Dapper Desvalido

The band of this cigar was envisioned before this cigar ever existed; a so called cigar for the people. Now this is a fine band: finely outlined in gold on black, classic. Now let’s hope this cigar is more than just a cock of the roost! The Desvalido is a decent sized cigar but what’s […]

Vegueros Mananitas

Let’s see what this little guy has to offer. Coming in at 3 15/16″ x 46 is the Vegueros Mananitas. A nice little barnyard scented stick for when you’re in a hurry. I’m going to keep this one short… This is one smooth cigar. Smoke is thick and sweet with a great burn to boot. […]

Montenegro Black Serie F Toro

All natural! I used to think all cigars were 100% natural but this is not the case. No pesticides were used to make this cigar and alongside using a natural form of fermentation, this makes the cigar as pure as you can get! The fresh draw tastes of milk chocolate but once alight a pronounced […]

Hamlet Tabaquero Robusto

Gotta love a good robusto. This cigar starts out with a bang! Flavours are really bold right from the beginning. The first flavours that show are of sour plum cider. You’ll also get a floral aroma which compliments the fruit nicely. I’m on the balcony as always but it’s very windy tonight, even so, the […]

Aganorsa Leaf Amish Dark Split Pretzel

Today my girlfriend became my fiancée! There couldn’t be a better reason to celebrate! There’s a great smell of cocoa and leather from fresh. This cigar has a solid construction with no change in resistance till you’re right at the foot. The first few draws taste mainly of black pepper; resistance though is just perfect […]

CLE 2013 (Aged 7 Years)

I have to say I’m really enjoying the Privada Cigar Club subscription. Happy to just sit back and relax and let someone else do all the hard work 🙂 I love the dark chocolate colour of this wrapper. It’s also incredibly smooth with a firm pack right to the foot. Looking at the foot you […]

CUBO

The first time I tried to smoke this cigar it plugged up big time! So this is Cubo take #2. Okay this is more like it; lighting up was easy with good smoke output. The burn is a little wavy but nothing to worry about. The first flavours I found are quite mineral, backed with […]

Padron 3000

Now this looks like a traditional cigar; visible leaf wrapper with a simple band. Perfect. This is a decent sized cigar coming in at 5 1/2″ x 52. Scent from fresh is of cocoa and cedar. I used a v-cut on this stick and found that the initial draw was very light. On the upside […]

Lost and Found: Cookie Monster

I really want to like lanceros. I haven’t had the best run with them so far but I’m not giving up, so here we go again. I love the back story of cigars nearly as much as I enjoy smoking them, and this brand is quite interesting. The owner of L&F, Robert Caldwell is the […]

Camacho Connecticut Robusto

This is the second Camacho cigar I have smoked and again I’m impressed by its presentation. The last Camacho I smoked was the Nicaraguan Barrel Aged Robusto, which was a great cigar. The Connecticut can be described as its quieter, calmer and more agreeable brother. Lighting up instantly greets you with thick, rich smoke; the […]