Almost one year ago The Cigar Authority named their 2018 Cigar of the Year. At the time I summarized the cigar with the following conclusion, “On the podcast I refer to some of the newer Connecticut cigars as, Not your Grandfather’s Connecticut. The Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut is a perfect example of that. If you were to smoke this cigar with a blindfold on, you might have a hard time guessing the wrapper. It’s a medium […]
Since 2015 Reinier Lorenzo the owner of HVC Cigars has released a stick to celebrate the most chaotic day of the year for retailers and many consumers, Black Friday. Like the rest of the HVC Portfolio they are produced at TABSA in Esteli, Nicaragua. The Petite Robusto is limited to just 400 boxes of 50 cigars and today we review this limited release which comes in one size. Cigar Review: HVC Black Friday Wrapper: Habano Cafe Binder: Nicaragua […]
The Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch is the follow up to a blend that was a joint project between Warped Cigars & Aganorsa, however this blend is solely the work of Max Fernandez of Nicaragua based Aganorsa Leaf. It’s available in four sizes each of which is named after one of the dogs that guard one of the famed Aganorsa Leaf tobacco farms. The Rambo (4.5 x 48), Campeon (6 x 52; 109 style cap) JJ […]
Founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo, HVC started as a way of paying homage to Havana City, Cuba where he lived for most of his life. His goal is to keep the Cuban tradition of hand-made cigars alive and well and in order to accomplish this he is making cigars at the Aganorsa Leaf factory in Nicaragua. Today’s review is the first and only current cigar made at Aganorsa utilizing a Broadleaf wrapper. In 2018 the […]
Founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo HVC was started as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. The HVC goal is to keep the Cuban tradition of hand-made cigars alive and well with products that are inspired by the cigar tradition of Cuba, specifically Havana City, while incorporating the customs of their adopted U.S. home. Today we review the La Rosa 520 which was the address of the […]
Earlier this year Aganorsa Leaf announced the return of the Aganorsa Leaf Habano which was formerly known as Tabsa Habano. The cigar was rebranded to fit with the existing Aganorsa line including the Cigar of the Year Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut. The cigar has begun appearing on retail shelves including 2GuysCigars.com and today we offer our review of the Short Churchill. Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Habano Wrapper: Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Criollo ’98, Corojo ’99) Length: 6.5″ Ring Gauge: 48 Size: Short Churchill The Look: The […]
On the March 30th episode of The Cigar Authority we will be welcoming to the show Terence Reilly, vice-president of Aganorsa Leaf as he is in town for a series of events at Two Guys Smoke Shop. To close out 2018, The Cigar Authority named the Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut Cigar of the Year. Today we review a cigar that is available only at events, and we will let you know our thoughts of this dark […]
The Signature Leaf has been aged for 7 years and features the rare medio tiempo leaf in the filler. The cigar was limited to just 500 boxes per size and after 2GuysCigars.com sold out of their initial allotment they were able to get their hands on more. So as I walked through the store today on the way back to my desk I reached for one of my favorite limited release cigars from 2018. Cigar […]
According to Eduardo Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf, “First you crawl, then you walk and then you run. It’s a process you can’t skip or else it comes back to haunt you.” It’s some serious words to live by as we all want to run before we can walk, but until you understand the process, learn the process and utilize the process it becomes a recipe for disaster. Aganorsa Leaf is a company that is now […]