With news from Illusione coming out that the company would be releasing One Off at the 2018 IPCPR I decided to reach into the humidor and pull out one of my favorite Illusione cigars for today’s review. Cigar: Illusione Epernay Wrapper: Cafe Rosado Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Criollo & Corojo) Length: 5.25″ Ring Gauge: 48 Size: La Ferme The Look: The Illusione Epernay La Ferme comes packaged in 50 count cedar boxes. Inside the cigars are in packaged in a wheel. A vision of […]
The Oscar Habano comes to us from Oscar Valladares and it’s interesting to the fact that two cigars Oscar is best known for use a tobacco leaf instead of a cello. While at first glance it might seem like a gimmick, there is no denying that these are great cigars as well. Cigar Review: The Oscar Habano Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Toro The Look: Packaged in 11 count boxes that look like the […]
As I prepare to write this review I am trying to think of another cigar brand where the name comes before the company and I can think of one. The Pistoff Kristoff got its name from a customer who told owner Glen Case that he should come out with a cigar called Pissed Off Kristoff. Glen decided to put his spin on it changing it slightly and the result is today’s cigar. So as our […]
A little over two weeks ago we fired up the Habano version of today’s cigar and with the local rep Brett Bowersox stopping by I figured it was as good a time as any to light up the Maduro version of the JFR Lunatic. Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic Maduro Wrapper: San Andres Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 4.75″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Short Robusto The Look: The JFR Lunatic comes packaged in 28 count boxes and is available as a Maduro or Habano. […]
Having lived in different parts of the United States I’ve always been surprised by how many region specific cigars there are. It’s not by design, but there are some cigars that sell well at one shop, that are very hard to find in another city. One of those is Fleur de la Reine a cigar that’s distributed by United Cigars . It does very well where I work but finding them in Miami or NYC […]
This past weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast we lit up and smoked the Sixto which is a 6 x 60 hexagon shaped cigar. It was the second size of the cigar that I smoked with the first being our review of the Nestor which is a traditional toro. Today we review another non-traditional size the 7 x 58 box pressed Salomon. Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma FuerteWrapper: Nicaragua (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua Filler: NicaraguaLength: 7Ring Gauge: 58Vitola: Box Pressed Salomon The Look: Packaged in […]
The La Flor Dominicana website describes the Reserva Especial as, Connecticut with character! The Reserva Especial is the blend of El Jocko, the cigar that made La Flor Dominicana famous nearly two decades ago. Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Reserva EspecialWrapper: Ecuador ConnecticutBinder: Dominican RepublicFiller: Dominican RepublicLength: 5Ring Gauge: 48Vitola: Robusto The Look: Packaged in white boxes, the Reserva Especial features an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper. It’s flawless in appearance with a few thin veins and a seamless roll. In the hand it has an […]
The Neanderthal was first mentioned by RoMa Craft in 2014, but it wouldn’t see a release until 2015. There is a 4″ version called SGP that was once limited to two cigar shops in Texas. Today we look at the 5″ version called the HN and it contains 6 different filler tobaccos including an exceptionally strong variant of Double Ligero from Pennsylvania known as Green River Valley Sucker One. According to the guys at Romacraft the extra filler […]
A bit shy of two weeks ago we reviewed the Guardian of the Farm Rambo which I alluded to as being my favorite size of the line versus the review of today’s cigar which is currently the most popular. I promised at the time a review of the Apollo as a comparison to that review and a reader reached out to me on Facebook asking when this review would be written. So without further adieu we […]
There was a debate last week about Rocky Patel cigars on a popular Facebook group with basically a person asking if Rocky Patel cigars were over-rated and over hyped. Needless to say many people who buy into some of the social media hype surrounding cigars that make up a very small total of our industry didn’t buy into Rocky Patel. While not every blend is a winner, the Vintage 2006 is one of them. If […]