Size: 6″ x 48 Vitola: Long Corona Wrapper: 5-year old Nicaraguan Maduro (?) Origin: Nicaragua Age: a few months This is an exclusive from Holt’s to celebrate their 110th Anniversary (really?). Here’s a blurb from their site: To celebrate Holt’s 110th year of business our good friends the Padrons decided to blend a brand new, [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Padron 110 Legacy Maduro
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, Padron, tagged Padron, Padron Legacy, Padron Serie 1926 on March 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
New La Flor for Charity – La Flor Dominicana El Museo!
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, New Releases, tagged La Flor Dominicana, La Flor Dominicana El Museo, Litto Gomez on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an article from Cigar Aficionado on the new limited La Flor release: La Flor Dominicana creator Litto Gomez has teamed up with artist Ruben Toledo and his wife, fashion designer Isabel Toledo, to make limited-edition cigars and boxes that will be sold to benefit El Museo del Barrio, New York City’s only Latin American [...]
Don Lino 1989 Robusto
Posted in Cigar Reviews, La Aurora, Other Brands, tagged Don Lino, Don Lino 1989, La Aurora on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5″ x 50 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: US Connecticut Shade Origin: Dominican Republic Age: 3 months This is Miami Cigar’s new release from the 2008 show. It is made in the DR at the Aurora factory. This is a quick review. You’ll see why…
Manufacturer Spotlight – AVO
Posted in Cigar Reviews, tagged AVO, AVO 22, AVO 787, AVO Classic, AVO Companero, AVO Domaine, AVO LE5, AVO LE7, AVO Legacy, AVO Lounge Edition, AVO Maduro, AVO Signature, AVO XO, Davidoff, Henrik Kelner on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Normally I would have just included the AVO write-up with the Manufacturer’s Spotlight on Davidoff as they own this brand. But AVO Cigars, have a special place in my heart and I felt they deserve their own individual Spotlight. So without further ado: Avo Uvezian is a cosmopolitan who began his career as a musician [...]
New Oliva Connecticut Reserve!
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, New Releases, tagged Oliva, Oliva Connecticut Reserve, Oliva White Label on March 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a little news on the new White Label from Oliva. Oliva Cigar Co., maker of a host of top-rated cigars, is coming out with a mild version aimed at entry-level cigar smokers. The Oliva Connecticut Wrapper Reserve will be out in February. It will be the company’s only boxed cigar that wears a Connecticut-seed [...]
Manufacturer Spotlight – Davidoff
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged Alec Bradley, AVO, AVO Companero, Camacho, Cusano, Cuvee, Davidoff, Davidoff 100th Anniversary, Davidoff Anniversario, Davidoff Colorado Claro, Davidoff Maduro, Davidoff Puro d'Oro, Griffin's, Paul Garmirian, Private Stock, Winston Churchill, Zino, Zino Master Edition on March 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Synonymous with luxury, the Davidoff brand for years has produced the finest clothes, fragrances and cigars. Davidoff cigars have been long heralded as the symbol of luxury and decadence. But who is the man behind the name?
Partagas Shorts
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Habanos, tagged Habanos, Partagas on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 4 3/8″ x 42 (110mm x 16.67mm) Vitola: Petite Corona (Minutos) Wrapper: Havana Origin: Cuba Age: ~3 years I love Partagas Shorts. These tiny little flavor bombs always seem to deliver. This came from I box I have been putting away for a few years. This stick is almost three years old, and it [...]



