Ernesto Perez Carrillo is a name long known to work magic with his blending skills in his time with La Gloria Cubana. As many of you already know, he ventured off to start his own company not long ago and finally have his own name adorning his wonderfully blended cigars. In the short time the [...]
There always seems to be a few brands that evade me, mostly because I live way up here in the Great White North and the selection on non-Cuban cigars is lacking. Through various trades and gifts I always try to track down as many different sticks as I can to try new ones… but there’s [...]
While most of you south of the border were celebrating Independence Day on July 4th, us Northerners were actually celebrating Canada day on July 1st. The actual meaning behind these 2 days is pretty much the same since Canada Day also celebrates our independence. Back on July 1st, 1867 we united all the British colonies [...]
Ever feel like lighting up something special “Just because”? I know it’s nice to have a special occasion and enjoy a special cigar, but today I said “Why Not?!”. Everyday is special right? It’s sunny and warm today, that’s special enough! So here we go, a My Father Limited Edition 2010. Not long ago I [...]
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 [...]
The Cuba Aliados line of cigars is produced by the Reyes Family Cigar company. At the head of the Reyes family is Rolando Reyes, born and raised in Cuba and emigrated to America when he was almost 50. He had a long history of cigar making and rolling from when he was very young. The [...]
Up for review today we have a special edition release from Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars. If you haven’t been following Pete or Tatuaje, you should know that he has a successful line of both limited and regular release blends and he shows no signs of slowing down. You can review some of the other [...]
Braving the awful, windy weather we are having here in El Paso, I decided it was finally time to kick out a real review. This week I am taking on Illusione’s Singulare Phantom. The Good Stuff: The Singulare Phantom is the first Limited Edition run that Illusione have kicked out since they have been creating [...]
What a weekend. I took a bit of time out of my extrememly busy weekend to enjoy the great rain we have been getting here in El Paso to bring you all a review of AVO’s LE10 (Limited Edition 2010). I got a box of these cigars in the mail as a gift from a [...]
