Jaime Garcia son of the master blender Don “Pepin” Garcia has created a cigar that’s an homage to his father. “Crafted” By Jaime Garcia is a Nicaraguan Puro donning a Habano Rosado wrapper with Nicaraguan binders and filler grown on the Garcia’s farm. I have been a fan of the JG Especiale’s and have been […]
Up for review today is the Powstanie Broadleaf Perfecto, a cigar that hails from the RoMa Craft factory. I can’t say I knew much about these cigars before smoking them. Thankfully, Halfwheel has some good backstory: The cigar is called Powstanie—poh-shan-yah—which is the Polish word for “uprising.” That theme extends over to the logo which was […]
Pepin Garcia has been created legendary blends for others as well as himself for quite some time now. When the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor came on the scene sporting a Mexican San Andres wrapper that showed many what flavors quality Mexican wrapper can deliver, the cigar was met with praise and became a staple […]
What’s better than a cigar and a book? Answer: a Davidoff cigar, and a fantastic piece of religious writings (Wellsprings of Faith: The Imitation of Christ / The Dark Night of the Soul / The Interior Castle pictured above). Today we review a very special cigar: the Davidoff Florida Selection, a 2018 Davidoff release that features […]
The Warped Serie Gran Reserva 1988 is the newest release from Kyle Gellis and Warped Cigars. Like other Warped cigars, this blend has been positively received by many reviewers, and I honestly can’t think of a release from the company that hasn’t. Still, this is a unique release. For one, it has only been released in one size […]