Quick Toast: Graycliff G2 Turbo
Size: 6×60, Turbo Wrapper: San Andres Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 20, $99.95 The Graycliff Turbo is decent looking smoke with a nice wrapper. The cigar is light in the palm but is well packed. The pre-light aroma is not very intense but I do pick up mature tobacco at the [...]
Cigar Review: Viaje Holiday Blend (2009)
Size: 5×54, Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: $8.75 Grade: 8.9 Limited to 3,000 cigars, this Nicaraguan Puro was the first of the limited edition holiday blends from Viaje. Andre Farkas does a lot of limited releases with the Nicaraguan Puros he produces. I was fortunate enough to receive this [...]
Cigar Review: Illusione Singulare Phantom
Size: 6×50, Toro Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: Box of 15, $180 Grade: 9.0 The Illusione Singulare “Phantom” is a limited release Nicaraguan puro from Don Giolito at Illusione cigars. The cigar is rolled in Honduras and is limited to 1,000 boxes of 15 cigars per box. The cigar is available in [...]
Cigar Review: EP Carrillo Elencos Series
Size: 5.25×50, Don Rubino Wrapper: Brazillian Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.50 to $9.50 Grade: 9.3 Today we toast a smoke that I have been looking forward to for some time, the Elencos Series from EP Carrillo. The Elencos has the same exact blend as the Edicion Limitada 2010 and is available [...]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Series N
Size: 5.5×54, JSB Wrapper: Capa Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: $6.35 Grade: 9.0 Though this cigar has been reviewed a number of times by fellow bloggers, I am just now getting it put to paper. The Serie N is the newest release from La Gloria Cubana and is a sister blend to [...]
