Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie

Posted by on Mar 1, 2010 in Reviews | 17 comments

Size: 6×50, Toro (No. 7) Wrapper: Ecuadorian with added Nicaraguan Criollo upper Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Mild-Medium Price: Box of 24, $145 Grade: 9.3 Joya de Nicaragua, S.A. are well known for their Antano line of cigars and the newly released Antano Dark Corojo; most of JdN’s releases are full-bodied, but not so with the...

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Toast of the Week (2/16/10)

Posted by on Feb 16, 2010 in Toast of the Week | 14 comments

It has been an exciting week for us – we finally got some snow! We got a grand total of 2 inches and it stuck for all of 12 hours! But we enjoyed it nonetheless.  We don’t get a lot of snow in Georgia, and yet somehow my son has seen snow in his first two winters, so he’s going to start expecting it (that won’t end well)! We also have a...

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Cigar Review: La Vieja Habana Connecticut

Posted by on Feb 1, 2010 in Reviews | 4 comments

Size: 5×54, Rothschild Luxo Wrapper: Connecticut Filler: Mixed Nicaraguan, Esteli and Jalapa Valley Strength: Mild Price: Box of 20, $49.95 Grade: 8.9 Drew Estate is a name that has been receiving more and more notoriety of late thanks to the Liga Privada line of cigars. Known primarily for his line of infused cigars, Acid and Natural, Drew is no stranger...

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Quick Toast: Isla del Sol

Posted by on Sep 22, 2009 in Reviews | 1 comment

Let’s get this out of the way: I am not a big fan of flavored cigars. Since moving on from Swisher Sweets and Black n Milds years and years ago, I haven’t craved a flavored cigar. However, my dad loves them. After dinner at my folk’s, I started digging through his humidor. It was full of the CAO flavor line, Tabak Especial, his remaining...

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