It seems to be getting a lot harder to sneak outside for a cigar lately, Father Winter has definitely swept in with full force and is not letting up. But does that stop me? Heck no! Give me my down filled jacket and a nice propane heater and I’m good to go! So what did [...]
Just as I ended 2011 off with a Cuban cigar I thought, why not kick off the new year of my reviews with another Cuban? Right? Well even if you disagree, I’m gonna do it anyways so keep reading I decided to grab a Hoyo De Monterray today and this specific cigar is called Le [...]
So Tony finally unlocked the chains keeping me at my work desk and I’m off on vacation this week and enjoying the much needed R&R! We made the drive down to Florida from Toronto for a nice even total of 24-hours on the road with only bathroom and food breaks. So if you live anywhere [...]
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a review of a cigar with the My Father name on it’s band. Not to be confused with a cigar from the My Father factory. If you’ve kept up with a lot of recent cigar news you would have noticed that the My Father factory in Nicaraguan is quickly [...]
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 [...]
Just as fast as the warmth came the cold has returned yet again. At least it was a nice break from this winter which has been unusually colder then normal. Tonight the temperature is supposed to dip down to about 7F. With this information in mind I decided to reach for a smaller vitola cigar [...]
It seems that lately I’m seeing La Aurora and Miami Cigars all over the place. There’s been quite a few top quality releases from them and I’ve been eagerly chasing them all down. They are making a big splash in the online community, especially with Twitter and their recent release of the La Aurora 107 [...]
Not long ago I wrote up a review for Tatuaje’s Black Tubo. By far, one of the better Tatuaje sticks I have had. Within the comment section of that review our good friend Brooks over at Smoking Stogie offered up a very rare gem. The most sought after vitola in the Tatuaje Black line, The [...]
Illusione is the creation of Dion Giolito and is a true small batch production line. Dion has put a lot of thought into the name of the line and the name of each vitola. All have a significance behind them and each has a meaning to Dion himself. The Illusione goal is to “re-create a [...]
