On May 23 2011, the Outdoor Smoking Ban takes affect in New York City. This ban was a huge defeat for cigar enthusiasts all over the world. With that dark day upon us, there were two informal events that have popped up this past week that will revolve around this event. This will be a […]
La Bomba (pic in front of an 601 Red box) Every year, there are a few cigars that are some of the most anticipated new releases for the year. In 2011, there is little doubt that EO Brands’ 601 La Bomba falls into that category. For the past few months, I’ve been following this cigar […]
While it did take me a while, I am now convinced that Nicaraguan tobacco is the best in the world. In fact a lot of times people ask me “Do you like Cubans?”, I reply that I prefer Nicaraguan cigars. My reason is that I’ve seen the variety with what the tobaccos from this part […]
For hard-core enthusiasts, Perelman’s Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars is a must have printed reference to obtain information about blends and vitolas about the world of cigars. From this reference emerged an online site called CigarCyclopedia.com. This brought the terrific information in the Perelman guide to an online medium. Back in January of this year, Perelman […]
La Flor Dominicana Cheroot Over the past month, I have reviewed two cigars that I’ve now referred to as “ice pick” styles. The first was the powerhouse “El Perrito War of Flavors” by La Gloria Cubana. The second was covered in my previous assessment – a retail exclusive by My Father Cigars to Empire Cigars […]
A few weeks ago, I posted some information about what I consider the most important political action item I have posted to date. A proactive piece of bi-partisian legislation being proposed to give cigars an exemption to the FDA legislation to cigars (HR 1639). Today, the Cigar Rights of America has launched “Operation Cigar Liberty” […]
My Father Cigars’ El Picador The My Father El Picador was not a cigar I had heard of. It turns out this is a retail exclusive cigar to Empire Cigars in Raleigh, North Carolina. Retail exclusive cigars are not new to Don Pepin Garcia as he has released many with his collaborator Pete Johnson of […]
Probably the most anticipated release in the cigar pipeline right now is EO Brands’ 601 La Bomba. Back in February, I posted some preliminary information on this cigar which was high level. The release date is still targeted for May 11th, 2011. Currently, Cuenca Cigars in West Hollywood Florida has a pre-release on this cigar. […]
When it comes to the Indie Cigar market, the line I feel is the strongest is the Esteban Carreras line. Esteban Carreras was created by Craig Cunningham, a cigar retailer in Southern California. I’ve found an incredible amount of depth in the cigars in the Esteban Carreras portfolio. The cigar that I feel stands at […]
If you have been following this web-site, you know that I am a big fan of E.P. Carrillo cigars. E.P. Carrillo was founded by legendary cigar maker, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. Perez-Carrillo is famous for being the founder of the legendary La Gloria Cubana line. In 2000, the La Gloria Cubana line was sold to General […]
