Erez Maduro Strikes a Chord
What do you do when you retire at age 34? Yaniv Erez smoked cigars. He didn’t always smoke but a five year stint in the Navy left him with a taste for both good cigars and the camaraderie that accompanies them. But, retirement was boring so rather than just smoke cigars, Erez decided to get into the business. He found that many times guys would sit down to smoke and finish at...
King of the Hill
Recently, I was in Las Vegas. And I won, or rather I din’t lose. I actually never gambled, but rather took a sure thing. I was there for the TPE show which is a minor tobacco show that has a few cigar vendors. Mostly, I spent the few hours that I roamed through the hall chatting with old friends, but I also met some new people. Kings Cigars were there in force. And, they were...
Asylum 2012
Everything in the cigar industry is interwoven. Every one knows and has worked with everyone else. If you think about it, this is not really surprising when you consider that this is primarily a small business where parents teach children and skills are easily transferred regardless of location. Our cigar today is by Christian Eiroa who previously gave us Comacho. It’s a great stick...
Bahia Insignias
Many of you already know Tony Borhani is back. He was exhibiting last year at the Tobacco show in Orlando with some great smokes. This on eis a tenth anniversary edition of the Insignias. It is available in three sizes and is quite nice. When you first look at this deep brown cigar you are impressed. It looks great. A striking black band with gold letters telling you what you are...
Cordoba & Morales Family Reserve Great Complex Flavor
What can you say about an up and coming your cigar company that is founded in a hundred year old tradition. With a background in the Pinar del Rio area of Cuba, grandma taught them how to grow and blend. Today they use twenty-first century marketing to bring their cigars to us. When I reach into the humidor and find a cigar from Cordoba & Morales I know that I am going to enjoy...
Gran Habano 2010 -Grand Indeed
Recently I was looking through the humidor without real purpose. Sometimes when I go to the humidor I am looking for a particular cigar, or a particular size or strength. For some reason I seemed to just be staring aimlessly at the box wondering what to smoke. And the Gran Reserva caught my eye. Perhaps it was the packaging, not really sure. But, not knowing what to expect, and being...
