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 …

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 …

CAO Italia Ciao

I know, I know, I promised to review a Gran Habano cigar this week. Well the thing is, I’ve been down with a nasty little bit of bronchitis for the past week, so I’m pulling my notes for a cigar review I planned to do on my home blog. I fact, my friends over at Tex Cigars hooked me up with a couple for me evaluate. I don’t think they’ll mind if I review it here instead.

I should note …

Palmas Puro Maduro Petite Corona

Well, I’m a little late getting this review up, but for good reason. It seemed all the forces of the cigar universe bended their will against it. And in that regard, it kind of reminds me of the cigar up for review this week. But we’ll get to the similarity between the smoking experience and getting this review up in a minute.…

Avalon Honeyboy Lancero

It looks like I’m beginning to get a bit of a reputation. (I’m not sure if it’s a good one or not, but a bad one can be more fun than a good one.) Because when Tom Ramsey of Avalon Cigars was planning on passing through Atlanta to sign up a handful of new customers he contacted me to set up a herf. If I could put one together in short order, Tom would bring the cigars. And of course …

Illusione ~68~ Bombone

It’s been a good year for my cigar collection, and a good year for road trips. It seems like everyone was climbing into their chariot of choice and driving really long distances, well, just for the heck of it. One such trip is the reason I’m bringing this review to you today. A fine BOTL by the name of Mark (a.k.a. “Shelby07″ on the CigarLive forum) hopped in his sweet Shelby Mustang in Colorado back in September and drove to …

Don Kiki Green Label Torpedo

I’ve been eying these cigars ever since I brought them back from RTDA. Unlike the other ill-gotten gains I brought back from that trip, I didn’t get these cigars from the show. These guys were handed out by one of the generous people from the Cigar Live forum I met at a herf at an Irish pub my first night in town. I’d never heard of them before, and the guys were pretty enthusiastic about them. So right then and …

Graycliff Blue Label PG

A while back one of the Stogie Review readers asked us to review some more high-end cigars. Well, as luck would have it, I recently came across a great deal on a cigar with a normaly big price tag and an equally large reputation: Graycliff. Perhaps you’ve heard of them? The question is, is that reputation earned? To find out the answer that I lit up a few Graycliff Professionale Series PG’s for this week’s review. So let’s see if …

Ashton San Cristobal Guajiro

Of all the cigars being introduced at this past RTDA, the San Cristobal may have been the cigar I was most looking forward to trying. And try as I might, I had no luck in securing a sample. So when these guys went on sale in a nearby cigar shop I beat feet over to pick a few up for a review.

So what’s the deal with the San Cristobal anyway? Well here’s the scoop. Ashton has owned the “San …

Primer Mundo Rosado Oscuro Perfecto

This week I’m taking a look at a hometown cigar. That’s right, Atlanta, GA has a cigar manufacturer! And that cigar maker is El Primer Mundo! But if you come to Atlanta looking for a large warehouse of slowly fermenting tobacco, you won’t find it. Neither will you find rows of skilled cigar rollers working in a local shop. That’s because El Primer Mundo’s cigars are made in a factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, and specially blended by the Nestor …