About a month back we hosted our Straight Up & Toasted event, which featured Giacomo’s Cigars and this review will focus on the brand’s 102 M line. Giacomo’s, established in 2010 is based out of Tampa Bay, Florida and their cigars have found their way into many of the shops in the Tampa, Bradenton, and […]
The Montecristo Relentless, joining a long line of Montecristo brand extensions, is manufactured at the Tabacalera de Garcia in La Romana, Dominican Republic by Altadis S.A., a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group. The Relentless is specially made for Famous Smoke in Pennsylvania. The cigar for this review came from Famous Smoke. Blend Specifics Cigar: Montecristo […]
The Alec Bradley Mundial Punta Lanza No. 5 was featured at our last Smoker Social and was branded as a “Live True” event. Jonathan Lipson, representative for Alec Bradley was on hand to sponsor and discuss AB’s blends with our guest. The Mundial is manufactured at Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubana in Danli, Honduras. Mundial […]
The Padilla Cava, which translates in Spanish to “it digs” or “digging,” is blended by Ernesto Padilla at the Oliva factory in Nicaragua. This is Padilla’s first foray into large ring-gauge cigars, as he has usually favored to blend in smaller vitolas in the past. The sample for this review came to us by way […]
Blend Specifics Vitola: 6” x 52 Box-pressed Torpedo (advertised as a Toro) Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Appearance and Construction The El Jeffe has a dark brown wrapper with a slight reddish tint and darker spots throughout. The wrapper has a smooth satin feel, invisible seams and a variety of veins the run […]