Starting December 1st – through December 31st, the ultimate Cigar ranking begins. My 2010 Cigar of the Year countdown. This year, I will pick 30 cigars and begin the process of elimination to determine my 2010 Cigar of the Year. The process will be similar to last year. I will select 30 finalists of cigars […]
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Breaking News: End of an Era as Tim Ozgener Departs CAO
No Doubt a product of Ozgener’s marketing For the second time in two weeks, the Cigar World has been rocked with the departure of another Cigar-ebrity. Tim Ozgener of CAO Cigars is leaving the company, and it looks like leaving the industry. The official reason by General Cigars is that Ozgener is leaving to pursue […]
Yellow Alert: Students Protest Outdoor Smoking Ban at University of Oregon
We as Tobacco enthusiasts must be heard. If we sit back and be silent, the Pleasure Police will win and we will lose our legal right to enjoy a legal product. The University of Oregon’s Department of Student Affairs received an $800,000 to promote something called “the Healthy Campus Initiative”. Some of this money is […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada Dirty Rat
A couple of months ago, I posted a Pre-Review of the Liga Privada Dirty Rat. A lot of times with new cigars, there may be circumstances that prevent from providing a fair review. Therefore, my concept of doing a Pre-Review is to provide some initial thoughts of a cigar without going as far as to […]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Crü Royale
During the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. One of the most exciting things General has been doing is investing in building their existing brands. I mentioned La Gloria Cubana as one of the brands that has seen an expansion take place. […]
Cigar Review: Toraño Family Single Region Serie Jalapa
Single Region Serie Jalapa (Left) picture with another new release -the Brigade (Right) Back at the 2010 IPCPR, one of my most exciting visits was to the Torano Family Cigar booth. During that visit, I saw a lot of energy and excitement around the recent re-branding of the company and the new releases that were […]
Breaking News: Sam Leccia is Leaving Oliva Cigars
Sam Leccia at IPCPR 2010 in action I saw this post on this post on the Cigar Aficionado Web-Site. The legendary Sam Leccia is leaving Oliva Cigars. Sam is truly one of the Cigar-ebrities in the business. He is the master behind the the Nub and Cain sticks. The Nub and Cain sticks will stay […]
Cigar Review: El Camino Dominicano
For the past two years, the emergence of the “value” premium cigar has resulted in a lot of companies jumping on the bandwagon. I define these as high quality premium sticks in the $5.00-$7.00 range. Sticks such as Gurkha, Torano, Oliveros, Perdomo, and CAO have all capitalized on this bandwagon and have had both commercial […]
Another look at the La Palina
Could not help but post a couple of pictures of the La Palina Cigars. This stick is “The Babe”. What a work of art!!! The Babe contains a beautiful Costa Rican Wrapper. I put some details up on the La Palina line when I reviewed the Alison (that one contains an Ecuadorian wrapper) That is […]
Yellow Alert: Pleasure Police in Santa Clara, CA, please sign petition…
Your rights are being threatened big time in Santa Clara, California. I’ve pulled this from the Cigar Rights of America web-site: The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has advanced a proposal (advocated by Board President Ken Yeager) that would ban smoking in all apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and common areas within such housing. It would […]
