BOTL

Could there be a better name for a cigar? Ok, ok I know what half of you are saying. A very sweet scent of milk chocolate from fresh, with a nice BOTL band. The cigar I’ve never heard of with a name every cigar smoker knows. After fifteen minutes I’m impressed with the complex varied […]

Todos Las Dias Half Churchill

Now this is a good looking cigar! The Todos Las Dias has a perfectly smooth dark chocolate wrapper with a faint oily sheen. This cigar is also shaped like a pentagon with five subtle lines running lengthwise. Last but not least the simple, but stated, black and silver bands which is branding done right in […]

Rocky Patel Number 6 Corona

I’m a big fan of Rocky but the presentation misses the mark this time. I’m a little confused with this cigar; it’s like they spent all the time designing this ridiculous band, then ran out of time for the name. Hey let’s just use the batch number, that’ll do it… Okay then, let’s judge the […]

Dona Flor Corona Connecticut

Time to revisit this cigar! I’ve previously smoked the Churchill now time to try the Corona. Maybe not the best time for Corona… A nice authentic light brown wrapper with fresh scents of barnyard and cedar. I found barnyard flavours continued once lit, but now backed with sweet honey. After 20 minutes or so all […]

Avo Syncro Nicaragua Short Robusto

The short Robusto would have to be one of my favourite vitolas. First impression is that this cigar is a little dry and soft. I have found the short robusto can be a little softer due to its shape. Upon lighting I found the lightest draw in my history of smoking; it was like it […]

Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro

Rocky loves a box-pressed cigar and this is another fine example. Fresh scent of sweet cocoa, coffee and brown sugar. Lighting this cigar was really tough; I have found this to be the case sometimes with box-pressed cigars, but after ten minutes the draw loosened enough to get decent smoke output. At the twenty […]

Fratello Inverso Corona Gorda

From fresh you’re greeted with scents of yeast and hops. It smells just like a Stella Artois; luckily this is one of my favourite beers! “Where the Navetta has an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper, a Dominican viso binder, and Nicaraguan Jalapa fillers, the Navetta Inverso has an inverted version of this blend i.e. a Nicaraguan […]

Sobremesa El Americano 6″ x 52

The makeup of this cigar is impressive; ready… It uses a La Meca Ecuador habano Grade 1 dark rosado wrapper and Mexican Matacapan Negro de temporal binder over five different filler tobaccos: Nicaraguan GK Condega C-SG seco, Nicaraguan Pueblo Nuevo criollo viso, Nicaraguan La Joya Estelí C-98 viso, Nicaraguan ASP Estelí hybrid ligero and broadleaf […]

Tabak Especial Robusto Oscuro

Not just another infused cigar. As expected, the Tabak Especial smells and tastes of coffee and milk chocolate from fresh. This cigar has a solid pack, nice dark wrapper and a shaggy foot which makes it a breeze to light up. As you already know, this cigar is infused but a little different than most […]

OLIVA SERIE V NO.4

This is the first Oliva cigar I have smoked. Straight out of the box it looks damn good. Perfect looking wrapper! Nice and smooth with an oily sheen but a little on the soft side. The smell from fresh is alluring, sweet milk chocolate and leather. The first taste you get once lit is […]