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Tatuaje Monster Series The Frank – One Year Later

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 7 5/8″ x 49
Vitola: Double Corona
Wrapper: a frighteningly toothy Connecticut Broadleaf
Origin: Nicaragua
Age: just arose from its coffin
The Frank.  You may have heard of it.  The Frank (short for Frankenstein’s monster of course) is 1st of a hopefully long line of Monster Series cigars released by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje fame for Halloween.  Thirteen evil [...]

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Tatuaje Monster Series The Drac

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 6 3/4” x 52
Vitola: one bloody sharp Torpedo
Wrapper: a spooky Habano Maduro
Origin: Transylvania via Nicaragua
Age: Centuries, but pulled right outta the coffin!
The most sought out cigar for the Halloween season has risen from it’s coffin and come to terrorize the neighborhood!  The Drac, the second in the Tatuaje Monster Series, is a dangerous looking [...]

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Tatuaje Monster “Out of Costume” Series Boris

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Size: 7” x 49
Vitola: Churchill
Wrapper: Rosado Ecuadorian Sumatra
Origin: Nicaragua
Age: 2 months
This is a pretty popular cigar right now, it’s also pretty hard to find.  This is the first of the Monster “Out-of-Costume” Series from marketing mastermind Pete Johnson of Tatuaje cigars (Havana Cellars).  The “Out-of-Costume”  (OOC) series concept is to take the last year’s Monster [...]

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Punch CRA Limited Edition Toro

Posted in Cigar Reviews, General Cigar Co., Limited Editions, tagged , , , on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »

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 by the industry’s leaders [...]

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Camacho CLE

Posted in Camacho, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , , on October 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Size: 6″ x 52
Vitola: Perfecto (Diploma shape)
Wrapper: ?? (assuming it’s Corojo)
Origin: Honduras
Age: 1 year
This little puppy, known as Christian’s Blend, is currently unique to the Signature Blends travel bag, which only includes 4 CLEs, is an extremely limited and hard to find cigar.  Thanks to Matt for hooking me up on the BOTL forum.

So being [...]

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CAO Escaparate Six One Five Corona

Posted in CAO, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , , , on August 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Size: 5 1/2 x 44
Vitola: Corona
Wrapper: Criollo-seed Maduro
Origin: Honduras or Nicaragua
Age: Fresh
OK, so this is basically the Criollo with a Maduro wrapper – I think.  This is available at one shop, CAO’s “local” shop, Uptown’s Smoke Shop in downtown Nashville.  I visited there after my tour of CAO HQs.  The shop is beautiful, in fact [...]

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CAO Escaparate MX3 Beli

Posted in CAO, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , , , on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 6 1/4″ x 52
Vitola: Torpedo
Wrapper: Brazilian
Origin: Honduras or Nicaragua
Age: Fresh
The MX3 is one of the more popular of the CAO Escaparate line.  The MX2 or Maduro times two is an an extremely popular cigar in it’s own right.  But the MX3 features maduro leaf in the filler as well as the wrapper and binder.  [...]

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CAO Escaparate Ecuador Corona

Posted in CAO, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , , on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 5 1/2″ x 44 
Vitola: Corona
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Origin: Honduras or Nicaragua
Age:  fresh
The Escaparate line is a special line that is for a select few retailers.  The Escaparate, or “Showcase”, line which features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper is only available at Corona Cigar Company.  I was lucky enough to get a sample to try.

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CAO Escaparate Colombia Robusto

Posted in CAO, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , , on August 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Size: 5″ x 50
Vitola:  Robusto
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Origin: Honduras or Nicaragua
Age:  fresh
This is the newest release from the Escaparate, or “Showcase” line from CAO.  This is sold exclusively at Serious Cigars.  It features a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper.  What about the Columbia?  It’s in the filler.
This is a nice shiny cigar with few veins.  The pre-light draw [...]

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CAO Escaparate Bratalia Churchill

Posted in CAO, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , , on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 7″ x 48
Vitola: Churchill
Wrapper: Brazilian Aripiraca
Origin: Honduras or Nicaragua
Age:  fresh
The Bratalia is another of the limited Edition Escaparate cigars from CAO, that are sold to one or two select retailers across the country.  The Bratalia, although initially release in a gift set is only available now from Old Virginia Tobacco Company which has seven [...]

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