So after a short time off due to a nasty throat infection I’m back in cigar smoking form and ready to tackle my next task. The cigar I’m smoking today is one I discovered locally through a herf I attended. After asking around online it seems some people have seen the name before but not [...]
If you haven’t had or heard of Padron cigars by now, it’s time to climb out from under the rock and give them a try. They are easily known as one of the best non-cuban cigar manufacturers around and have been around since 1964. They don’t go after huge variations of lines but instead keep [...]
Today we have a very special and exclusive review of the first production cigar from the Maldonado Dynasty. I was recently lucky enough to be sent samples of this cigar, dubbed “The Mogul” from Paul Maldonado. After some chatting on Twitter with Paul I discovered he lived in Canada for awhile so we instantly had [...]
So sad to see these blind reviews come to an end, we are down to our final Blind cigar. Again, just in case you have been in a dark cave or under a pile of Christmas presents the last month. I am doing a run through of a 5 cigar blind set that Brooks from [...]
Here we are again with yet another blind review. The fourth cigar in a set of five sent over from Brooks at Smoking Stogie. I sound like a broken record but I strongly urge any of you readers who have not had the chance to check out Brooks’ site, to do so. He’s got some [...]
As you may have seen in Tony’s post not long ago, I organized a Blind Review Challenge. Check out Tony’s summary of the mystery cigars he received here. Now it’s my turn to wrap up my trade with a review summary. I really enjoy setting these up. As Tony mentioned, it allows you to pick [...]
Cohiba is the pinnacle of Cuban cigars. Almost everyone you talk to about Cuban cigars will mention Cohiba as the brand they know. They’ve always stood for high quality and excellent smokes, usually with a full-bodied appeal. The Cohiba brand was a one-trick pony for a long time but in the not so distant past [...]
Revolution Cigars is still a fairly new player in the cigar market but they seem to be making quite an impression. So far, the Paradigm is the sole blend in their line coming in 3 vitolas, Robusto, Torpedo, and the one being reviewed today, Box-Pressed Toro. They also recently announced that a new line will [...]
Recently, I participated in a blind trade with some fellow BOTL’s. If you aren’t aware what a blind trade is, let me explain. What we did was package together a few cigars in a price range of up to $10 and remove the bands. The bands on the cigars I reviewed were all on blank [...]
The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series is a fantastic, toothy looking box-pressed cigar from Nicaragua. This is the type of cigar you keep in your humidor for special occasions, then light it up sit back and enjoy. This line was released in 1994 to commemorate the Padrón Cigar Company’s 30 years in business. As you can [...]
