An Afternoon with Ernesto Perez Carrillo

When I think back to what I was smoking when I first started enjoying cigars there are a handful of cigars that come to mind. One of them was the El Rico Habano and another was the La Gloria Cubana Serie R. I’m pretty sure at the time, I had no idea who actually made these cigars. Of course now I know that Ernesto Perez Carrillo was the man behind La Gloria Cubana. I didn’t know his family …

La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale (Short Ashes)

This week has been a bit of a mess. The east coast experienced a bit of a freak snow storm in October and it caused a lot of grief to the tune of two fallen trees, several broken branches, and 24 hours of living by candle light.

I’ve spent practically all of last week dealing with the aftermath and wasn’t able to record a cigar review as I would have liked. This weekend I had plans to shoot a pistol …

Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve

In the chaotic weeks that lead up to this review, I’ve been smoking Nestor Miranda’s Grand Reserve with intention of putting up a review. Unfortunately, life and schedules haven’t been cooperating lately, and this already limited release has become even more limited in availability. Fortunately the 10,000 sticks that were produced haven’t vanished from the shelves just yet, allowing me to narrowly avoid reviewing a cigar our readers can’t find.

Billed as Nestor Miranda’s entry into “ultra-premium” cigars, the Grand …

My Father El Hijo

By now, all the trick-or-treaters have gone home, and I hope none of you got sick on Halloween candy. This week, I’m reviewing the My Father El Hijo, the third installment in the Smoke Inn exclusive Microblend Series.

My Father El Hijo by the numbers:
(Smoke Inn exclusive)
Size: 5.5×52 box-pressed
Wrapper: Select 2009 Harvest Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Strength: Medium-Full
Factory: My Father in Esteli, Nicaragua
No. smoked for review: 2
Duration: 75 minutes
Source: review …

Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

I’m switching things up and am going to start publishing my Week in Smoke on my Monday spot. With so much going on I like to devote as much of the weekend to family time (although as I type this I’m at W.Curtis Draper watching football). So my Thursday spot will now be my review spot on Monday will be Week in Smoke. Most don’t care either way but I’ve received a few questions about when my next review …