Quesada Tributo Alvaro Cigar Review
Quesada Tributo Alvaro Cigar Review
This 6×52 torpedo stick features a mottled dark chocolate wrapper with small veins, tight invisible seams, a slightly toothy satin feel and a rich, oily, musty tobacco aroma. First light reveals a medium bodied wood flavor, airy and parched but with an oily mouthfeel on the finish. Draw is on the snug side with good smoke output. The first third brings flavors of an oily nut and wood, with the same long finish. 40 minutes in at the 1/2 way point flavors transition slightly to an oily nut and deep wet earth with a bit of a strength kick. Ending at 1:20 minutes, the last third only added a bit of warm licorice flavor at times, and added to the strength.
Press Release: TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR COMPANY READY TO UNVEIL ITS NEWEST BRAND “LOYAL”
TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR COMPANY READY TO UNVEIL ITS NEWEST BRAND “LOYAL” AT 2011 IPCPR IN LAS VEGAS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Miami, FL) June 20, 2011: Toraño Family Cigar Company is proud to announce the launch of the family’s newest brand: Loyal, which will be hitting the shelves this July. The Toraño family will unveil its newest creation at the upcoming 2011 IPCPR in Las Vegas.
“Carlos Toraño Sr. has always maintained that anyone who enjoys a cigar deserves to smoke a great Toraño blend at an affordable price. For decades, Carlos and his son, Charlie, have remained loyal to this philosophy of providing outstanding value to cigar lovers. Loyal provides value, quality, consistency, and most importantly, an abundance of flavor.”
“Our new brand Loyal is dedicated to my father’s long standing commitment to provide exceptional quality cigars without breaking the bank. To him cigars were never a far reaching luxury, but one of life’s simple pleasures”, said Charlie Toraño president, Toraño Family Cigars. Loyal will be available in a 5×56 Robusto, a 6 1/8 x52 Torpedo, a 7×47 Churchill, and a 6×60 BFC, all with an MSRP between $4.95-$5.50.
Displayed in attractive 21 count boxes, the Loyal blend features fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, combined with a Nicaraguan binder and dressed in an oily Ecuadorian Sumatra seed wrapper. Loyal is a solid, medium bodied smoke, that intrigues the palate with a spicy, peppery start and then transitions to a variety of rich flavours with notes of coffee and brown sugar.
The announcement of Loyal comes on the heels of recent exciting news from the Toraño Family Cigar Co. In the past 30 days Toraño announced distribution agreements with Graycliff and the Sam Leccia Cigar Co. The Toraño’s see no slowing down till the IPCPR in Las Vegas as they are putting the final touches on yet another brand which will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
A leader in the cigar industry, Toraño Family Cigar Company is a four generation company currently based in Miami, FL. It enjoys a rich heritage and history in tobacco growing and manufacturing. For more information: www.torano.com. Please also follow Toraño on Face book: Toraño A family Cigar Company or on Twitter: @TORANOFAMCIGARS.
Fuente Fuente Opus X XXX Belicoso Cigar Review
Fuente Fuente Opus X XXX Belicoso Cigar Review
This 5 5/8×49 cigar otherwise known as the Power Ranger, or Triple X, or X3, features a dark brown firm and smooth wrapper with a mottled splotchy appearance, minimal veins, tight seams, even construction and a soft perfume like aroma. First light reveals a perfect draw, tons of full bodied smoke with very dry black pepper and tobacco flavors with an extremely long dry finish. You need a drink with this smoke.15 minutes in, the body is way down for an Opus X, to a solid medium while the strength is full on. It’s had a bad burn to this point, with almost an inch difference side to side and at this point needs a relight. Â Definitely strange for any Opus X. 40 minutes in at the 1/2 way point the flavors finally pick up a bit, adding a smooth coffee to the mix, although still very mild for an Opus X at a medium level. Burn since the relight has been just ok, needing more puffs than the usual cigar to burn properly. The ash is equally unimpressive flaking quite a bit and dropping off every 1/2 inch. Â 50 minutes in starting the last third, it needs another full relight. It simply does not like to stay burning and goes out on it’s own. It’s not tunnelling or burning lopsided, it just simply goes out. Â There has been no flavor transition since the last update point. Ending at 1:20 where it went out completely again with 1 1/2″ or so remaining there were no further changes. Thank you very much to viewer HappyTaro for generously sending this for review! Â Photography by
Don Abram Harris El Jefe Cigar Review
Don Abram Harris El Jefe Cigar Review
This 5×48 box pressed stick offers a butter soft mottled dark brown oily wrapper with small veins you can see but not feel, invisible seams, a double cap and firm even feel. The aroma is a rich chocolate that you can smell several inches away. First light reveals a very firm draw but decent smoke output with very peppery tobacco medium-full body flavors and an oily zingy long finish. The first third mellows to a medium body of just oily aged tobacco. By the start of the 2nd third flavors had changed slightly to include a creamy earth note, but it’s light and blends well with the tobacco core. 55 min in the 2nd third ends adding a bit of a creamy mocha flavor and brings the body to a medium-full again. Ending at 1:10 min where it started getting hot and the flavors washed out, the remainder showed no further changes. Thank you very much to Don Abram Harris Cigars for sending this for review!
Ave Maria Lionheart Cigar Review
Ave Maria Lionheart Cigar Review
This 5.5×55 box pressed stick offers a soft smooth and firm dark brown wrapper with minimal veins, tight seams and sweet barnyard aroma first light reveals a perfect draw with a ton of rich heavy smoke giving peppery creamy textured tobacco flavor, medium-full in body with a long finish. The first third develops to very similar flavors, adding a bit of pepper to the draw and finish, coming down to a solid medium body. 45 minutes in to the 1/2 way point there are no further changes to the flavor profile. Construction is perfect, with a razor sharp burn and perfect draw with tons of smoke. Ending at 1:30 the whole cigar proved to be very consistant in flavor profile with no noticeable transitions. Thank you very much to viewer Greg Bellante for generously sending this in for review!
Partagas Cifuentes Diciembre Cigar Review
Partagas Cifuentes Diciembre Cigar Review
This 5.5×49 slightly box pressed stick offers a dark brown slightly lumpy wrapper with minimal veins, tight invisible seams, a soft construction paper like feel and a soapy aroma. First light reveals a perfect draw with mild-medium bodied flavors of a very rich silky smooth aged tobacco with a deep earthy oily finish. The first third shows a slight sweetness and general earth into a short and clean finish. 30 minutes in to the 1/2 way point, flavors shift slightly to a soft caramel and light leather before going earthy on the finish. Body is mild although the mouthfeel is oily and creamy with perfect construction. Ending at 55 minutes, the last third dropped the caramel and brought up the body to a plain earthy medium flavor. Thank you very much to viewer Jeremie Plouffe for sending me this for review!
Di Fazio Picoso Double Robust Cigar Review
Di Fazio Picoso Double Robust Cigar Review
This 5×60 stick offers a deep brown wrapper with minimal veins, tight seams, a soft velvety feel and a very firm solid pack with an oily tobacco aroma. First light shows a tight draw with minimal smoke output, smooth oily tobacco flavors and a long tobacco finish. The first third brings a better draw with good smoke output. Flavors are a medium bodied smooth oily creamy textured slightly sweet earth with the same on the long finish. The 2nd third changes slightly morphing the tobacco flavor to a soft leather but on the light side. Ending at 1:25 the last third showed little change, just getting deeper in the aftertaste. Thank you to DiFazioCigars.com for providing this sample for review!
Pinar Del Rio BOTL.org Small Batch Cigar Review
Pinar Del Rio BOTL.org Small Batch Cigar Review
This 6×46 corona gorda cigar features a dark brown wrapper with small and medium veins, a firm and lumpy appearance with a very oily smooth feel and sweet soapy aroma. This cigar was produced exclusively for the online forum community botl.org in 2010. First light reveals a perfect draw and tons of thick rich smoke. Flavors are medium bodied with notes of a slight sweetness and creme, dry nuts and tobacco with a dry earthy finish. The first third develops to a creamy leather with a good bit of black pepper that especially comes in on the finish, leaving a very oily zingy wash in the mouth. The smoke output is still great but not as thick as the very start and the draw is very loose. 15 minutes in to the first third flavors shift to a medium-full body showing a very creamy, sweet milk chocolate, keeping the nice zingy pepper. around the 20 minute mark the cigar lost almost all flavor and smoke output, although the draw and burn were still fine. 25 minutes in it bounced back to a medium-full body and full smoke output, the flavors shifting to a general earth and tasty bread replacing the chocolate. 40 minutes in closing out the 2nd third, the chocolate flavor ramps up with the cream again on the draw, the finish just going with the pepper and zing. Ending at 1:05 the last third shifted to a drier cocoa flavor, losing most of the creme. Towards the last inch it started getting very hot, shifting flavors to a warm nuttiness and pepper. Thank you very much to YouTube subscriber Megladon8 for generously sending me this to try out!
Press Release: J.C. Newman Introduces New Brick House Size
Press Release: J.C. Newman Introduces New Brick House Size
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shanda Lee
April 28, 2011 Vice President of Marketing
slee@jcnewman.com
J.C. Newman Introduces New Brick House Size
Brick House cigars are now available in a sixth size, the Short Torp
TAMPA, FL – Brick House cigars have taken the country by storm since their introduction to the marketplace in 2009. Due to its wide-spread popularity, J.C. Newman is adding a sixth size to the Brick House line, a 5 ½†x 52 pyramid, the Short Torp.
“We are excited to introduce a new Brick House size to cigar lovers nationwide,†said J.C. Newman President, Eric Newman. “The new Short Torp is guaranteed to live up to the reputation of flavor and construction Brick House has earned.â€
Originally launched in four sizes, J.C. Newman expanded the line last year by adding Mighty Mighty, a whopping 6†x 60 that packs a mouthful of flavor. The new pyramid shape allows for a concentration of flavors in the head of the cigar, creating an exceptional and unique smoking experience.
The Short Torp will be officially released at the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show in July but Brick House Bash attendees can get a sneak peek of the cigar starting mid-May.
Each cigar is handmade in Nicaragua using the finest Nicaraguan tobaccos and wrapped in a one-of-a-kind Havana SubidoTM leaf. Recently named one of Cigar Aficionado’s top 25 cigars of 2010, Brick House offers one of the best cigars in the world at a price any connoisseur can afford.
Name: Short Torp
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Havana SubidoTM
Size: 5 ½†x 52
Binder: Nicaraguan
MSRP: $4.95
Filler: Nicaraguan
Packaged: Box of 25
Website: www.brickhousecigars.com
Founded in 1895, J.C. Newman is America’s oldest family-owned premium cigar makers and also the last operating cigar factory in Cigar City. With a portfolio of famous brands from the ultra-premium Diamond Crown and Diamond Crown MAXIMUS to Cuesta-Rey, La Unica, Brick House, El Baton, to our value-priced Quorum and Factory 59′s, the J.C. Newman name is synonymous with excellence in cigar manufacturing. To learn more about J.C. Newman Cigar Company or find a Brick House Bash near you, visit www.jcnewman.com.
Gran Habano Vintage 2002 Robusto Cigar Review
Gran Habano Vintage 2002 Robusto Cigar Review
This 5×50 dark brown oily wrapped cigar features minimal veins, a slick firm pack, invisible tight seams and a rich tobacco aroma. As I toast this up I talk a little about what ‘vintage tobacco’ means. First light reveals a very mild airy smoke with an earthy flavor and woody aftertaste with a great draw. The first third quickly develops to a mild-medium creamy smooth woody taste on the draw with a slightly bitter but oily wood finish. The 1/2 way point comes fairly quickly 25 minutes in, only adding a slight sweetness to the draw flavors. Ending at 45 minutes, the last third shifts just slightly, bringling a touch of licorice to what was just a general sweetness. Thank you to fan Megladon8 for supplying this sample fro review, I really appreciate it brother!
Punch 10th Anniversary Rare Corojo Robusto Cigar Review
Punch 10th Anniversary Rare Corojo Robusto Cigar Review
This 5.5×50 stick offers a dark brown box pressed wrapper with a slight Colorado red hue, an even spongy give, light pack, minimal veins and invisible seams. It has a soft paper like texture and a chocolate aroma. First light reveals a thick smooth chewy smoke, slightly snug draw and medium-full flavors of a sweet oily earth that builds a big pepper and spice blast on the short finish. The first third develops to a medium bodied smooth, sweet creamy leather with a nice loose draw. The finish still holds the big pepper and spice, making for an interesting contrast. Burn isn’t great, with large waves following the texture of the leaf and the ash is quite flowery. The 2nd third transitions 20 minutes in with a big cream flavor dominating with the pepper and spice kicking in and continuing to build over the finish. It dropped the earthy leather that was at the start, just producing the smooth oily cream. I did a good bit of touch up on it to even out the burn, and that produced a much more substantial body, it had gone quite mild before I did it. 35 minutes in, just after the 1/2 way point, I get an addition of a sweet licorice at the end of the draw that quickly fades. Body is back up to a medium-full and smoke output has increased producing huge clouds. The last third shifts yet again to a deep dry roasted nut flavor, with the same plumes of thick smoke. The cream and pepper is gone, leaving a dry almost parched mouthfeel on the finish. Ending at 1:00, it proved to have a good number of flavor transitions and was a very smooth smoke. Thank you very much to General Cigar for sending this sample for review!
Di Fazio Connecticut Torpedo Cigar Review
Di Fazio Connecticut Torpedo Cigar Review
This 6×50 torpedo features a light tan soft pliable wrapper with some color variation, minimal veins, tight seams although with slightly ragged edges and a sweet tobacco aroma. First light reveals a medium body smoke with a perfect draw, flavors of a buttery, oily but dry tobacco and a soft long finish. The first third develops to a buttery nut flavor with plenty of smoke and a good burn. The 1/2 way point comes at the 30 minute mark and the 2nd third only adds a little bit of sweetness to the mix. Ending at 1 hour the remainder of the cigar showed no further transitions. Thank you very much to DiFazioCigars.com for supplying this for review!
Alonso Menendez Robusto Mata Fina Cigar Review
Alonso Menendez Robusto Mata Fina Cigar Review
This is a 5×52 stick with a very stiff dark chocolate wrapper offering small veins, invisible seams,tight construction and a sweet chocolate aroma. First light reveals an effortless draw and very good smoke outup. Flavors are medium bodied and show a dry almost musty tobacco taste, like aged tobacco without the smoothness. There’s a bit of oily chocolate that hangs around on the long finish. The first third develops to a medium-full body of a zingy pepper and tobacco core with touches of oily licorice. 25 min in at the 1/2 way point, it’s transitioned to a very earth, deep and dry tobacco with quite a bit of zingy pepper with just a touch of heat. It leaves you parched and cotton-mouthed with a full finish of earth and pepper lingering around until the next draw. Construction is perfect and smoke output is plentiful although not smooth, instead carrying the pepper through it. The last third didn’t show any flavor changes but I did end it fairly early with about 1 1/2 inches remaining simply because it got very mushy and was extremely warm. The last couple draws were just a very hot tobacco taste because of the heat. Thank you very much to CigarsFromBrazil.com for generously sending this sample!
