Man O’War Phalanx (Side Projects)

Surprises are nice. For those of you who are fans of the Man O’War series like I am knew we had a maduro version of the Puro Authentico to look forward to this year. A couple weeks ago what should show up on CI, Cigar.com and their associated catalogs? The Man O’War Side Projects series. Currently the Side Project series features three cigars. The 52C (a Chisel format), the Little Devil (similar size of the Puro Authentico) and finally the …

Ask The Readers: What do you do with Empty Cigar Boxes?

Ever since I started smoking cigars, I’ve been saving empty boxes. At first it was simply a matter of having a cool box. Eventually the empty boxes served as great organizational tools for inside my coolidor.

I’ve been saving my boxes for so long that these days I do it out of habit. Every once in a while I get a call or visit from an uncle who asks for them, and I’m happy to turn them over. He …

Paul Stulac Angel

What do skulls, crosses, angel’s wings, shields and maces have to do with cigars? I have no idea, but you can find all of these things and more on the main band of the cigar I’m reviewing this week, the Paul Stulac Angel. And as unusual as it may sound, it’s actually a pretty good looking cigar.

The word on the net is the ornate packaging was designed to appeal to the biker and military crowds, which clears up some …

13th Floor Foundation (first impressions)

Short on time again this week, so here’s another first impressions video for you all to enjoy. And yes, I took my life into my hands again and recorded the video while fighting through traffic on my way to work. This time around, I lit up a 13th Floor Foundation series toro which I received through a cigar trade — with whom, I can’t remember!

13th Floor started making cigars only a few years ago. After some initial success, the …

Gurkha Seduction

Ok folks, this review will be going up a little bit later today (probably at around 9-10AM) in the same format as the Royal Challenge. I will tweet when I am going to start live posting.

Starting out with this Gurkha Seduction with my first observation of the band and how it blends in with the cigar. This is not a good thing in my book.

Cigar seems a bit spongy with a barnyard scent on the wrapper and a …

AKA Cigars – Respect

A few weeks back we received an email from AKA Cigars asking if we would be interested in reviewing their product. We were happy to give the cigars a try and a short time later, samples arrived at my doorstep.

While I waited for cigars to arrive, I headed over to the AKA Cigars Website to do a little reading. Up until that point I really didn’t know much about the brand. What I learned from the AKA Cigars website …

La Sirena Prince (first impressions)

I know what you’re probably thinking right now: “What gives? Another ‘first impressions’ video? Where are my full-length reviews?” I’m sorry! I mean, it’s not like I’m busy, what with the new job, new house, pregnant wife, and everything else. I know I’ve been slacking, but there are only 24 hours in a day. So please bear with me, and don’t everyone throw your computer mice at my head all at once!

The first thing you notice about La Sirena…

Gurkha Royal Challenge

OK lets get rolling in this review of the Gurkha Royal Challenge.

If you are watching live I believe you will have to refresh the page to see new content.

This Gurkha Royal Challenge has an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper with a Honduran Habano binder and Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers.

I will be smoking the 5×50 robusto for this review that was sent to me by Michael Williams

Starting out and the cigar has a nice appearance but the bands …

Ortega Cigars Serie D No. 10

A couple of months back there was quite the buzz about Eddie Ortega separating himself from Rocky Patel. Not long after I learned that news, I learned that Eddie Ortega was striking out on his own with a line of cigars. I’ve known Eddie for a few years now and he is always a pleasure to talk to. Because of this friendship, and that he has a good reputation among the cigar community for his previous cigars, I was eager …

Drew Estate Liga Privada Unico Serie L40

It has taken a little while, but recently I was able to cross Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie L40 off my shopping list. (Provided I don’t smoke all of them for this review.) I thought about setting these aside for a while and letting them rest before reviewing, but then I decided we’ve waited long enough already. And the last thing I want to see is a Genghis Cruz video of them now that an L40 Tower of Burn …