Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie
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 Cabinetta Serie, another new release. The [...]
Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: Declaration from Jameson Cigars
Size: 5.5×50, Iniquity
Wrapper: Dominican Habano (’98)
Binder: Dominican Criollo (’98)
Filler: Dominican
Strength: Medium-Full
Price: Box of 21, $120
Grade: 8.7
Jameson Cigars, founded in 2007, is most known for their Red and Black Label, which debuted at the 2008 IPCPR and have received high praise; their Red Label Perfecto received a panel average of 93 from Smoke Magazine. The last [...]
Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: E. P. Carrillo Edicion Inaugural 2009
Size: Robusto, 53/8×52
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano (3 year old)
Binder: Double, Nicaraguan and Dominican (5 year old)
Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican (2-3 years old)
Strength: Medium
Grade: 9.3
Price: Box of 10, $130
As we work through the first couple months of 2010, it’s hard not to look back at all the excellent releases of 2009. It was, in my opinion, a [...]
