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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 Review: Jameson Santos de Miami

  Size: 6×54, Haven (Box-Press) Wrapper: Dominican Havana Corojo Binder: Dominican Criollo ’98 Filler: Dominican Corojo and Criollo Strength: Medium/Full Price: $8 Grade: 8.9 The Santos de Miami is beautiful cigar produced by the Jameson Cigar Company. Below is the info on this smoke from their website. A blend inspired by the spirit of Miami,...

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Cigar Review: Oliva Cain F Nub

Today we are very excited to have a guest review from GC Puffs. GC manages a cigar blog that I just became aware of a few weeks ago, and it has quickly become one of my favorite blogs to visit – I’ve gone back and read through almost all of his posts. We wanted to provide GC some space on our blog to do his thing, and would like to encourage our...

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Cigar Review: Mi Barrio

  Size: 6×50, El Aceres Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder & Filler: Nicaraguan Esteli & Jalapa Strength: Medium/Full Price: $7-10 Grade: 9.1 Mi Barrio is a seasonal, limited edition cigar that was created by Jose Pepin Garcia for EO Brands. The Mi Barrio cigars are presented in a box with original artwork by Edin Gutierrez; each release...

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Size: 6×50, Toro Wrapper: Habano Binder: Mexican Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 20, $99.99 Grade: 8.8 Another Famous Smoke Shop exclusive, the Famous Signature Series by Rocky Patel Cigars was also developed by Amilcar P. Castro. Amilcar is behind other Rocky smokes including one of my favorites, the 15th Anniversary, reviewed...

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In 2010, AJ Fernandez released a new line of cigars – the San Lotano. It is currently available in three wrappers – Connecticut, Habano, and Maduro. We reviewed each wrapper and thoroughly enjoyed all three, each scoring a 9.0 or higher. We’ve offered a brief synopsis of each review below. Connecticut The construction is spot on with this...

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