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Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Elencos
An interesting topic for debate around the cigar industry is how many companies are focusing way too much time around their “limited run” cigars at the expense of their core line. In some cases, it has become an “Apple iPhone frenzy” of being the first to get one of these cigars. Last year, E.P. Carrillo […]
Cigar Review: Cubita Spanish Market Selection
A lot of times, I like to uncover a cigar that might be buried deep in a retail humidor hoping to find the gem. My buddy Scott found one of these cigars, a Cubita Spanish Market Selection and asked me if I had smoked one. My response was “No”. Therefore we used the opportunity to […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut
The E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut marks the beginning of the expansion of the E.P. Carrillo line. This introduces a Connecticut Shade wrapper cigar into the E.P. Carrillo portfolio. One of the challenges of any Connecticut Shade cigar is finding a good balance of flavor against what typically is a mild strength smoke. The E.P. […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Singulare Phantom 2010
Earlier this month, when I reviewed the lIlusione 88 Candela, I made the comment that I had not paid enough attention to Dion Giolito’s Illusione line. I have another confession to make – while I feel Illusione has some the highest quality cigars out there, they just have not fit in with my taste profile. […]
Event Recap: La Gloria Cubana Serie N Virtual Smoke
Last night was pretty busy night from my perspective as I attended a terrific Oliveros event at Outland Cigars in Charlotte, NC. However, I really wanted to make a point to catch the webcast of the La Gloria Cubana Serie N virtual smoke featuring Team La Gloria Cubana (Michael Giannini, director of marketing; Rick Rodriguez, […]
Cigar Review: Savinelli Special Selection 2005
Last month, I got my introduction to Savinelli Cigars and when I sampled the Savinelli Nicaragua Reserve, I really enjoyed it. Therefore, I was pretty excited to sample more from the Savinelli line. This time I was fortunate enough to try the Savinelli Special Selection 2005. After enjoying this blend, I raised the question – […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Pre-Release of the Swag Limitado 99
Swag Limitado 99 Pre-Release In my motto – “it’s all about the cigars – the smoke, the craft, and the people”, it really is the people that make the cigar industry the best industry in the world. Over the past few months, I’ve gotten to meet some great people. Fabian Barrantes, Director/VP of Marketing of […]
Virtual Event: La Gloria Cubana Serie N Day is TONIGHT
If you have been following my ramblings, you know that 2010 was La Gloria Cubana’s year – they were the only brand to have three cigars in my Top 20 for Cigar of the Year. Much of what I liked was the innovation that was demonstrated by “Team La Gloria Cubana” (Team La Gloria members […]
Pleasure Police Green Alert: Maryland Cigar Tax Increase Appears to be Dead
It’s been a great month for cigars with all of the new releases coming out. It’s important not to take our eyes off the Pleasure Police though. Glynn Loope, Executive Director for the Cigar Rights of America posted an important post for all cigar enthusiasts nationwide – the proposed Maryland cigar tax increase appears to […]
