Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: El Josco
Size: 5×50, Robusto
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Strength: Mild
Price: Box of 25, $92.00
Grade: 8.7
Luis Falto of La Garita Cigar Company was gracious enough to send us samples of his full line of cigars, as well as sponsor a couple of our contests. Over the next several months we’ll start reviewing the line. Today is our first review. [...]
Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata
Size: 5×50, Robusto (Divino)
Wrapper: Ecaudorian Habano
Binder: Cameroon
Filler: Nicraguan & Dominican
Strength: Full
Price: Box of 24, $130
Grade: 9.5
The CAO La Traviata is another smoke that has garnered a great deal of conversation around the blogosphere and on Twitter. Announced at this year’s IPCPR event, held on August 8-12 in New Orleans, CAO picks up a time [...]
Cigar Review: Cu-Avana Natural
Size: 5×50, Robusto
Wrapper: Connecticut
Filler: Cibao Valley, Dominican Republic
Strength: Mild
Price: Box of 20, $39.95
Grade: 8.4
Resurrected by Fonseco’s master blender, Manuel Quesada, this Dominican filled, Connecticut wrapped cigar is a consistently smooth smoke at an exceptional value. Available in the mild Connecticut and Maduro for some time, a fuller-bodied option was recently released, the Intenso.
As much as [...]
