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So I had a crappy day. A really crappy day; boss all up in my shit at work, wife – well, we won’t even get into that, and the baby screaming all night. Toss in rush hour traffic and a transmission that’s three clicks from death and I was really looking forward to sitting outside,…
Oliva, a name within cigar culture which echoes prestige, diversity and complexity across an extensive range of cigars of all shapes and sizes. The Gilberto Oliva Reserva by Oliva cigars caught my eye immediately as I glanced over the selection I had received from Mike’s and I’m thrilled to say that it is not the…
Twenty-five years after releasing it’s first line of highly-appreciated cigars, La Gloria Cubana is adding a new blend to its portfolio which is definitely set to entice aficionados across the globe. This is the first La Gloria Cubana cigar Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has blended in a decade, all the while using proprietary tobaccos from his collection. A…
Altadis USA has been assertive lately on extending their brand portfolio of cigars. Collaborating with notable cigar blenders like Rafael Nodal of Aging Room, and in turn handling distribution for Aging Room, and they also work with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje to name a few. Now they have partnered with AJ Fernandez to create Gispert…
Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends & Aging Room talks about the Aging Room Solera Shade. The Solera is a method of aging the tobacco normally used for wine. Rafael discovered this method in Spain back in 2003-2004. Every year you have a different wine released but with the solera method, you merge, you combine all the…
Punch cigars has a rich history line of superb lines like the Rare Corojo and in 2015 they released the Punch Signature. Now they have released a new line to their catalog, the Gran Puro Nicaragua. Although the name “puro” would imply that all the tobacco is purely from Nicaragua, this cigar goes against the…
Camacho has always been known for being bold. Taking powerful tobaccos and turning them in to superbly bold yet flavorful cigars. Camacho took a turn this year to cigar enthusiast surprise, by releasing the Camacho BXP Series (Box Pressed). The Camacho BXP Series is an offshoot extension of their core lines, Connecticut, Corojo and Ecuador. Each line currently…
