Cigar Reviews Cohiba Nicaragua N54 5½ inches x 54 ring gauge Natural wrapper Cohiba is a brand name that evokes a heritage of premium quality and craftsmanship. It is a brand that has been romanticized and celebrated, and is, for…
Cigar Reviews E.P. Carillo Selección Oscuro Small Churchill Does anyone remember the tissue wrapped El Rey del Mundo Oscuro from Villazon? I'm sure it’s still being produced, but I haven't seen or smoked one in ages. It used to be one of my ‘go-to’ cigars.…
Cigar Reviews What’s in a name? A review of three cigars from the IPCPR Trade Show When it comes to cigar names, I’m old school. I prefer cigar names that have dignity and gravitas - venerable names like Davidoff, Padron, Ashton or Cohiba. So yes, when choosing a cigar,…
Cigar Reviews Buho Primero Robusto Size: 5 inches x 50 ring gauge Social media has become the marketing tool for cigar makers. No magazine or website ad can compete with the testimonials, endorsements and critiques one finds on…
Cigar Reviews Ernesto Perez Carrillo New Wave Reserva Connecticut Background: E.P. Carrillo had released a new cigar line that was originally marketed exclusively to the European market. However, EPC saw the error of its ways, and the New Wave Reserva…
Cigar Reviews Gurkha Vintage Shaggy XO Size reviewed: 6 inches by 60 ring gauge Wrapper: Dominican Maduro Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican I'm returning to cigar smoking after a long hiatus. I smoked cigarettes, cigars, pipes and…
Cigar Reviews Mason-Dixon 'North' by Crowned Heads Wrapper - Connecticut Broadleaf Binder - Nicaragua Filler - Nicaragua Note: The cigar spent a month resting in my humidor prior to being lit for this review. (It is the one on the right in the…
Cigar Reviews Mason-Dixon 'South' by Crowned Heads Wrapper - Ecuador Connecticut Binder - Nicaragua Filler - Nicaragua Note: The cigar spent a month resting in my humidor prior to being lit for this review. (It is the one on the left in the…
Cigar Reviews Jericho Hill Willy Lee by Crowned Heads Size: 6 inches x 54 ring gauge Everybody loves an underdog story – the one where the little guy beats the odds and comes up a big winner. That's a classic American tale, and that's also the…
