Vallejuelo Cigar

Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano
Binder : Dominican
Filler : Nicaraguan and Dominican
Source : Gifted by Jeff O.

Welcome to this week’s cigar review of the Vallejuelo Cigar in the gran toro size (6×54). This cigar is available in four different sizes and MSRP is $4.50 to $6.50 depending on size. This cigar in the gran robusto size has won accolades so lets see how the gran toro does.

Pre-Light

Taking a look at this Vallejuelo Cigar and …

Perla del Mar

Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Nicaraguan
Source : Gifted by local sales rep Dan

Down and dirty first impressions review on the Perla del Mar (Pearl of the Sea) by J.C. Newman Cigars this week. I am smoking the M size (4.75×52) which our local sales rep, Dan, gifted me two of. All of the Perla del Mar cigars are box pressed.

Pre-Light

Wrapper of the Perla del Mar gives off a slight barnyard …

Nomad Cigars Fugitive II

Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano
Binder : Dominican/secret
Filler : Dominican/secret
Source : Sent to me by Nomad Cigar Company

Hello all. This week you will get my opinion of the Nomad Cigars Fugitive II. This is the follow-up to the original Fugitive that was a limited edition and no longer available. This comes in a six inch perfecto shape. I read on the website that Fred hid some away so if you really like the original, bug the hell …

Padilla Reserva Maduro

Wrapper : San Andres Maduro
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Nicaraguan
Source : bought locally at Genuine Tobacco

Welcome to a cigar review, I know, it’s been a while. This week I am going to tackle the Padilla Reserva Maduro in the toro size. This cigar is available in four sizes, double toro (5 3/4×60), short robusto (4×60), toro (5 3/4×50) and a torpedo (6×54). Padlla cigars are now made by Oliva …

Interview with 1502 Cigars

Hello and welcome to another interview, this time with Mr Enrique Sanchez of 1502 cigars. I have had the privelage of being able to get together with a lot of great manufacturers these past few weeks over at Genuine Tobacco (thank you Stephen) and Enrique was no exception. If you have the chance to attend a 1502 Cigars event, go. Enrique is such a great person to just sit and talk with while learning so much about cigars and …

Asylum Cigars interview with Tom Lazuka

Welcome to another interview post that I was fortunate to get with Tom Lazuka, co-founder of Asylum Cigars, when he stopped by Genuine Tobacco. I appreciate Tom taking the time to sit down and have some fun on camera.

Asylum Cigars has three labels right now, Asylum, Asylum 13 (I reviewed the 7×70) and the Schizo. I am including The Ogre in with the Asylum 13 line. We had a chance to run through the …

Padilla Cigars event at Genuine Tobacco with Susana Aragon

Hello everyone and welcome to another event coverage post. This time Genuine Tobacco had Padilla Cigars brand ambassador Susana Aragon in the house along with Mike the Oliva rep. As most of you should know by now Ernesto Padilla has made a huge change from last year when he discontinued all of his old lines of cigars and joined forces with Oliva and Studio Tobac to create new cigars in more of a boutique form to cater to local brick …

Swisher E-Cigar

Wrapper : Plastic
Binder : Batteries
Filler : Some liquid stuff
Source : Free sample through BzzAgent

Welcome one and all to the wonderful world of Mike. On today’s show we have for you a free sample I got from being a BzzAgent called the Swisher E-Cigar. Yes, that Swisher. I know most of you have started calling the men in the white coats for me but with new technology comes some interesting things. This is really not …

Tarazona Cigars XTC

Wrapper : Nicaraguan Sun-Grown Corojo
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Nicaraguan
Source : Bought at Genuine Tobacco for $5.40

This week I have the Tarazona Cigars XTC in the Robusto size (5×50) for your viewing enjoyment. Tarazona may be a name you are not familiar with and hopefully in this review you can determine if it is something you would like to seek out or not.

Cigar

Starting out this Tarazona Cigars XTC and I get hit with …

Tarazona Cigars event at Genuine Tobacco

Welcome to another little interview I had the pleasure to do, this time with Eddie Tarazona of Tarazona Cigars at Genuine Tobacco.

I really have been enjoying these events and if you have a chance to go to your local b&m for any event at all, take the opportunity and go. Great food, people and cigars. I got a chance to talk with Lawrence and even some of the guys from the Harrisburg Cigar Club were there to enjoy …