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As I understand it, this is a limited edition cigar that has been around for quite some time… That’s never a good sign. Perhaps this one has slipped under the

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San Cristobal Elegancia Churchill features Nicaraguan filler and a Nicaraguan binder covered in a smooth, minimally oily Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper with hidden veins. San Cristobal is a creation of Pepin

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Plasencia Alma del Cielo

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Plasencia Alma del Cielo cigars hail from Nicaragua, where the Plasencia family blends them in three meticulous sizes. Alma del Cielo is Spanish for “soul of the

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I grabbed a fiver of these a while back, I’m an Aging Room fan boy. I know they’ve been around for a minute, but I have only recently got around

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Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose Lonsdale is an AJ Fernandez-built creation for the Holts, especially Sharon Holt for which the cigar is named. It’s getting more difficult to

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Happy Labor Day. I’m enjoying the morning with the Especial and a strong pour over coffee. The Especial is mid to heavy bodied smoke with very good construction. It burns

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Everyone’s got that handful of cigars that they never run out of. The “go to’s”. Just the thought of running low sends chills up their spine. This is one of

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Aksum Claro

Smoked: Aksum Claro

Aksum Claro is a Foundation cigar I hsf been looking forward to smoking for some time. Foundation owns a tobacco field in Connecticut so naturally there is some Connecticut Broadleaf

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Bella Artes by AJ Fernandez maduro lancero is box pressed with an oily, dark brown Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper covering a Mexican San Andres binder and Nicaraguan fillers.

Tight draw opened

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BLTC Royalty event only! Such a treat.

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I haven’t been on this site in quite some time. Glad to see some of my old friends are still here. And you know how it goes. Sometimes life gets

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Start of the end of summer weekend. La Historian Senador is a 5.37x52 box pressed beauty. Medium then transitions to medium full with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Construction

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I’ve paired 20 Acre Farm robusto with morning coffee in the past. And it pairs quite well. I have also paired it with Lagavulin 16 single malt scotch. That pairing

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El Gueguense robusto is made with Nicaraguan Corojo & Criollo filler, a Nicaraguan Corojo 99 binder and Corojo 99 wrapper. It's a medium-full bodied, medium strength cigar. The Initially flavors

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After a rather mediocre review of the Platinum, I felt obliged to rescue my overall opinion of Montecristo pairing a White Series with morning coffee. Smooth as silk. Opens mild

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I am a big-time fan of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust – as are a couple of my friends. When one of them sang the praises of a Dunbarton made with

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And then there were none.

Java Latte Toro

This was the last of the sampler I bought for my morning coffee smoke experiment/enjoyment.

All four cigars have been ideal for the morning environment

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I would have never thought I’d smoke – or review – a cigar with a band featuring the likeness of Hailie Selassie – the King of Ethiopia/Abyssinia in 1936 as

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Montecristo Classic Connecticut is a true mild bodied, medium-mild strength gem. The White Series is an excellent cigar, but don’t overlook the Classic. For my money, it has a deeper,

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The Pepin Garcia

Smoked: My Father Blue

It is one of my favorites. Toro Gordo very smooth. Pepin Garcia family has mastered the blends , this one coming out from Honduras. Excellence

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Smoked: BLTC Triforium

This BLTC exclusive for Oak Glen Tobaccanist is a very nice blend. Being BLTC you know that spice is part of the experience. Fantastic construction and flavor transitions. On a

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Sitting with friends in a 3 season porch enjoying the Bahia Brazilia Gordo, paired with Elijah Craig bourbon. A pleasant combination for a pleasant conversation with friends

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I haven't had many opportunities to post lately so it's time to get caught up!

Sitting at the Cigar Vault in Wooster, Ohio with my colleague Ryan working through our project

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Micallef Migdalia uses Nicaraguan and Dominican filler, a Mexican Sumatra binder and a slightly oily Mexican San Andres wrapper with thin seams and veins.

The primary band red on dark blue

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On a rainy morning in North West NJ a good cigar is needed. These Perdomo Legacy cigars are superior in all three wrappers. This Gordo will take me through lunch

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