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Size: 6″ x 50 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Connecticut Shade/Ecuadorian Sumatra Origin: Dominican Republic Age: Pre-Release freshness! I just happened to be in the shop when the General rep was visiting and he handed one of their new sticks, the LGC Artesanos de Tabaqueros – or also known as the longest name for a cigar line [...]

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Size: 6” x 52 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Nicaraguan Origin: Honduras This review is for a special cigar and good cause.  Cigar Rights of America is a great organization that helps give voice to the cigar smoker in Washington.  One of the ways that the CRA has raised money is through a sampler of cigars donated [...]

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I have the distinct opportunity to smoke one of the most sought after cigars ever.  The original Miami La Glorias came about during the Cigar Boom and put Ernesto Perez-Carrillo on the map.  You probably wouldn’t have guys like Don Pepin Garcia, Pete Johnson or Dion Giolito without Ernesto.  The La Glorias were so hard [...]

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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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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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Size:  6″ x 52 Vitola: Toro Wrapper:  Ecuadorian Sumatra Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault: I’ve been pulling a lot of old cigars out from the bottom if the humi-trunk, and this old LGC was grabbed… The Miami-made La Gloria Cubanas were one of the most popular cigars around during the Cigar Boom, but now [...]

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