Boutique Cigar Review: El Tiante Corojo
Size: 6×54, Belicoso Wrapper: Corojo Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Full Price: Box of 23, $139 Grade: 8.9 The El Tiante 23 Series is named after and created by Red Sox legend Luis Tiant. Completely handmade at the Tabacalera Tambor factory, it is rolled in the style of Old Cuba. Available in a Habano [...]
Cigar Review: 13th Floor Foundation Series
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 20, $165 Grade: 9.0/9.1 I can’t recall how Bryan White and I began talking, but we’ve been going back and forth on Twitter and via email for several months and it’s been a great joy to learn a bit about [...]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run
Size: 5 7/8×52, Delirios Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dominican and Nicaragua Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 24, $168 Grade: 9.2 The second release from the newly formed EPC Cigar Company, the Short Run was released in early May, 2010. Ernesto created 1,500 boxes of 24 for each of the 3 sizes in the [...]
Cigar Review: Punch Uppercut
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatran Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Ometepe Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 20, $103.95 Grade: 8.7 It took some time to finally get in a review of the Punch Uppercut. I had a couple, then sent them away in a cigar pass, then had others, then something else happened, then finally [...]
Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: Cigar.com Cuban Label
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra (Cuban Hybrid) Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Price: Box of 20, $45.95 Grade: 8.5 We have reviewed quite a few of the Cigar.com House Blends here at Toasted Foot and all of them have been good smokes with scores consistently in the mid to high 8’s. I was excited about [...]
