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
#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
#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
#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 – […]
Gurkha joins the “New York Exclusive” Cigar Market
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 […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #17: Master by Carlos Toraño
#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 […]
Good Article in Cigar Examiner – “Five Questions for Manuel Quesada”
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 […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #18: My Father Limited Edition 2010
#18 My Father Limited Edition 2010 It’s time for the 13th installment of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – better known as the review of the top cigars of the year for 2010. The cigar placing at #18 on the list is from Don Pepin Garcia’s My Father Cigars called the My Father Limited Edition […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #19: Oliveros Swag
#19 Oliveros Swag We are now getting into the meat of the Top 20 of “30 Cigars in 31 Days”, my review of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010. Slotting in at Number 19 is the Oliveros’ Swag. This cigar made its debut at the 2010 IPCPR and this one truly rocked me. Then again, […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #20: A. Turrent Triple Play
#20 A.Turrent Triple Play We now are entering the Top 20 of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010. So far, sticks #21-30 are in the annals of history. Coming in at #20 is the A.Turrent Triple Play This is a stick in the Altadis family that […]
