La Aurora 1903 Preferidos Maduro (Ruby)
Purchased: 10-pack Toro (5.75 x 54)Price: $47.50Store: Atlantic CigarBuy Again: Yes. Already did.Box Worthy: Yes, but with 10-packs this cheap, it’s better to buy 2 of ’em!Experience Rating: 96 I do love me a Brazilian Arapirça wrapper. I love Brazilian wrappers in general. There’s just something indescribably different about them. So, when I see a…
La Gloria Cubana 8th Street Corona Grande
Purchased: 2 boxes – Corona Grande (6.5 X 48)Price: $50/box of 10Store: Famous SmokeBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 97 I wrote about the Toro a little while back and absolutely loved it; so much so that while Famous was dumping these over Thanksgiving, I bought another couple of boxes of the Corona Grande so…
Montecristo Espada Oscuro
Purchased: 10-pack Guard (6 X 50 Toro)Price: $53.00Store: Atlantic CigarBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes – but since I can get 10-packs for half the price of a box, that’s what I will be buying.Experience Rating: 96 A lot of snobs love to throw shade on Altadis or STG or General because of their collection of…
CAO Amazon Basin Dagger
Being a fan of the CAO Amazon Basin, I was intrigued to see the Dagger on Atlantic. At $24.99 for a fiver, I thought it was a low-risk move to get a pack to see how it compared to the Toro. A couple of puffs in and it was clear to me that it was…
What Is It About the Umbagog Bronzeback?
When I first read Katman’s review of the Umbagog Bronzeback, I immediately bought a 10-pack. I had been searching for a suitable alternative to my beloved Undercrown Maduro and reading his review was timely. It’s not that I stopped liking the UC, but I wanted to expand my daily driver selections. You see, though I…
LCA Red Ryder: You’re Gonna Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!
Not really, but this is a holiday treat! It’s spicy and creamy with lots of oak and leather notes with a hint of vanilla and caramel on the finish. Crafted by AJ, this definitely has his signature on it! I’m writing about this after only smoking one that I purchased at West Coast Cigar lounge…
La Gloria Cubana 8th Street Toro
Purchased: 2 boxes – Toro (6 X 52)Price: $49/box of 10Store: Famous SmokeBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 96 I’ve only had these a few days, but when I took one out to inspect it this morning, I saw how discolored the wrapper was and I couldn’t resist lighting one up. A little more time…
Happy Thanksgiving!
I woke up this morning and put the bird on the smoker, poured myself a mug of coffee, then lit up a gorgeous Umbagog Bronzeback. As the caffeine and nicotine started to kick in, I thought about what things I’m thankful for and it brought some tears to my eyes. Lately I’ve been super-frustrated with…
Don Emmanuel Annunaki Anu
Purchased: Box of 10 Toro (6 X 52)Price: $140.00Store: MiamiHumidor.netBuy Again: YesBox Worth: ObviouslyExperience Rating: 98 Back in late January of last year, I was in Sao Paolo, Brazil for vacation. Of course, being a cigar smoker, one of the first places I sought out was a cigar lounge near where I was staying and…
First Impressions: Trinidad Espiritu No. 2
Sometimes, a lack of complexity is NOT a bad thing. Since I’ve smoked a few of these thus far, this cigar isn’t at all complex. Its profile is fairly straight-forward. It’s woodsy, spicy, minerally with a heavy coffee component. There are occasional, fleeting notes of dark chocolate and fruitiness but other than that, there’s not…
“What’s You Favorite Cigar?”
When I meet fellow B/SOTLs, that’s a question that’s invariably asked of me. I usually answer with a shrug and say, “I don’t really have one because I smoke so many different ones.” And I explain that I’m not trying to be flip. It’s just hard for me to point to a specific blend; plus,…
H. Upmann 1844 Anejo Toro
Purchased: 10-pack Toro (6 X 54)Price: $50.00Store: AtlanticCigars.comBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes – Though I purchased a 10-pack this time around, I’ve had a couple of boxes of these.Experience Rating: 95 H. Upmann doesn’t get much love online, at least not as much as the new boutique cigars. Unlike Gurkha that garners abject hatred, H.…
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