#10 La Gloria Cubana Serie N The time has come in “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – a.k.a, my review of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010 for the Top 10. So far, there have been 20 outstanding sticks, but now we hit the cream of the crop. At #10 is another creation from […]
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2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #11: La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
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#11 La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor We are just outside the Top 10 of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010. The decision on what sticks to place in the Top 10 was very difficult. It is perhaps this stick that was the most difficult to […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #12: San Lotano Maduro
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#12 San Lotano Maduro The further down the countdown of “30 Cigars in 31 Days”, the better the sticks. We are now approaching the elite 12 of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010. Slotting in at #12 is the San Lotano Maduro by A.J. Fernandez. Fernandez has been garnering a reputation over the past few […]
2011 Preview: PDR 1878 Reserva Dominicana Capa Oscura
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Back at Lite Up Charlotte, I saw Abe Flores of PDR Cigars and he was smoking one of these. Considering I am a fan of his cigars, I knew I had to get one of these boxes. But the word was, I was going to have to wait for these at least until late November. […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #13: Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2010 Cigar of the Year, Joya de Nicaragua
#13: Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie 18 days down into the countdown – it is time for installment #18 of “30 Cigars in 31 Days”, my review of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. Coming in at #13 is the Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie. While this might be #13, this is no unlucky cigar. […]
More CAO (and other) News….
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments CAO, General
Jon Huber (L) at a CAO Event in Wilmington NC There had been a lot of rumors running rampant for the past couple of weeks. Today a twitter post confirmed – CAO’s Director of Lifestyle Marketing – Jon Huber is leaving CAO Cigars. The twitter post was: caocigars will be saying ‘adios’ L8r but please […]
Lies by the Surgeon General – Second Hand Smoke
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments CRA, Pleasure Police
There has been a lot of recent buzz about a Surgeon General’s Report on Second-hand smoke. The report was entitled “EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE CAUSES IMMEDIATE DAMAGE, SAYS NEW SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORT“. To quote Cigar Dave, all I can say is that this is absolute poppycock – and the facts need to be told. I’ve […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #14: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized 2 Comments 2010 Cigar of the Year, Don Pepin, My Father
#14 Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Continuing to head into the cream of the crop, it is time to reveal the 17th stick of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 cigars for 2010. The #14 Cigar of the Year is the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial – a new stick from […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #15: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2010 Cigar of the Year, E.P. Carrillo, EPC
#15 E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 It is hard to believe we have completed half of T30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. It is now time to get to the cream of the crop – the Top 15 Slotting in at #15 is E.P. Carrillo’s Short […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #16: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2010 Cigar of the Year, General, La Gloria Cubana
#16: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco Today we approach the half-way point of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. Following today, we enter the Top 15 for sticks of the year. Slotting in at #16 that has one of the most unique vitolas around – […]