[nggallery id=260] Arturo Fuente Sungrown Chateau Fuente Cigar Review This 4.5×50 stick offers a medium brown wrapper with a soft velvet feel. It has invisible seams, minimal veins and a faint peppery tobacco aroma. First light reveals
Arturo Fuente Sungrown Chateau Fuente Cigar Review
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by Bryan Glynn, October 22, 2010[nggallery id=236] Xikar HC Connecticut Grande Cigar Review This 6×60 stick offers firm construction with minimal veins, tight seams, a double cap and a soft hay and tobacco aroma. First light reveals a very dry smoke with medium-full bodied flavors of earth, pepper and tobacco with a spicy finish. The … Continue reading →
CAO La Traviata Radiante Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, June 5, 2010[nggallery id=209] CAO La Traviata Radiante Cigar Review This 6×52 sick offers an extremely oily, toothy rich dark chocolate wrapper with tight seams, minimal veins and a sweet chocolate and earth aroma. First light reveals a very oily medium bodied earthy flavor with a ton of rich smoke and a … Continue reading →
Maribel Maduro Churchill Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, April 2, 2010[nggallery id=187] Maribel Maduro Churchill Cigar Review This stick appears to be a 7×48 with a dark brown slightly toothy rugged wrapper. Seams are good, veins are minimal and it puts off a smooth sweet aroma. First light reveals
Bucanero Salsa Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, March 29, 2010[nggallery id=184] Bucanero Salsa Cigar Review This 6×54 stick comes wrapped in a toothy, firm dark brown leaf showing a slight red hue, minimal veins and clean seams with a soft box press. The aroma is an oily, slightly sweet tobacco, a perfect humidor smell. First light reveals
Tambo Perfecto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, March 26, 2010[nggallery id=182] Tambo Perfecto Cigar Review This 6×48 perfecto stick comes wrapped in a very firm, mottled light brown wrapper with slight tooth, smooth seams and a mild tobacco aroma. Without cutting the foot which is a very small tapered point, the draw is firm for the first few draws … Continue reading →
Gispert Churchill Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, March 3, 2010[nggallery id=172] Gispert Churchill Cigar Review This 7×54 stick offered a medium tan smooth oily wrapper with a slightly spongy feel. Mild in aroma, body and strength, it presents a fairly consistent experience, transitioning once between flavors over the long 2+ hour smoke. Although this particular sample had a wrapper … Continue reading →
Ashton VSG Eclipse Tubos Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, March 1, 2010[nggallery id=171] Ashton VSG Eclipse Tubos Cigar Review This 6×52 dark chocolate stick comes wrapped in a cedar sleeve, inside a black aluminum tube for easy transport and storage. Offering a robust, slightly veiny irregular roll it presents slight tooth, a firm pack and beautiful chocolate tobacco aroma. Starting on … Continue reading →
La Aurora Belicoso Maduro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, February 17, 2010[nggallery id=164] La Aurora Belicoso Maduro Cigar Review This 6.25×52 stick offers a dark brown wrapper showing minimal veins, clean seams and a very firm pack. 3/4″ had to be clipped off the tip for a decent draw, producing just an average amount of smoke on the draw. First third … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Connecticut Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, February 12, 2010[nggallery id=162] Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Connecticut Robusto Cigar Review This 5.5×50 medium tan stick offers a firm, dense pack under smooth wrapper with minimal veins and a triple cap. Starting off very bitter, the first third was a dry, slightly bitter almond, fading quickly to a finish of an … Continue reading →
Padilla Signature 1932 Limitada Oscuro Salomon Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, February 8, 2010[nggallery id=160] Padilla Signature 1932 Limitada Oscuro Salomon Cigar Review This 7.2×59 figurado features a dark chocolate, oily, slightly toothy wrapper with minimal veins and invisible seams. Draw was perfect with just the right amount of resistance for effortless control. Body was medium-full giving rich,
Old Henry Maduro Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, November 13, 2009[nggallery id=121] Old Henry Maduro Robusto Cigar Review This 5×50 stick offered a dark chocolate, VERY thick and toothy wrapper with excellent construction. Burn was almost razor sharp all the way down, with the ash holding to the 1/2 way point and a perfect draw. Flavors in the first half … Continue reading →
Piano Fuerte Bravo Toro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, November 2, 2009[nggallery id=116] Piano Fuerte Bravo Toro Cigar Review This 6×52 stick offered a dark, toothy, oily wrapper with a firm satin feel and sweet tobacco aroma. Overall body was medium, with the first half being a little lighter. Smoke was a bit light till the 1/2 way point at which … Continue reading →
Tatuaje Havana VI Nobles Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, October 21, 2009[nggallery id=111] Tatuaje Havana VI Nobles Cigar Review This 5×50 medium chocolate wrapped stick offered an excellent burn and perfect draw, lasting just under 1 hour to the band point. Flavors started a little on the mild side but woke up by the 1/2 way point to produce a nice … Continue reading →
Ashton Classic 898 Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, October 19, 2009[nggallery id=110] Ashton Classic 898 Cigar Review This 6.5×44 stick offers a light tan wrapper with small veins and a thin slightly soft wrapper. The flavor profile was very complex with changes happening every few minutes to the band point. Total burn time to the band was 1:15 where it … Continue reading →
Marco V Brazilian Grand Reserve Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, October 16, 2009[nggallery id=109] Marco V Brazilian Grand Reserve Cigar Review This 5×60 dark chocolate stick sports a soft, satin slightly toothy wrapper, with a very good burn all the way down, holding the ash past the 1/2 way point. Draw was excellent with the perfect amount of resistance for a smooth … Continue reading →
Berger & Argenti Clasico Belicoso Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, October 9, 2009[nggallery id=107] Berger & Argenti Clasico Belicoso Cigar Review This 5.75×50 stick offered a tan, textured but firm wrapper, with a nice tobacco aroma. Total burn time was 1:45 just past the band point, and it was almost razor sharp all the way down. The ash was light grey and … Continue reading →
Ashton VSG Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, September 28, 2009[nggallery id=101] Ashton VSG Robusto Cigar Review This 5.5 x 50 offered a notably smooth medium-full experience with a mix of several prominent flavors. The first 1/2 brought a bit of sweet tobacco and leather with the last bringing cocoa and leather with a touch of oil. The finish was … Continue reading →
The Football Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, September 24, 2009[nggallery id=99] The Football Cigar Review This stick, about 4 1/2″ long and 60 or so around in the widest section, proved to be a novelty item. I didn’t know what to expect from it, simply because it was obviously a novelty cigar. On one had it might just be … Continue reading →
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos #3 Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, September 16, 2009[nggallery id=95] Arturo Fuente Don Carlos #3 Cigar Review This 5.5×44 stick offered a medium body but medium-full strength experience. Burn was excellent, draw was on the firm side and excellent all the way down. Flavors were simple, offering
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