August 26th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom
Thanks to everyone who entered the CheapHumidors.com Cigar Caddy Giveaway. We had a pretty good turnout this year.
I drew a name at random and…
STEVE, you are the winner! I have already emailed you for your contact information and we’ll get the Cigar Caddy shipped to you ASAP!
Thanks again to CheapHumidors.com for sponsoring this contest.
Stay tuned, I am working on lining up another giveaway!
August 24th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom
Luis J. Falto, President & CEO of La Garita Cigar Co & Cigarros Falto, Tabacalera Falto Inc, sent me these cigars to review. They come in Robusto and Losdale sizes. There will be a slight blend change on these two cigars from the current wrapper to a new Sumarta Ecuador. The cigars I smoked for this review featured the current Sumarta Indonesian variety.
Thanks to Luis for sending me these cigars to try. As always, I paired this review with water.
Wrapper: Sumatra (Indonesia)
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Size: 5 x 50
Price: Around $7.00
Pre-Smoke & Construction:
The wrapper had small veins and a nice looking sheen. The odor coming off of the wrapper was sweet and cedary. The foot had a similar odor, with a slight pepper. The cigar was evenly and well packed, with barely a hard or soft spot. The pre-light draw was good with just a little resistance, and had an earthy, woody taste.
The burn required a couple small corrections, and the ash held for just over an inch.
August 20th, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Tom
John, the local Perdomo rep was at Ed’s shop to help celebrate the 5th anniversary of St. Pete Cigars. He was nice enough to hand out a lot of cigars, including what I am reviewing today. The Cuban Bullet was cancelled in 2007. It is now back, hence the “Version 2.0” written on the band. The cigar comes in 3 different wrapper variations and four sizes. As always, I paired this cigar with water. Here’s what I found…
Wrapper: Cuban seed
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Size: Robusto 5 x 50
Price: Around $3.50
Pre-Smoke & Construction:
The tan wrapper had a nice appearance with small to medium sized veins. The odor of the wrapper was earthy/soily, and the foot had earth with a mild pepper. The pre-light draw was good, with some resistance. The pre-light taste was earthy and dark tasting natural tobacco. Overall the cigar was evenly and solidly packed with tobacco, with barely a soft or hard spot.
The burn required no corrections, and the ash held for about an inch.
August 17th, 2010 / 9 Comments » / by Tom
Once again the gracious people at the General Cigar Company sent me some samples of the cigar up for review today. I should mention that the last company I expected to want me to review their cigars was the General Cigar Company. To my surprise, they have been very generous to the bloggers out there, including myself. There is always a risk of a bad review, but they know that’s a risk worth taking.
You probably noticed something strange about the wrapper. The first third is wrapped with a Connecticut shade leaf, while the rest is covered in an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. As many of you know, I’m not big on the back-stories about cigars. My focus is – Did it taste good? How did it burn? What about the draw? How much money? Where can I get it? At the end of the day that is all I am concerned with. I’ll catch the back stories sooner or later, but honestly I don’t care. So without further ado, I filled up a glass of water and here is my review.
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade & Ecuador Sumatra
Binder/Filler: ???
Size: Toro 6 x 50
Price: $8.00
Pre-Smoke & Construction:
Both wrappers had a toothy appearance. The Sumatra wrapper had larger veins but overall everything looked decent. Each wrapper had a slightly different odor – The Sumatra portion had an earthy smell with a slight spice. The Connecticut wrapper had a mellower earthy smell. I couldn’t detect any aroma from the foot. The pre-light draw was a ever so slightly snug, but not to the point of being a problem. Overall the cigar was firmly packed, with a soft spot here and there. The pre-smoke draw had a dark natural tobacco taste.
The burn required a couple corrections in the first third, but evened itself out. The ash held for just under an inch.
August 17th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom
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St. Pete Cigar will be hosting a Gurkha Smoker Event! There will be one day only deals, raffles, and food. Stop by and hang with us for a few hours and smoke some fine cigars!
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