Cigar Review: Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary
Size: 6×46 Corona Gorda Wrapper: Habano Ecuadorian Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10-11 Grade: 9.1 The Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary was created as a celebration of Rocky’s fifteenth year in the cigar business. The Nicaraguan puro is rolled in the entubar method whereby the filler is rolled into tubes and then two binders [...]
Cigar Review: Man O’ War
Size: 6.5×52, Toro Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Full Price: Box of 22, $128 Grade: 8.9 The Man O’ War received a lot of attention not too long ago, flying high the full-bodied flag that so many have waved recently. Manufactured at Tabacalera Fernandez in Nicaragua, this Man of a cigar was [...]
Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata
Size: 5×50, Robusto (Divino) Wrapper: Ecaudorian Habano Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicraguan & Dominican Strength: Full Price: Box of 24, $130 Grade: 9.5 The CAO La Traviata is another smoke that has garnered a great deal of conversation around the blogosphere and on Twitter. Announced at this year’s IPCPR event, held on August 8-12 in [...]
Interview: Luis Molina of Molina Cigar Company and Devil's Weed
Luis Molina, of Molina Cigar Company (MCC), recently took some time to answer several questions about the company, their blend Devil’s Weed, and the new blends they are currently working on. MCC is run by Luis and his father, Roberto. Roberto fled El Salvador in the 70s with his wife and started up several companies [...]
