Q: How do you make a cigar wrapper taste better? A: Grow it in Ecuador! OK, call it in – it’s over. I can guarantee one of the hottest cigars of the year will feature a Ecuadorian wrapper. Why? Because it seems that EVERY new cigar has a Ecuadorian wrapper on it! So what’s so [...]
Archive for February, 2010
2010 – The Year of the Ecuadorian Wrapper
Posted in Cigar Musings, tagged Arturo Fuente, Ashton, AVO, Davidoff, Ecuador, Ecuadorian Connecticut, Ecuadorian Habano, Ecuadorian Sumatra, Ecuadorian Sun Grown, La Flor Dominicana, La Gloria Cubana, Litto Gomez on February 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »
New Releases 2010!
Posted in Other on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kindly look to your right and you’ll see I have changed the New Releases list from 2009 to 2010. Again, like last year, I will update it as I learn of new releases. I have also kept the list from 2009, it’s just below the 2010 list. Some items have rolled over to 2010 due [...]
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan
Posted in Cigar Reviews, La Flor Dominicana, tagged La Flor Dominicana, La Flor Dominicana Air Bender, Litto Gomez on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5″ x 50 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Origin: The DR Age: Fresh Woo-hoo! The newest creation from Litto Gomez was on my must try list. The name Air Bender has two meanings according to Litto, the first is due to his affinity for Kung Fu movies and the other is that smoke appears [...]
The White Band Project Wrap-Up
Posted in White Band Project, tagged Blind Review, White Band Project on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So how did we fare? Matt and I met last Thursday for the big reveal. Did Matt pull the wool over my eyes? Did I dupe Matt into going against his gut? Find out now!
The White Band Project Review #5
Posted in White Band Project, tagged Blind Review, White Band Project on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Again, sorry for the tardiness on this post… This is the fifth of six blind reviews, 3 from me and 3 from Matt from Matt’s Cigar Journal. Click here for the rules to the contest. Note that all cigars Matt gave me to smoke were from the same manufacturer, so hopefully after smoking all three [...]



