Cuban Imports, famous for their Exile cigar (along with H. Upmann Signature and the Por Larranaga Cuban Grade) have released their newest line – Exile Wired. It’s a toned down version of the original Exile cigar with slightly different packaging. Read this article for more details.
Archive for August, 2008
New Cuban Imports Release – Exile Wired!
Posted in New Releases, tagged Cuban Imports, Exile Wired on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Griffin’s Perfecto (JUN 08)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Davidoff, Griffin's, tagged Griffin's on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 4 5/8″ x 52 Vitola: Perfecto Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Origin: Dominican Republic Have I ever mentioned before that I’m a huge Kelner fan? Yeah… I am. I love The Griffin’s cigar line too. This was actually a size I had not tried before, and I’m kicking myself for not trying this earlier. It’s a [...]
Cigar Wrappers A-Z – Mata Fina
Posted in Cigar Reviews, tagged Mata Fina on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This wrapper, named after where it is grown, is a reference to one of the four major growing zones in Brazil. Mata Fina is the region most prized for its wrapper leaf. The Mata Fina wrapper is almost always sun-grown. The Mata Fina wrapper, in general, has a unique earthy aroma and natural sweetness, different from the typical Maduro [...]
Litto Gomez Diez Vintage 2008 Oriental (JUL 08)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, La Flor Dominicana, tagged La Flor Dominicana, LG Diez on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 4 7/8″ x 40 Vitola: Petite Corona Wrapper: Dominican Origin: Dominican Republic Ok, before I begin the review, let me explain this cigar. At the La Flor Dominicana event at Empire Cigars the other week, I saw a bunch of LG Diez cigars in different boxes. I saw on the box (which has a [...]
Bolivar Immensas (MAR 08)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Habanos, tagged Bolivar, Habanos on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 6 5/8″ x 43 Vitola: Lonsdale Wrapper: Habana Origin: Cuba It’s been a while since I wrote a review for one of these cigars… This is one of my favorite Cuban brands and this is one size I have been meaning to smoke for quite some time. I have had tons of petite coronas, [...]
Cigar Wrappers A-Z – Habano 2000 (H2000)
Posted in Other, tagged Habano 2000 on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Habano 2000 plant is supposedly a cross between Cuban-seed and Connecticut-Shade. This wrapper was extremely popular in the 90′s but is being used less frequently. The origin of the cigar is that it originally was developed in Cuba, hence its initial popularity. It was first grown outside of Cuba by Nestor Plasencia. I find that [...]
Cigar Wrappers A-Z – Criollo
Posted in Other, tagged Criollo on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pronounced “cree-oy-yo”, Criollo means “native seed”. May also be described as “Havana-seed”. Ask a Cuban what the word means and this means to them Cuban leaf grown on Cuban soil. If a cigar is referred to as a Nicaraguan Criollo or Dominican Criollo it may not actually have anything to do with the Criollo plant, [...]
Illusione ~m7~ (JUL 2008)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Illusione, tagged Illusione on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 6 1/2″ x 58 Vitola: Perfecto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Café Colorado Origin: Nicaragua Illusione is a real hot brand right now, following in the tidal wave of the Don Pepin and Tatuaje Nicaraguan Revolution. This cigar is made in a tiny little factory in Nicaragua and has already obtained a loyal following. The ~m7~ is [...]
This is the probably the trendiest wrapper right now. It is of course also one of the wrappers they use in Cuba (Corojo ’99 variety). Original Corojo, in fact, was derived from the Criollo seed by natural selection, and this ancient seed is the genetic base seed for the Corojo ‘99 hybrid. A lot of [...]
Padron 1926 Serie 80 Years (JUL 08)
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, Padron, tagged Padron on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 6 3/4″ x 54 Vitola: Perfecto Wrapper: 5-Year Old Nicaraguan Origin: Nicaragua This is one cigar that’s really tough to get your hands on, especially at the price point too! This is the only cigar that Padron makes that is a perfecto (other than the Maduro version of this cigar of course). The cigar [...]
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