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Medio Tiempo

Cigar Review: ADVentura La Llorona Robusto

Every year the cigar industry gets together at the annual PCA trade show. This year in Las Vegas, manufacturers were showing off new releases that would grace the shelves of tobacconists around the world. This year ADVentura showed off a few new releases including La Llorona which the buyer for 2GuysCigars.com,  Ed Santamaria called one of the best cigars he smoked for the first time at the show. He came back raving about it. La Llorona […]

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Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Robusto Cigar Review

This morning I looked over at my co-worker Ed and I asked him what should I review today. His answer was that he had smoked the Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Robusto yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. That’s how a decision was made today on what I should fire up on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Wrapper: San Andres Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Cuban Seed Piloto Cubano, Criollo ’98 and Corojo (Dominican Republic, Nicaragua) […]

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Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Robusto Cigar Review

Today we take a look at the Vallejuelo Media Tiempo Robusto, and if the name sounds familiar it could be because you read our review of the Toro, or you remember it as a best value cigar inside Cigar Aficianado’s year-end countdown. While the cigar was a value back then, it’s even a bigger value now from our friends at Two Guys Smoke Shop. Cigar Review: Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Wrapper: San Andres Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: […]

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VodCast: Pappy Van Winkle and Rare Medio Tiempo Tobacco

Today on The Cigar Authority we light up two cigars that have some rarity attached to them. In the first hour we will light up Pappy Van Winkle from Drew Estate. We’ll try not to take a 20 year nap, as we tell you the story of Rip and Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle. It’s also not the first cigar to have ties to the liquor industry and we will discuss how the two industries have […]

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Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Robusto Burn

Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Toro Cigar Review

This weekend we light up the Vallejuello Medio Tiempo on the show, and as I try to do every Friday is showcase the cigar we will talk about on The Cigar Authority. I’ll be honest, I thought it was a bit repetitive, but the feedback via Facebook requesting this has been strong, so here we are. The name comes from the fact the cigars uses a rare form of tobacco that doesn’t grow on every tobacco […]

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Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Box Press Robusto Burn

Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Box Pressed Robusto Cigar Review

The name Vallejuelo Media Tiempo comes from the fact the cigars uses a rare form of tobacco that doesn’t grow on every tobacco plant. Sometimes, if the grower is lucky above the ligero leaves, there are two small corona leaves that receive the most sunlight and nutrients that results in a spicy profile with an added kick. These rare leaves called Medio Tiempo are in the blend of the Vallejuello Medio Tiempo. In the past some famous […]

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Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Robusto Burn

Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo Robusto Cigar Review

Today’s review is a bit of an experiment, as we have often said a box pressed cigar changes things up. Well as luck would have it we just took delivery on a cigar called Vallejuelo Medio Tiempo that comes as a traditional round cigar, and the more modern box pressed stick. Both cigars feature exactly the same blend, and the cigar is distributed by the same company that distributes Serino Cigars. The name comes from […]

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La Palina Goldie Robusto Extra

The La Palina Goldie is more than a cigar, it is a true work of art. But what makes it truly special is all the cigars are rolled by one person who is a category 9 roller from Cuba. Her name is Maria Sierra and she works at El Titan de Bronze in Miami, Florida where today’s cigar is made. The historic 32 year career of Maria Sierra began July 22, 1967 at Villa El Laguito. Maria is […]

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