Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: D’Crossier Imperium Class Vintage

Posted by on Mar 31, 2010 in Reviews | 6 comments

Size: 5 1/8×58, Torpedo (Bullet) Wrapper: Costa Rica Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Costa Rican & Dominican Strength: Medium Price: $13 Grade: 8.8 D’Crossier is distributed by Pure Aroma Cigars and recently displayed at the 2009 IPCPR. The operation is based in Miami, Florida, while the manufacturing processes take place in Costa Rica. The president,...

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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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Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: Declaration from Jameson Cigars

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 in Reviews | 3 comments

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...

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Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: E. P. Carrillo Edicion Inaugural 2009

Posted by on Feb 3, 2010 in Reviews | 5 comments

Size: Robusto, 53/8x52 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...

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Cigar Review: Murcielago

Posted by on Dec 11, 2009 in Reviews | 3 comments

Size: 5.0×52, Belicoso Wrapper: Mexican San Andrea Maduro Binder: Mexican Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Full Price: Box of 20, $176.99 Grade: 8.8 Released at this year’s IPCPR trade show, the Murcielago is one of the newest cigars to hit the market and is receiving a lot of online buzz. Developed by Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega of EO Brands, or Espinosa...

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