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Blind Cigar Review: Micallef Reata Corona
June 28, 2022
Al Micallef of Micallef Cigars has placed a lot of emphasis on the quality and construction of his cigars. I have been fortunate enough to smoke several lines and they always deliver in that area. The Reata line is a unique blend for the company using a San Andres Sumatra wrapper with an Ecuadorian binder
Blind Review: Plasencia Year of the Tiger
June 14, 2022
The Plascencia family has supplied tobacco for many cigar makers and boasts a large inventory of quality aged tobacco. With their own label they continue to prove that the care they take in growing and processing equates to a superior product. I have enjoyed many cigars in their profile and the range and blends always
Blind Review: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto Colorado Claro
June 6, 2022
The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto would be on top of the list when I think about unique shapes for cigars. Unlike the traditional four-sided box press or cylinder shape, the Sixto is a six-sided hexagon shape. It was part of the three original vitola Alma Fuerte release back in 2016. In December 2020, a lighter version
Blind Cigar Review: J London LCC Exclusive Pyramides
June 4, 2022
Jonathan Fiat owner of J London cigars has released small batch and exclusive cigars since coming on the scene in 2014. I have smoked a few cigars from his lines and enjoyed each one. This recent addition is an exclusive size for the Luxury Cigar Club company in a Pyramides vitola. All of J London
Blind Review: Crux Limitada Redline (2019)
June 3, 2022
Crux Limitada Redline cigars are made by Crux Cigars and are manufactured by Plasencia Cigars S.A in Nicaragua. Crux only produces 1,000 boxes annually of their Limitada line which features a proprietary Nicarauguan Enganoso wrapper leaf grown exclusively for them in Esteli. The Limitada Redline is a box-pressed toro size cigar that also
Blind Review: Sencillo Edicion Limitada Danli 2020 Pyramides
June 3, 2022
Sencillo Platinum Cigars are produced by God of Fire. Sencillo (Spanish for “simple”). Handmade in Danli, Honduras, the Sencillo Platinum blend uses Habano de Jamastran tobacco for the wrapper, filler, and binder, with Piloto Cubano tobacco added to the filler to balance out the flavor. Blend Specifics Cigar Reviewed: Sencillo Edicion Limitada
The Best (and Worst) Places to Buy Whiskey Online
June 3, 2022
For lovers of fine whiskies, we really are living in a halcyon age. It used to be we were limited by the selections available in our local supermarket or liquor store – which are usually limited to the most commercially popular brands – or, if we were really lucky, we’d live close to a specialist
Blind Review: Ferio Tego Elegancia LE 21
June 2, 2022
Micheal Herklots–formally of the now defunct Nat Sherman Cigars–teamed up with his partner Brendon Scott to resurrect the former Nat Sherman lines under their own company, Ferio Tego. The Elegancia is a limited-edition cigar for 2021 and sports a light Ecuadorian wrapper. There is also the Generoso which wears a darker Honduran
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