This is the first of a new section to the blog I am very excited about. I thought it would be great to get to know better the creators of some of our favorite cigars. Mr. Luis Molina of Molina Cigar Company who makes the Devil’s Weed Cigar graciously agreed to be my first guest. [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Q & A – Luis Molina, Molina Cigar Company
Posted in Cigar Q&A, tagged Devil's Weed, Molina Cigar Company on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Manufacturer Spotlight – Molina Cigar Co.
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged Devil's Weed, Molina Cigar Company on August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Molina Cigar Company - Originally from the retailing and distribution segments of the premium cigar industry, Luis Molina wanted to share his love of the leaf. So his hope is that his creation, the Devil’s Weed Cigar, embodies his passion for cigars. I’d like to thank Mr. Molina for the samples sent, a review of the [...]
Cigar Wrapper A-Z – Colorado
Posted in Other on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Colorado is the term used to describe a cigar that falls in the “reddish” brown tobacco shade color category. Just like Maduro, Colorado is really a description of color, not what type of tobacco is used. “Rosado” is often used interchangeably with Colorado. Several cigar manufactures use this description to describe their cigar. Most notable [...]
Peterson Corona (JUN 05)
Posted in Ashton, Cigar Reviews, tagged Ashton, Peterson on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5 1/2″ x 44 Vitola: Corona Wrapper: Cameroon Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault: I’m not even sure how long ago theses came out. This line was released in 2005 and discontinued shortly thereafter. If memory serves me correctly, this was a cigar made for the Peterson Pipe Company which was distributed by Asthon and [...]
Man O’ War Robusto (JUL 08)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Other, tagged Man O' War on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5 1/2″ x 50 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Origin: Nicaragua I got this from my buddy Dave. I’m pretty sure this is a Cigars International/Cigar.com exclusive made by the same folks who make the J. Fuego lines. This is touted as the next “Opus X”, so I had pretty high expectations going in. [...]
Cigar Wrappers A-Z – El Corojo
Posted in Other, tagged El Corojo on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Prior to the Corojo ’98 or ’99 varietals, this was the plant used for wrappers in Cuba. Historically, all premium Habanos (Cuban cigars) made for export are produced with wrapper leaf called El Corojo. It is a special strain of tobacco developed in the 1920s and ’30s (or 40′s depending on which article you read) [...]
El Rey de los Habanos Torpedo (JUL 08)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, tagged Don Pepin Garcia, El Rey de los Habanos on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 6 1/8″ x 52 Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Rosado Claro Origin: USA or Nicaragua These were originally made in the US, but Don Pepin Garcia may have moved production of this cigar to one of his new Nicaraguan factories. Mr. Garcia is making a crap load of cigars… I tried this a while [...]
Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 Perfecto
Posted in Carlos Torano, Cigar Reviews, tagged Carlos Torano, Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5 ¾” x 50 Vitola: Perfecto Wrapper: Honduran Habano 2000 Maduro Origin: Honduras From the Vault: No date given as this was pre-labeling. This is an oddly thin box-pressed perfecto. This is another of the CT line I just can’t get in to. The burn is uneven as hell. This is no shock as [...]
Cigar Wrappers A-Z – Maduro
Posted in Other, tagged Maduro on August 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“Maduro” is a Spanish adjective meaning “ripe”. By the loosest definition, a wrapper leaf is a maduro if it’s dark enough. Maduro is really a shade of tobacco, not a wrapper type. But it’s being used more and more as a wrapper type so I felt inclined to include it. I’ll write about Maduro as [...]
Leon Jimenes Sumo Maduro
Posted in Cigar Reviews, La Aurora, tagged La Aurora, Leon Jimenes on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Size: 5 ½” x 54 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault: La Aurora is a funny company. First they make way more money off of their beer than they do their cigars. Second, their La Aurora and Leon Jimenes lines are always underfilled and their high-end La Aurora lines (Preferidos, [...]
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