One of the great benefits of being a cigar blogger and event host is that I get to try great new products and meet the people behind them. Casta Cigars is one such brand. In February of 2018, we hosted a great pairing event featuring Casta Cigars and Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch at the Carneglie […]
The AVO 22 released in 2018 is a re-release of the AVO 22 which was originally released in 2002. Why 22? The cigar is a tribute to the day of the month Avo Uvezian was born on, the day of the month his sister was born on, and the day he came to the USA, […]
Alan Rubin has been performing well with his Alec Bradley brand of cigars since he began in the industry. Each new line brought forth different flavors, styles and themes as well high praise in the cigar world. In one of his new releases the Alec Bradley Post Embargo Alan seeks to bring the notion of […]
Up for review today is the Camacho Coyolar, a re-release of the original Coyolar which was discontinued in 2013 when Davidoff revamped the Camacho brand. I can’t say that I ever smoked the original Coyolar, and I’m generally a fan of the products Camacho puts out, so I’m excited to review this cigar. Product Specifics […]
Bloody Butcher Bourbon from New Liberty Distillery caught my eye, or more accurately, my ears, a few weeks ago on a visit to Park Ave spirits in Midtown. I heard one of the salesman giving a heartfelt recommendation to try Bloody Butcher Bourbon, so after the other customer stepped aside I snatched one of these […]
After reviewing the Gran Habano Corojo #5, I must admit I was not all that enthusiastic about reviewing the Connecticut. There’s usually a less-than-fun period of trial and error that every new cigar company and quite a few brand new cigars have to go through before they get their unique quirks resolved. Based (albeit solely) […]
Today, I’m interviewing Craig Vanderslice of www.cigarcraig.com. Cigar Craig is one of the first blogs that I started reading when I started smoking cigars in the late 2000’s, and it’s a website that takes a down-to-earth approach to cigars. In my interview with Craig, we discussed how he first fell in love with cigars, how […]
Up for review today is the Plasencia Reserva Original Nestico, a cigar released in the summer of 2017. It’s a unique cigar primarily because of its size. At 4 1/2″ x 36, it functions just like a lancero but at half the length. The Plasencia operation is also unique. The Plasencias have been growing and farming […]