Trying something different over at Casas Fumando today. It’s a brand I rarely smoke and the only time I really smoke it is when I get it in a sampler or gifted. I’ll be up front and say I have a general bias against these cigars. The main reason is two fold, one being I [...]
I had some time earlier in the day to squeeze out a review so I needed something a little more mild and preferably something I could enjoy with a coffee. I looked through the humidor and selected a few milder sticks I thought would pair well then looked over our previous reviews to make sure [...]
Firstly, thanks to everyone who posted comments on the La Aurora contest for the upcoming Para Japon cigar. As always, we really appreciate your support, especially for such a good cause. All the winners have been contacted via email already. If you weren’t one of the lucky winners, we encourage you to seek you the [...]
In case you missed it, we are giving away 10 samplers of the upcoming Para Jabon from La Aurora. Tony made a post about it earlier this week and the deadline is closing quickly. Read the post here and make sure to post a comment to get an entry, it’s that easy! If you want [...]
I went digging through the humidor today and had one of those moments where I couldn’t make a decision. Them I saw the G.A.R. label staring back at me. I haven’t had a cigar from Gran Habano in awhile and they always seem to be top-notch when I do so I decided it was going [...]
One thing we don’t see too much of in the cigar world is Brazilian Puros. Sure, a lot of cigars use the Brazilian Maduro wrapper to get the rich cocoa and coffee notes but they usually bind and fill them with leaves from other countries. The Dona Flor cigar line is distributed by CigarFromBrazil.com (GVG [...]
I received this cigar just before Christmas from a fellow BOTL(Brother of the Leaf) named Joe (a.k.a. BlackIce). We had a Santa-Trade where he sent me a fantastic package. I decided to give this one a review since I’ve managed to get myself a couple but never reviewed them. Berger & Argenti seem to be [...]
It’s been damn cold up here in the Great White North lately and my propane heater has definitely come in handy. As I write this now, we are getting a nice dumping of freezing rain which should make for an interesting drive home. I’m sure Tony’s is on his way to a nice warm afternoon [...]
Today we have another summary from a second set of Blind Reviews I went through. Just last week I posted a set of blind reviews, you can read it here. Tony also went through a set of a blind cigars as well from this same blind trade, read his summary here. I ended up with [...]
La Aurora is the oldest non-cuban cigar factory and the oldest in Dominican Republic. It’s part of the Leon Jimenes group of companies which also includes the Leon Jimenes and the new Guillermo Leon line of cigars. You can read more about the company in one of our other La Aurora Reviews of the 107 [...]
