Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Maduro

Posted by on Nov 24, 2010 in Reviews | 3 comments

Size: 5×50, Divino Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan & Dominican Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 24, $93.95 Grade: 9.3 One of the highlights of 2009 was the release of the La Traviata by CAO.  The cigar received rave reviews and in the online cigar world many touted it as one of their go to smokes,...

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Cigar Review: VUDU

Posted by on Nov 12, 2010 in Reviews | 1 comment

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Mexican Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $79.99 Grade: 8.8 A Famous Smoke Shop exclusive, the new VUDU was developed by Amilcar P. Castro for Rocky Patel. Amilcar is behind other Rocky smokes, including one of my favorites, the 15th Anniversary, reviewed here. Constructed in...

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Cigar Review: Gispert Maduro

Posted by on Oct 25, 2010 in Reviews | 0 comments

Size: 5×54, Robusto (box pressed) Wrapper: San Andres Morron Mexican Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran and Nicaraguan Strength: Mild/Medium Price: Box of 20, $63.95 (Purchase) Grade: 9.2 The Gispert is available in both a Natural and a Maduro, and is available in six sizes, each with larger than usual ring gauges – Robusto (5×54),...

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Cigar Review: Nica Libre

Posted by on Apr 5, 2010 in Reviews | 5 comments

Size: 4.5×46, Principe Wrapper: San Andres Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Aged Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $49.99 (Deal) Grade: 8.9 The Nica Libre was created with the intention of being Padron’s stepchild. The San Andres Maduro wrapper on the Nica Libre is very similar to that used on the Padron Anniversary Maduro. There...

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Cigar Review: AVO Limited Edition 2010 (Pre-release)

Posted by on Mar 15, 2010 in Reviews | 8 comments

Size: 5.5×55, Super Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sungrown Binder: Mexican grown, Sumatra seed Filler: Dominican Ligero Strength: Full Price: Box of 10, $155 Grade: 9.1 Avo Uvezian was introduced to the cigar industry when he met Hendrik Kelner in 1982, though he began his career as a musician and later became a composer. The first AVO cigar went...

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