The good news is that by waiting a week, my charred palate was able to heal, giving me back my ability to taste cigars! (Six plus cigars a day for three days really has an impact on the ol’ taste buds!) So lets get to this week’s cigar! Cigar Stats Size: 4 1/2 x 52 (Consul) Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Smoking Time: 1 1/2 hours Beverage: Water The Cigar Review The Pre-Smoke The Celebracion is a nice looking cigar. It’s smooth, with fine, attractive ...
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| Product Name: | Joya De Nicaragua Celebracion Consul |
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| Brand: | Joya De Nicaragua |
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| Strength/Body: | Full |
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| Type: | Box |
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I picked these cigars up from JR’s since it came with the free Colibra lighter, and if you know me then you know I’m always looking for a good cheap smoke. This is not a full review but just notes I have picked I kept. They call these Hoyo De Monterrey Silver Bundles and come in many different sizes. I picked the No. 450 Maduro which is 4.5×50. These things look nice, dark and oily. I could not wait to fire one up so I ...
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| Product Name: | Bundle NO. 450 Maduro |
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| Brand: | Hoyo De Monterrey |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium - Full |
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| Type: | Box |
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This is a special smoke for me because it represents the birth of our new son Peyton. Like Peyton this is a small cigar. When I was younger I could never imagine being married especially with kids but I was blessed with a great wife and two kids I would do anything for. Four and a half years ago when my first son Parker was born I picked up a box of AF to celebrate and still have two today ...
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| Product Name: | Taco Maduro |
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| Brand: | Hatuey |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium |
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| Type: | Box |
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Cigars International refers to Gurkha as the “Rolls Royce of cigars”. They tell us that Gurkha is “known for offering some of the most prestigious and highly-rated blends in the world”. The Gurkha Vintage Series is one of Gurkha’s milder cigars. The wrapper of the Gurkha Vintage Series is a slightly oily Connecticut shade. It’s a very firm cigar. The Toro size measures 6 inches long with a solid 50 ring gauge. It’s firmly rolled and feels quite solid and sturdy in ...
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| Product Name: | Gurkha Vintage |
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| Brand: | Gurkha |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium |
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| Type: | Sampler |
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The Gurkha G3 is a dark sexy looking cigar. G3 stands for triple ligero from what I read. They are made in the Torano factory in Honduras and only come in a toro size. They are a limited release in the states so they may be hard to find. Pre-light: The cigar looks like it was made very well with some color variations. It has one decent size vain running about two inches toward the foot of it. I has a large cap so it ...
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| Product Name: | Gurkha G3 |
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| Brand: | Gurkha |
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| Strength/Body: | Full |
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| Type: | Sample |
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I picked this cigar up at a nice shop in Michigan City Indiana about an hour east of Chicago. It is a beautiful oily toro that weighs in at 6×50 with Nicaraguan/Dominican filler and a Dominican wrapper and binder. I gets its the name “Shaggy” from the uncommon unwrapped foot it has. It is a smooth wrapper with some small bumps and veins. The wrapper has a deep dark leather look to it. The flavor was good with notes of coffee and a little ...
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| Product Name: | Shaggy |
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| Brand: | Gurkha |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium |
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| Type: | Box |
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Excalibur 1066 King Arthur Cigar Review Country: Honduras Length/Ring: 6 1/4 x 45 Shape: Corona Gorda Wrapper: Natural Strength: Medium Pre-light: The King Arthur is a nice looking cigar but it doesn’t jump out at you in the store. It has a lot of small veins and has a wet leather look to it. The predraw was firm. I have only used a punch on these and I have had no trouble with it. I feel no soft spots. The Burn: The ...
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| Product Name: | Excalibur 1066 |
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| Brand: | Hoyo de Monterrey |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium |
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| Type: | Box |
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The EO brand (United Tobacco) was founded in 2003 by two long time friends Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega. They both have a long history in the cigar industry. The EO 601 line of cigars are blended by Pepin Garcia so I should enjoy this. Country: Esteli, Nicaragua Length/Ring: 5 1/4X 52 Shape: Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Maduro Body: Medium-Full Strength: Full Pre-light: This is a beautiful box pressed cigar with a good cap, smooth wrapper and small/medium sized veins. The smell is ...
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| Product Name: | Blue |
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| Brand: | EO 601 |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium - Full |
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| Type: | Box |
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Today I’m in Chicago stuffing myself on calamari and pizza at Giordano’s Pizza. After my meeting I had to get back to my room to relax and settled on this stick after deciding that I didn’t want to take on a full body cigar. Now as long as the weather holds out until morning so I can get out of here I will be set for the week. I picked these up well over a year ago from JR. Many of ...
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| Product Name: | Don Tomas Corojo |
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| Brand: | Don Tomas |
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| Strength/Body: | Medium - Full |
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| Type: | Box |
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After getting done a little early with work I came back to the hotel and decided to have a Don Pepin Blue. I fell in love with this cigar the first time I smoked it and try to always have a couple in one of my humidors. These are a spicy full-bodied cigar that can knock you on your ass if your not ready for it. This cigar is not for the new smoker. Don Pepin is one of the ...
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| Product Name: | Blue |
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| Brand: | Don Pepin |
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| Strength/Body: | Full |
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| Type: | Box |
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