Cigar Review: KA Kendall 7-20-4

Posted by on Jul 23, 2010 in Reviews | 2 comments

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Brazillian Mata Fina Binder: Columbian Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, & Mexican Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 20, $121 Grade: 9.0 Back in the early 20th Century, before most of us were born, there was a cigar company known for making some of the best 10 cents cigars around – in fact, they made around 54 million of...

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Cigar Review: 13th Floor Foundation Series

Posted by on Jun 4, 2010 in Reviews | 3 comments

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 the production process....

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Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Sun Grown

Posted by on May 19, 2010 in Reviews | 4 comments

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Brazillian Mata Fina Binder: Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli & Jalapa), Columbian Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 20, $95.99 Grade: 9.0 I can’t speak from year’s past, but it seems more and more companies are lending their name and their blending to private label and house label smokes. Our review for today is a...

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Cigar Review: Punch Uppercut

Posted by on Apr 23, 2010 in Reviews | 1 comment

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 I forced myself to buy...

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Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: Cuban Stock Royal Selection

Posted by on Apr 14, 2010 in Reviews | 4 comments

Size: 5×50, Robusto #4 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Strength: Medium to Full Price: $6.50 Grade: 8.7 Cuban Stock has operated a cigar factory out of Santiago, Dominican Republic since 1995, is run by Yaniv Levy, President, and was originally known as Crown David Cigars. The name change was a result of consumer recognition, as...

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