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Aging Room Pura Cepa Mezzo Review
2018 has been a big year for Rafael Nodal and Aging Room Cigars. First, 2018 was Nodal’s first full year as Head of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA, which owns Altadis, JR Cigar, and Casa de Montecristo cigars. Second, Aging Room has rebranded their famous Quattro line, introduced the Quattro Nicaragua (which we’re debuting for […]
Caldwell Hit & Run Almost Robusto Review
Besides being a downright gorgeously branded cigar, the Caldwell Hit & Run is special because it’s a collaboration between two titans in the cigar industry: Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell. That this is a collaboration project is in fact evident on the branding itself. If you look at the band, you’ll notice the Room 101 […]
Moore & Bode Tambaku Review
It’s weird to say it, but this cigar blog has been around for over 10 years (yikes, I feel old). In all of that time, no cigar company has come seemingly out of nowhere and surprised me with incredible craftsmanship the way Moore & Bode Cigars has. I’m sure the consistent readers of this site are […]
Room 101 Farce Lonsdale Review
We continue our 2018 reviews today with the Room 101 Farce Lonsdale. Room 101 is a brand known for producing flavorful, deeply complex cigars. One of my favorites is the Room 101 Uncle Lee, a perfecto-shaped cigar which is sadly out of production. In any case, the Room 101 Farce is a 2018 release which […]
Aberlour 16 Year Double Cask Scotch Review
When I first got into single malts years ago, sherry-influenced whiskies were mostly off my radar. As my palate developed and I realized I enjoyed them, Aberlour became a quick go-to. It is, after all, a distillery known for its sherry cask matured single malts (and at a great price point too). Of course, price […]
John Drew Rye Review
John Drew Rye is the second John Drew Brands spirit reviewed on Fine Tobacco NYC. We recently reviewed the Brixton Mash Destroyer, a rum/bourbon blend which is a damn nice dram, if a bit eccentric. The John Drew Rye isn’t quite as ambitious an undertaking as the Mash Destroyer. It’s aged four years in “Specially […]
John Drew Brixton Mash Destroyer Review
If you’re a cigar smoker reading this review, you’re probably here because you heard that Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate has gone into the spirits business and you want to know what he’s up to. For non cigar smokers reading this review, Jonathan Drew revolutionized the cigar world in recent decades, first with his Acid […]
Yame Eight Goddesses 10 Year Whisky Review
I’m a creature of habit. Every time I’m walking down Madison Avenue on my way to a business meeting, I’ll stop by Park Ave Liquors to take a quick look at what the new offerings are. As it so happened, when I stopped by yesterday there was a tasting going on of a Japanese whisky […]
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