Last night I had the pleasure of smoking the Illusione/Smoke Inn collaboration which marks the 9th edition of SI’s Microblend series. The Illusione “Pactum” which gets its name from the Latin verbiage “Agreement”, or at that time in ancient Rome it came to mean a “Gentleman’s Agreement”. I can say knowing Abe and Dion personally […]
Fine Tobacco NYC recently did an event with Dominican Big Leaguer cigars and here is a review of their Habano line. Blend Specifics Cigar: Dominican Big Leaguer Habano Vitola:Toro Grand Toro 6” x 54 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Appearance and Construction The DBL Habano has a medium chocolate brown with […]
Since reviewing the Camacho Connecticut Toro, I had not only warmed up to Camacho cigars, but I had also given them a great set of expectations to live up to after my successful run with the Connecticut. Can the Ecuador Toro live up to, and possibly one-up, the Connecticut? Let’s see. Blend Specifics Vitola: Toro […]
Below is another review by New York City cigar aficionado Charlie Freeman. I recommended this cigar for a review after it taking a spot in my regular line up because of its quality and consistency. True confession time: I was immediately skeptical of this cigar and of the brand name that it bears the moment […]
This is a review by Charlie Freeman, a frequent Fine Tobacco NYC event guest and a personal friend of mine. Enjoy the review, and drop a comment if you have thoughts! In New York you can find just about any kind of cigar from around the world. You can even find Cubans if you know […]
The Fuente family constructs the Ashton Symmetry for Ashton at the Fuente’s factory in the Dominican Republic. Blend Specifics Vitola: Prism (soft box-pressed Corona) 5.6” x 46 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Appearance and Construction The Ashton Symmetry has a medium to dark chocolate colored wrapper, with a slightly reddish tint. […]
This review is of the second offering by Cesar Cigars and is of the Cesar Cigars Mauro. Also new to the northeast market and mostly comprised of Dominican tobaccos made in the Dominican Republic via Doral, Florida. Blend Specifics Vitola: Robusto 5.5” x 52 Wrapper: San Andreas Maduro Binder: Dominican Corojo Filler: Dominican and U.S. […]
This is the first cigar review by avid New York City cigar reviewer and friend of Fine Tobacco NYC, Randolph Beers. Welcome Randolph! Cesar Cigars is a recent Fine Tobacco NYC event sponsor, so I’m very happy to see a community member contributing a review on such a relevant cigar. Now I’ll pitch it back […]