Vault Cigars Series 1

Time to open the Vault and see what’s inside. We start with flavours of barnyard and wood; there is a little spice showing in the background. This cigar draws easily providing a great amount of smoke; this smoke starts to taste of bitter coffee and charred wood. As the second third starts the wood flavour […]

Peanut Butter Cup

This is a beast of a cigar with a decent ring size. Note to self, need to get a ring gauge. The pack of this cigar is tight, it has very little resistance. What is surprising though is the cold draw is incredibly light with no discernible flavour. The first 15 minutes was a little […]

LOST & FOUND ‘TREAT’

Coming in slightly larger than the ‘Trick’, the ‘Treat’, well, looks a treat! This cigar lights up easily and tastes of hay and faint cedar. Each draw has mild white pepper lingering for a long finish. First ash falls at the 20 minute mark and it’s that fine it’s reminiscent of talcum powder. There is […]

LOST & FOUND “TRICK”

Halloween themed cigars? I’m in! I just love the idea of a themed cigar – I know it’s a bit of a gimmick but it’s fun, and that’s all that matters. First impressions are of a smooth and mild cigar tasting of aged tobacco. The flavours take a little while to develop, but hay and […]

Sinistro Last Cowboy Natural Lancero

My track record with Lanceros are not good. I’m nervous… I love the look of this cigar. The band is reminiscent of an old western wanted poster. The wrapper is a fine light brown with a small candela wrapper around the foot; that’s definitely a first for me. The first third is a little slow […]

The French Collection Cardinal Mazarin

What does this band and the Polo logo have in common? Apart from the oversized band this is a great looking cigar. Very festive. There is scent of chlorine from fresh with a slight metallic taste once lit, which is more common than I thought. The first third consists of white pepper and cedar with […]

AVO Regional Edition West Edition

This is the first AVO cigar I’ve smoked. Now since it’s made in the Davidoff factory, I expect big things! This torpedo looks like it’s had a bit of a hard life. The foot is cracked and it looks like the large vein near the cap is about to let go. No biggie, I’m not […]

Rocky Patel A.L.R.

I really do find it hard to age my cigars, so why bother when Rocky has it sorted! As always Rocky makes an amazing looking cigar; perfectly rolled with with no soft spots and topped off with a classy white and gold band. The cold draw has good resistance and doesn’t give much of an […]

Epic Habano Lancero

Now this is one rustic looking cigar, the wrapper is bumpy AF with a very veiny leaf vibe going on. Best of all is the cool cursive gold on black band. This cigar better smoke as well as it looks! First impressions is that this is a sweet cigar. Sweet tobacco and sweet cedar with […]

Espinosa Connecticut Cuban Link

Connecticut shade wrappers are getting higher and higher on my list of favourite wrappers. It’s mild but tasty – a great combo. The draw is incredibly light from the start, and quite hard to smoke. Luckily 10 minutes later the draw comes good which is a relief. First we start with mild flavours of cedar […]