. Later they released the Honor series and this year at IPCPR they released the Eminence […]
2007 Bolivar Gold Medal
The Bolivar Gold Medal was a cigar that I’ve been keeping in my humidor for quite a while. It was gifted to me by a friend in Jackson, MS and I was trying to save it for a special occasion. No particular reason why, but I decided to just go ahead and break it out […]