Archive for the ‘ Cigar of the Week ’ Category
Brand: Gurkha Cigars Line: Black Dragon Vitola: Imperial Presidente (Double Corona; 7 x 56) Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan, Peruvian Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium Gurkha hosted an event a couple of months ago at a local store, so I decided to splurge a bit. What cigar did I pick up? The Black Dragon, of course. I’m sure you know all about Gurkha’s [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Alec Bradley Line: Trilogy Authentic Corojo Vitola: Torpedo (6 1/8 x 52) Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Costa Rican Binder: Honduran, Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican, Mexican Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $81.95/box of 20 (This is the second of three reviews for Alec Bradley’s Trilogy line of cigars: the Native Cameroon, the Authentic Corojo and the Exotic Maduro.) Last week, I reviewed the Alec Bradley Trilogy [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Alec Bradley Line: Trilogy Native Cameroon Vitola: Robusto (5 x 50) Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan, Italian Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $72.00 (box of 20) (This is the first of three reviews for Alec Bradley’s Trilogy line of cigars: the Native Cameroon, the Corojo and the Exotic Maduro.) I don’t smoke too many sticks with Cameroon binders. The last [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Man O’ War Line: Man O’ War Vitola: Toro (6.5 x 52) Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium Box Price: $128 (Box of 22) Several Web retailers have been giving the Man O’ War cigar a bit of a push lately. Perhaps it’s justified, as it’s made by A.J. Fernandez, an up-and-comer in the cigar biz and [ READ MORE ]
Brand: 5 Vegas Line: Miami Vitola: Toro (6 x 48) Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan, Dominican Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium-to-full Cigar Price: $135 (Box of 20) Another day, another cigar by “Don” Pepin Garcia. Not that I’m complaining. The 5 Vegas Miami cigar has an attractive, toothy wrapper and a spicy pre-light scent with hints of cocoa. Once lit, the cigar had [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Exclusive Cigars (Kristoff) Line: Criollo Vitola: Churchill (7 x 50) Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Criollo Binder: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican Filler: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican, Nicaraguan Body: Medium Strength: Medium As you know, not every cigar is a Cohiba or Montecristo, and part of what makes cigar smoking an interesting hobby, I believe, is when one discovers new and boutique brands. [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Bobalu Line: 91 Aged Dominican Vitola: Toro 6 x 52 Origin: United States Wrapper: Dominican Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $165 (box of 25) Once again, I find myself back with a cigar from the Austin, Tex.-based Bobalu Cigar Company. Bobalu rolls about a dozen of its own lines, and the company prides itself on its rollers. (Check out [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Rocky Patel Line: Edge Lite Vitola: Torpedo (6 x 52) Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Natural Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan/Honduran Body: Mild Strength: Medium Box Price: $89.00 (Box of 20) Blue Havana in Chicago has a free monthly smoke that I enjoy attending. But to truly get an idea of the type of shop it is, consider this: It’s part of The Alley group [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Graycliff Line: 1666 Vitola: PGX (Toro) 6 x 50 Origin: CAN’T FIND WHICH FACTORY IT’S MADE IN Wrapper: Costa Rican Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Peruvian, Columbian, Brazilian and Mexican Body: Full Strength: Full Box Price: $219.95 (Box of 20) Graycliff is an interesting cigar company: The factory, run by Master Torcedore Avelino Lara, is part of the historic Graycliff Hotel in the Bahamas. And, as [ READ MORE ]
Brand: Avalon Cigars Line: Juke Series Ebony Vitola: Double Corona 7 x 50 Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Body: Mild-to-medium Strength: Mild-to-medium Cigar Price: $7.00 each (This is the latest in my recent string of boutique and specialty cigar brands.) I had never heard of Avalon Cigars until recently, when I read this post over at the Stogie Review. This [ READ MORE ]