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Cigar Review: Espinosa Maduro Toro


Having hit store shelves roughly a month ago, the Espinosa Maduro is the namesake follow-up to Erik Espinosa’s first solo release, the Espinosa Habano. Made in his picturesque La Zona factory in Estelí, according to the company’s press release, this cigar is reminiscent of brand owner Erik Espinosa’s personal taste...

Cigar Review: Ortega Serie “D” No. 9



Eddie Ortega made quite the splash last year when he and long time partner, Erik Espinosa, split EO Brands and Eddie launched Ortega Cigar Company. Eddie’s first release was the Serie D Maduro. Cloaked in a dark San Andres Mexican wrapper, the Serie D no. 8 was my #2 cigar of the year last year and is a staple in my smoking...

Cigar Review: La Aurora Preferidos “Diamond”


Unveiled last summer at IPCPR and released in October, The Preferidos “Diamond” is an extension of the La Aurora Preferidos line. The Preferidos line features five other versions which are distinguished by the color of their decorative tubo packaging as well as their...

Cigar News: Press Release: ESPINOSA PREMIUM CIGARS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF ESPINOSA MADURO


Espinosa Premium Cigars is proud to announce the release of the long anticipated Espinosa Maduro. Coming off last year’s successful debut of the medium bodied Espinosa Habano, the Espinosa Maduro will be wrapped in a beautiful, smoothly ...

Cigar News: Press Release: Drew Estate Unveils “Kentucky Fire Cured” line extension to My Uzi Weighs a Ton brand of cigars.


Miami, FL – Drew Estate Inc. announced today the impending release of Kentucky Fire Cured Cigars, an extension to the MUWAT brand also to be produced at the Joya de Nicaragua factory. In development for over...

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Cigar Contest: The Great “Guess The Gurkha” Giveaway!

CONTEST HAS ENDED – WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!!! Grand Prize:  VWarnerJr for including Ghosts and ashtray in his answer! Second Prize: BKinHop who also included Ghosts and ashtray in his answer!       Thanks to everyone for participating!  If you didn’t win, try again when I announce my next contest in a few...

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Cigar Contest: Win Cigars from Cohiba and La Gloria Cubana

Last week we posted a poll and invited you to decide which 3 cigars we’d give away this month. Out of 10 choices from General Cigar, and with over 190 votes, you chose these three! La Gloria Cubana Serie N (22%, 43 Votes) La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Tabaqueros (18%, 34 Votes) Cohiba XV (15%, 29 Votes) Thank you for your participation! You can see the...

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Mike Uhren Contest – Part Two

Today we continue our contest, which features cigar art from Mike Uhren. You can view yesterday’s art piece and learn more about the contest by clicking here. Leave a comment to enter. Liga Grande I’d been on a serious Liga binge and was running low on sticks, and wanted a little ‘memory’ after my last one. As I smoked, I’d tried...

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Cigar Artist, Mike Uhren (And Contest)

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cigar Artist Mike Uhren – if you’re unfamiliar with his work, we hope to remedy that this week by highlighting five of his pieces. You can view much of his work on his website here, and you can also follow him on Twitter here. We also have a CONTEST for you – one winner will select his/her favorite of...

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We’re back with another coffee contest sponsored by Fratello Coffee Roasters! In true Holiday spirit, we’ve joined with Fratello to give away 5 bags of coffee to 5 lucky winners! Up for grabs – 16 oz bags of Fratello’s Guatemalan Montecristo. It’s Single Estate, Direct Trade, and Rainforest Alliance approved. We reviewed it a while...

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