Archive for September 2010by

Nub Habano Cigar Review

To start off – I’m not a huge fan of Nubs. The blends are great, but the ring gauge is just a little too big for me.  However, this blog is driven by our customers, and customer Maurice asked for a review of the Nub Habano! Plus, Sam Leccia, the Nub’s creator, is a great BOTL, devoted blender, and he consistently makes fantastic products for the modern palate. So here it is: Manufacturer: Oliva S read more

Mega Mild & Mellow Cigar Sampler

People love samplers. It’s one of the best ways possible to experience many new cigars while getting the same discounts you’d normally get from a box purchase. Plus, when organized into a nice category, it helps you expand your cigar experiences to cigars you might otherwise not have known about. This sampler has such a great diversity of manufacturers and blends that you’re sure to find several t read more

Joya de Nicaragua “Antano 1970″ Churchill

Joya de Nicaragua “Antano 1970″ Churchill Allow me to wax poetic here about my favorite ” go to ” smoke. This cigar is a full flavored and strong powerhouse jewel of a cigar. This Nicaraguan Puro has a Habano Criollo Colorado wrapper and plenty of Ligero for the kick. It posseses a smoothness and consistency not equaled in other cigars of this strength. It does not come with training wheel read more

Padron 1964 Anniversary – review by CigaRobbie

While looking for the perfect cigar to cap off an all day and night smoke fest with good friends at our favorite Orlando hot spot.O ne cigar came to mind and it was the right choice to be sure. Padron started my smoking journey many years ago and it has never let me down. The Padron 1964 Anniversary Series cigar line was introduced in 1994 to commemorate Padron’s 30th anniversary. In my opinion this great read more

Carlos Torano 2008 Tribute Maduro Toro

A recent gift of this cigar that I expected to either maybe smoke some day or not be impressed by has just launched itself straight to the list of my best cigars of the year. That is a short and distinguished list but It really was that good. I had never heard of or come across one of these cigars before. This is one I am sure glad I did not miss and I will be hunting down more of them. A number of cigar makers hav read more