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Archive for September, 2008

Excalibur by Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure (DEC 06)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, General Cigar Co., tagged , on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 1/4″ x 50 Vitola:  Torpedo Wrapper:  Connecticut Shade Origin: Honduras From the Vault: The Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur series is supposed to offer a little more flavor and quality than the regular Hoyo line.  Made by General Cigar Co. the Epicure is one of their more popular frontmarks. This cigar is not bad [...]

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Macanudo 1968 Robusto (AUG 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, General Cigar Co., tagged , on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Size:  5″ x 50 Vitola:  Robusto Wrapper:  Honduran San Agustin Havana Seed Origin: Dominican Republic The new Macanudo 1968 is a serious departure from one of the mildest cigars out there.  Traditionally the Macanudos, made by General Cigar Co., are shunned by the aficionado, mostly because they taste like cardboard and hay.  The Mac 1968 [...]

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Leoninos Torpedo (MAY 05)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, La Aurora, tagged , on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  6 1/2″ x 52 Vitola:  Torpedo Wrapper:  Dominican Corojo Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault:  The Leoninos line, from La Aurora, features a Dominican-grown Corojo wrapper that is a nice departure from the normal Corojo wrapper. The cigar has a nice reddish brown color (Colorado).  I clipped this, and it had a fairly firm [...]

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Zino Classic Torpedo (AUG 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Davidoff, tagged , on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 1/2″ x 52 Vitola:  Torpedo Wrapper:  Ecuadorian Connecticut Origin: Dominican Republic The Zino Classic Torpedo is a short little belicoso, the first new size since the Classic line was reblended by Henke Kelner a few years ago.  I picked this up at Empire Cigars. This is a nice looking light brown colored cigar [...]

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Manufacturer Spotlight – General Cigar

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 16, 2008 | 6 Comments »

General Cigar Company- Below is a not-so-brief history of the company from their website.  I scaled it down a bit. The history of General Cigar Company, Inc. is the story of one family and its love of tobacco. It is a rich and colorful story of tobacco dealers, growers, and entrepreneurs, which stretches over 150 [...]

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El Titan de Bronze Grand Reserve Maduro Belicoso (AUG 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, El Titan de Bronze, tagged on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  4 1/2″ x 54 Vitola:  Torpedo Wrapper:  Brazilian Maduro Origin: USA The folks at El Titan de Bronze were nice enough to send me some samples of their products.  The Grand Reserve Maduro is their Maduro entry. This is not your standard looking Maduro.  It is more Colorado Maduro in color, but does not [...]

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El Titan de Bronze Redemption Robusto (AUG 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, El Titan de Bronze, tagged on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5″ x 50 Vitola:  Robusto Wrapper:  Ecuadorian Sun Grown Habano Origin: USA The folks at El Titan de Bronze were nice enough to send me some samples of their products.  The Redemption is their fuller bodied entry. This is a great looking cigar.  It has that dull sheen and a slightly spongy feel.  It [...]

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Davidoff 100th Anniversary Diademas Finas (APR 06)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Davidoff, Limited Editions, tagged , on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

:  6 3/4″ x 50 Size   Vitola:  Perfecto (Diadema) Wrapper:  Connecticut Shade Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault:  I’ve been sitting on this one for about two years and I thought now is as good a time as any to try it! Very limited and very expensive, this cigar was made by Davidoff to [...]

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Jose L. Piedra Brevas (MAR 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Habanos, tagged on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 1/4” x 42 Vitola:  Corona Wrapper:  Havana       Origin: Cuba This is Cuba’s version of the bundle cigar.  NOT known for their consistency, JLPs are super cheap and have mixed filler.  Please don’t use this to form an opinion of Cuban cigars.  I could barely draw from it, it was so tight. As far as flavor is concerned [...]

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Manufacturer Spotlight – El Titan de Bronze

Posted in Other, tagged on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If you’ve never heard of El Titan de Bronze, don’t worry, you will.  This is a great boutique cigar rolled in the heart of Little Havana in Miami, Florida.   Here’s a brief bit from their website: El Titan De BronzeTM Cigar Mfg. has been established since 1995 in Little Havana, Miami, FL. All of our cigars are hand [...]

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