Cigar Reviews
Wed 31 May 2006
So after my little tour of the Navarre cigar factory in the tiny town of Navarrenx, I proceeded across the street to purchase a few of the jewels that had tantalized my imagination at the factory. It turns out that French law prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products except at local tobacconist shops… […]
Wed 17 May 2006
I was feeling a bit adventurous today and decided to try out one of the cheapest Cuban cigars on the market. The Fonseca Delicias is so cheap that I just had to pick up a few while at the tobacconist some time ago. I hadn’t touched them in so long that there was a bit […]
Wed 10 May 2006
Arturo Fuente cigars are not the best selling cigars in the US for no reason. All you have to do is pick one up and you can almost feel the dedication that has gone into the making of a great stick… and there’s just something about lighting up a cigar that is as beautiful as […]
Wed 3 May 2006
I decided to make good on a recent request and review a great favorite. The Bolivar Royal Corona is a robusto that has graced my humidor from the early days, and is without a doubt one of my top ten. It sure is another classic Cuban cigar made from Pinar del Rio tobacco at the […]
Wed 26 Apr 2006
I picked up the Macanudo Diplomats partly because of their distinctive shape, not to mention because Macanudos are relatively rare in this neck of the woods.
The Diplomat boasts a silky, very dark maduro wrapper with an enticing oily sheen. The cigar feels very well made overall; solid in hand, with a firm and tight roll. […]
Wed 19 Apr 2006
There is something about the Partagas Serie D No. 4 that has the power to take me back to the first time I ever had one. As I light this up and take the first few puffs, I can almost feel the sun in my face and the warm breeze of that early summer day, […]
Wed 12 Apr 2006
I came across this Dominican Robusto at a tobacconist shop right off Avenue des Champs Elises the other day. I just couldn’t resist it, since they were marked at just over 3 euros each; the least expensive cigar at the entire store. Of course, cigars in France are quite expensive and one expects to pay […]
Wed 5 Apr 2006
Here’s another solid non-Cuban cigar. This one is another recent discovery of mine from the European section of my humidor. It’s certainly a well made cigar, if perhaps a little rough; a good cap, a clean wrapper, and a rather sweet nose of chocolate and cinnamon—the experience starts right away.
It lit up quickly and let […]
Wed 29 Mar 2006
Well, I did it. If you’ve been following my “Best of France” series of articles, then you will recognize the Cumpay Short as Nicaragua’s 2005 winner for Best Cigar. Not being one to ever be able to take someone else’s word for it, I acquired some of these and laid them down to stabilize. Not […]
Wed 22 Mar 2006
Inspect the thick wrapper on this bad boy, and you’ll get a good idea of what lies ahead. The smoking experience of the Partagas serie P No.2 starts here. Look at the veins and the oily copper colored toothy surface of this cigar and you know it’s going to be a winner, a go to […]
Wed 15 Mar 2006
Cuban Trinidad cigars have to be one of the world’s most mystifying brands. Long famed to be the Cuban government’s preferred gift to foreign state visitors and emissaries, the brand has since gone commercial and offers three main formats: The Fundadores, the Coloniales and the Reyes. A more recent addition, the Robusto Extra is the […]
Wed 8 Mar 2006
A while back I picked up an habano sampler while waiting around at the airport. Among the cigars inside was this Romeo y Julieta Hermoso No.4. Having tried other formats of the R&J to my satisfaction I decided to give this one a try.
A quick look and feel reveals a nice firm cigar with a […]
Wed 1 Mar 2006
As you can see the Flor de Copan Belicoso is quite a nice looking cigar. It comes wrapped in its own cedar strip held neatly in place by two bands at either extreme. Remove the cedar and you will see a very clean, light wrapper, with no blemishes or imperfections. It feels solid and thick. […]
Wed 22 Feb 2006
Ahh… the smell that fills the room when you light up a Cohiba siglo cigar. The Siglo III is no exception. The sweet notes, mixed with dark leather and earth, are nothing short of captivating, but I’m getting ahead of myself…
The Cohiba Siglo III is a very well constructed cigar; I’d say flawless. You can […]
Sun 12 Feb 2006
Talk radio superstar Rush Limbaugh spent the better part of this week at the Pebble Beach Golf Course, where he participated in the AT&T National Pro-Am, walking from hole to hole with a Double Ligero Chisel in his mouth. So much does he like this cigar, that he will be seen smoking two of these, […]
Thu 9 Feb 2006
It’s amazing the feel that some cigars have the moment you pick them up and hold them in your hand. I always find that if it’s a great cigar, it will feel like a great cigar, and this is certainly the case for the Joya de Nicaragua Celebracion Torpedo. Just picking it up, taking look […]
Tue 7 Feb 2006
Midnight was approaching (in Europe) and the local programming coming to an end when I went to my humidor to chose a good companion for what was to be an all-nighter of NFL madness; yes, the greatly anticipated Superbowl XL was finally here.
I looked around and picked the Padron 6000 I had kept in my […]
Fri 23 Dec 2005
At the risk of sounding like a pessimist and beginning my review of this cigar on a negative note, I must say that the first thing that struck me this time around was the unseemly, poor construction of this Havano. I would like to submit that perhaps this does not necessarily reflect on this particular […]
Tue 15 Nov 2005
Slightly box pressed, the Rey Del Mundo Choix Supreme is a well constructed cigar with a nice oily wrapper, that is tightly wrapped, and a perfect triple cap that holds up well to the guillotine cutter. The pre-light smell was very nice, though not revealing, since it wasn’t very strong; perhaps some sweet notes of […]
Fri 11 Nov 2005
I must say that, receiving this box of Cuban Crafters Robusto, I had very high expectations for this cigar. Well, I was not disappointed. On the contrary, my expectations were met and surpassed.
This Robusto from the Tabaclera Esteli in Nicaragua is absolutely beautiful to the sight, so the smoking experience began right when I opened […]
