Davidoff Round-up

Posted by on Oct 10, 2009 in Reviews | 0 comments

We’ve worked our way through the nice cigars sent to us by Davidoff. We would like to thank them for the generosity and for continuing to reach out to smokers. Over the last month or two, we reviewed four cigars from Davidoff: the Maduro R, Millennium Blend, Seleccion 702 LE, and the Zino Classic. Each cigar had its own flavor profiles and they sent us a...

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Cigar Review: Velvet Cigars, The Tompkins

Posted by on Oct 5, 2009 in Reviews | 1 comment

Size: 6½x52, Torpedo Wrapper: Maduro Filler: Cuban-seed, Dominican Republic Strength: Full Price: Box of 25, $185 Grade: 8.9 Velvet Cigars in New York City recently sent us a few samples of their full-bodied house blend, The Tompkins. Each of their three cigar lines is named for locations in New York City’s East Village; the Tompkins is named for Tompkins...

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Cigar Review: Cigar.com, Blue Label

Posted by on Sep 4, 2009 in Reviews | 0 comments

Size: 6×52, Torpedo Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Filler: Dominican and Central American Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $49.95 Grade: 8.8 (MM); 8.7 (JJ) Cigar.com graciously sent us a sampler of their 7 House Blends and today we review our first smoke, the Blue Label. This is their flagship blend that initiated the concept to develop their own...

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Cigar Review: Zino, Premium Selection Classic

Posted by on Aug 31, 2009 in Reviews | 2 comments

  Size: Torpedo, 5X54 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduran Strength: Medium-Full Price: Box of 20, $140 Grade: 6.9 (CE); 6.6 (JJ) Henke Kelner recently re-blended the Zino Classic and utilized Dominican tobaccos, while still maintaining the original Honduran characteristics. You can learn more about Zino here. This was a gifted smoke from...

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Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V, Maduro Especial

Posted by on Aug 13, 2009 in Reviews | 2 comments

Size: 6×56, Torpedo Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Jalapa Nicaraguan Ligero Strength: Full Price: Box of 10, $99.95 Grade: 9.1 Cigar Reviews welcomes a guest reivewer today, as he offers his first guest review. He prefers full-bodied smokes and has been looking for an opportunity to light his first Serie V. Everyone, say...

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