Cigar Review: Gispert Natural

Posted by on Nov 22, 2010 in Reviews | 1 comment

Size: 5×52, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran and Nicaraguan Strength: Mild Price: Box of 25, $72.95 (Purchase) Grade: 8.7 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), Corona (5.5×44), Toro (6×54), Lonsdale...

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Cigar Review: La Caridad Del Cobre 1608 Natural

Posted by on Nov 17, 2010 in Reviews | 0 comments

Size: 5×52, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sungrown Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Mild/Medium Price: Box of 25, $107 Grade: 9.0 There is not a whole lot of information online about the La Caridad Del Cobre brand of cigars. It is produced by Frank Herrera, the person behind Cigar Law, and it rolled in the Old World Cuban tradition,...

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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: La Aurora 107

Posted by on Apr 19, 2010 in Reviews | 5 comments

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: $6.50 Grade: 8.7 The La Aurora 107 was announced March 12, 2010 and is slowly making its way into B&Ms, where they will be exclusively sold. The 107 commemorates the rich history of La Aurora, the Dominican’s oldest cigar maker, which...

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Boutique Wednesday Cigar Review: Falto

Posted by on Jan 27, 2010 in Reviews | 9 comments

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Indonesian Sumatran Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic Price: Box of 25, $112.50 Strength: Medium Grade: 8.9 Produced in the famed La Aurora factory, the Falto was the first line of cigars offered by La Garita Cigar Company. The first shipment of the Falto arrived to Puerto Rico in July of 1995 and has been in...

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