A Chameleon(!) Gin For Enthusiasts in Cocktails Photos: Courtesy of Haus Alpenz Whisky Reviewed: Hayman’s London Dry Gin Distiller: Hayman’s of London Region: London, UK Suggested Retail Price $80 ABV: 47% Distiller Rating: 90 Wine Enthusiast Rating: 90 It’s rare for a full product range to impress me. But given their craft rigor and […]
Miami, FL, October 16, 2019– AJ Fernandez has done it again. His master blending techniques, aging process and masterful craftsmanship has led to the arrival of the exclusive Viva La Vida Jester. Packaged in a very convenient 5-pack measuring 5” X 56, the tobacco was carefully selected, blended and aged to perfection. All authorized tobacconists […]
Up for review today is the Trinidad Vigía from Cuba. Originally a brand reserved for diplomats and power brokers, Trinidad is a brand now available to the wider cigar market. Although not the original Trindad blend (that honor goes to Fundadores), the Vigia is a well-respected blend from the company, so I am excited to […]
Today we review our first ever from Micallef Cigars. The brand was launched in 2017 by Al Micallef and quickly gained a reputation as a producer of quality product. Unfortunately for me, I never came across the brand in NYC or on my travels, so I was unable to see for myself what the reviews […]
Today marks our third cigar reviewed from AVO’s Unexpected Series, this time focusing on the Unexpected Passion, which the Davidoff website claims utilizes tobacco aged 25 years. So far, I’ve been mostly impressed with the Unexpected Series—the Unexpected Tradition took home a 92 rating (high for this blog). Let’s see how the Unexpected Passion performs. […]
Up for review today is the latest from Quesada: the 1974 in the robusto size. Quesada is a company that I’ve grown to love over the years, thanks largely to the amazing work that Michael Herklots has done with the family on many excellent Nat Sherman blends. I’ve also met the family a number of […]
Up for review today is one of the lesser known blends from Gran Habano, the Persian King Maduro. Coming in at roughly $5 per cigar, it’s a fairly economical cigar. Of course, in most cases you get what you pay for, so I’m curious to see how the cigar performs. Blend Specifics Cigar Reviewed: Gran […]
Up for review today is the Zino Platinum Specter Series Master Edition Throwback 2008. I can’t say that I’ve smoked much Zino Platinum product in my twelve years of smoking, but the cigars I have had haven’t normally justified the high price point. So I was excited to receive this cigar in one of my […]
Up for review today is another release from AVO’s Unexpected Series which was released, well, unexpectedly earlier this year. I recently reviewed the Unexpected Tradition (it’s amazing), and so I was very excited to review the Unexpected Moment. We’ll be reviewing all four in the series so stay tuned, but here is the review of […]
Up for review today is a new release from AVO Cigars. The brand has been on a roll in 2019, releasing a ton of new blends, at least seven that I can think of off the top of my head: Improvisation Series 2019, Unexpected Tradition, Unexpected Passion, Unexpected Moment, Unexpected Celebration, AVO Regional West and, […]
Up for review today is the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment II or ME II. I’ve written before that I’m not usually a huge fan of Tatuaje cigars even though I can admit that they are both extremely popular and very well crafted cigars. Still, when a reputable company releases a cigar featuring a Mexican San Andres […]
It’s September, and that means we’re continuing to work through 2019 new releases. Personally, I’ve smoked a number of releases that seemed to be duds, but the cigar we’re reviewing today thankfully breaks that mold. La Promesa (“The Promise”) from My Father Cigars is dressed like so many other MF releases, but the story behind […]