At the end of July we looked at the Davidoff Escurio Gran Toro in a review; but this morning on the way into work the urge to smoke the Robusto, which comes in a gorgeous tube, took control of my thoughts. So when I got into work, I purchased one from the shelves at Two Guys Smoke Shop. The Davidoff website describes the cigar as “Inspired by Zino Davidoff’s pioneering spirit. We at Davidoff continue our mission to […]
KILO is a cigar that I didn’t really want to review; because it is my cigar. However in speaking with someone on social media he put it in a way that made it hard to say no. He said, “I don’t live in New Hampshire and I can’t meet with you to discuss the cigar, so why not bring the cigar to me via The Cigar Authority.” So reluctantly I offer you my thoughts on […]
La Antiguedad was originally released in 2014 and was offered up at the 2015 Tobacconist Association of America convention earlier this year. The cigar that was originally set to ship in June is now available at TAA Cigar Shops around the country but it features a different wrapper then the regular release and a different sizes as well. The filler tobacco for La Antiguedad is cultivated entirely in Nicaragua on the farms of San Rafael, […]
The LG from La Flor Dominicana carries the initials of owner Litto Gomez, and this year the 2015 edition will be available in 5 sizes: Oriental (4 7/8 x 38 / $8.80); Cubano (5 x 50 / $11.20); Chisel Puro (5.5 x 54 / $12.80); Americano (5.75 x 46 / $11.20) and Lusitano (6 x 52 / $12.80). The band which originally denoted “Diez” has been reworked slightly and now has the number 10 which […]
In the 1980s the two big soft drink manufactures went at it via ad campaigns and now two of the biggest players in the cigar industry are waging their own version of the cola wars. At the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans Padron released a round Connecticut named Damaso and now Avo which is part of Davidoff has released a box pressed Avo with Nicaraguan tobacco. According to the Avo website, “Inspired by the cosmopolitan […]
In 1995 Rocky Patel left the entertainment industry where he worked as a lawyer and his public access cooking show in Wisconsin to focus on cigars. Rocky and Phil Zanghi were partners in Indian Tabac a brand that was discontinued earlier this year. Eventually Rocky and Zanghi would split apart and Rocky Patel would become a household name amongst cigar smokers. The 20th Anniversary is available in 5 sizes all of which are box pressed and is […]
According to the JC Newman website, “In 1937, J.C. Newman launched Brick House; a true Cuban puro cigar made with the finest Havana tobaccos. To honor his family and heritage, J.C. modeled the Brick House label after his childhood home – the only brick house in their small, Hungarian village. Locals and visitors would gather at the house nightly to eat, drink, smoke and enjoy each other’s company. But with the Cuban embargo came the […]
The cigar that was released at the 2015 IPCPR has shipped to retailers and while we did a pre-release review a little over a month ago we decided to reach into the box on the shelves at Two Guys Smoke Shop and review one of the retail cigars that features a wrapper never seen before on a cigar. The My Father El Centurion H2KCT features a Habano 2000 seed grown in the Connecticut River Valley […]
Today’s review comes at the request of a reader from Michigan who contacted me via Twitter. While the Davidoff Maduro is a cigar I smoke from time to time, it is one that has yet to be reviewed on the website. Being a “blogger” I always tend to smoke what is new for review, and often neglect the staples of the humidor. According to the Davidoff website, “The Maduro series presents intense yet smooth aromas […]
While many people refer to her as the wife of Jose Blanco (Senorial); Emma Viktorsson had has a lengthy career in the Premium Cigar industry with over 10 years on the European side and now she brings her knowledge and passion for the industry to the shelves of humidors around the world. Freyja which is made by Las Cumbres in the Dominican Republic is named after the head of the Valkyrie, and is the Viking […]