Cigar Review: Carlos Torano Reserva Selecta
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Connecticut Binder: Indonesian Filler: Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan Strength: Mild Price: Box of 20, $146.99 Grade: 8.4 Heralded as one the Torano family’s finest cigars, the Reserva Selecta comes in a Connecticut shade wrapper and Costa Rican Maduro, each employing a variety of tobacco in the binder and filler. Since they own [...]
Cigar Review: Graycliff G2
Size: 6×52, Pirate (Torpedo) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican Price: Box of 20, $49.99 (CI) Strength: Mild Grade: 7.9 The G2 is Graycliff’s answer to the desire for a less expensive version of their quality cigars. There is a bit of discrepancy however in the blends; there appears to be two lines of [...]
Cigar Review: Cuvee Blanc
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Dominican Filler: Piloto Cubano, San Vicente Strength: Mild-Medium Price: Box of 24, $149 Grade: 9.2 The Cuvee line of cigars from Mike Chiusano of Cusano cigars originated to compete with fuller-bodied cigars in the European market; the line was ranked in the top 10 by the European Cigar [...]
