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. […]
#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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#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 – […]
In the past few weeks, we’ve seen Alec Bradley and Miami Cigars announce cigars that are going to be exclusive to the New York market. This means that these cigars are going to only be sold by a New York State tobacconist. It now appears that Gurkha is now the third company. The new Gurkha […]
#17: Master by Carlos Torano We are getting into the heart of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. It is time to reveal the 14th stick to make the list Stick 17 is the Master by Carlos Torano. This was a stick that was one of […]
Cigar Coop (L) with Manuel Quesada (R) at Outland Cigars There is no question that Manuel Quesada is not only one of the great cigar-ebrities out there – and backs up with knowledge and being a class act. I have previously wrote, “… the man is a gentleman through and through. He probably is […]
