Saint Louis Rey Gen2 – Right-On
Saint Luis Rey is an old time brand that has been around for well over 50 years. And, I have been smoking that for many years myself. It was and still is a reliable reasonably priced stick. Altadis, the brand owner, has been updating several of their traditional cigars with newer versions. For this year, at the IPCPR show, they added the Saint Louis Rey Gen². This cigar...
Oliva Serie G
From a family whose history growing tobacco in Cuba goes back to 1886, we get a superbly produced and wide ranigning line of cigars made in Nicaragua. Oliva is also responsible for the Studio Tabac line as well as Nub and Cain. They have been at the forefront of innovation in premium cigars at an affordable price for the last number of years. When first looking at the Oliva G Maduro, you see...
Oliva Master Blend 3
For the past number of years, Oliva has specially blended a line of cigars called the Master Blends. This cigar is form the third in that series, hence its name. It’s also called Liga Maestra. The tobacco blend for this years cigar is all Nicaraguan with the filler being a ligero leaf (this is a very rich an intenste tobacco leaf), the binder being a Habano, and the wrapper being...
A Fuente Gran Reserva
A. Fuente is celebrating their 100th anniversary year. They have been making cigars for a very long time. And it shows. The company is run by Carlos Fuente, Sr. and his children, Carlos Fuente, Jr. (known as Carlito) and Cynthia Fuente-Saurez. They are wonderful people quite generous and charitable. They have provided for the education of thousands in the Domincan Republic by...
