La Flor Dominica Diademas Duo
Today was a great pool day in southwest Florida. My beloved Red Sox (not easy to watch this year) had a matinee at Wrigley Field against the Cubbies and I was looking for a long cigar to smoke. When I opened the humidor I found this beauty from Litto Gomez. Diademas is a figurado shape, this one with a nipple tip, widening out to about a 50 ring gauge and then slowly tapering to the head fo...
Torano Maduro Darkness Revealed
Its hard to believe that there is a Torano I haven’t had before. Iheave for years been a Torano fan, enjoy many of their different lines. But, I haven’t had a Madura before. I can confidently say I’ll be having anotheodor these soon. When I first look at this cigar, I find that the dark wrapper enticesthousand draws youyo get smoking. The stick clips easily and lights...
The Griffins Maduro
Having previously tried the natural version of this cigar I was interested in giving the maduro a shot to see if there were any differences. There definitely was. Upon first glance you notice a rich deep brown seemingly flawless cigar. The Connecticut broadleaf wrapper has a silky feel and is almost without veins. It clips and lights easily. It took a few minutes for the draw to open....
CAO Last Stick Standing – C
This is the second of the three cigars that CAO wants smokers to chose the next blend. The first, not quite sure why I reviewed them out of order, A was reviewed at the end of last week. I thought it was an exceptionally well made stick with a very mild flavor profile. This cigar is less subtle. It clipped and lit easily but as it was smoking it burned a bit unevenly and the cap was not...
Nub Rarity – The San Andreas Maduro
I wasn’t looking for anything special when I picked out this cigar. It just seemed to call out. But, it turns out that this is a non-production stick made jsut for inclusion in the Nub Studio Tobac Sampler. These are available only at Studio events. A monster ring gauge characterizes this smoke. It has a nice rich brown maduro wrapper and is choclatey to the taste. I punched and...
Cain F – Smooth and Strong
Reaching into the humidor for tonight’s smoke I found a Cain F Torpedo. And, it was indeed a great find. Cain is the product of the Studio Tobac division of Oliva cigars. Oliva, a few years back, began experimenting with different blends. The experimentation was all done in this division and it has resulted in some great cigars. Last year, 2011, they arranged a tour and had...
