Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial
I like dark cigars. So it was with some anticipation that I took this stick from the humidor. It is made by Jaime Garcia, son of the master Don Pepin Garcia. The cigar is made In Don Pepin’s factory with Jaime in charge of this line. When I unwrapped the cigar I found a nice oily Connecticut Maduro wrapper smooth and velvety to the touch. It looked like a great stick. The cigar...
Cain Nub Habano
This is a go to cigar. Whenever I am looking for a small but powerful end to the evening this is what I reach for. When you first take the cigar out of its cellophane, it has a fragrant almost floral aroma which belies the power it packs. The wrapper is a medium shade of brown, smooth and silky. Nub is available in 4 blends each with slightly different flavor profiles. The Habano,...
Brickhouse is just that!
Sometimes you don’t know what to make of a cigar. You light it, and enjoy it and only then do you form an opinion. So it was with this cigar. Taking it our of the humidor, I noticed a slight crack in the wrapper at the foot but this was probably because it was obtained at a trade show. Fortunately, this seemed to have no ill effects on the beautiful oily cigar. It had a nice oily...
Baccarat Belicoso
It is not often that I reach into the humidor for a mild cigar. My idea of mild is more along the lines of what most smokers would call medium. And, I really didn’t realize that until just recently. I was having a discussion with a new cigar smoker about flavor and taste when he remarked on my habit of categorizing cigars as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. He told me that he would...
Dunhill Aged Dominican Tabaras
One of the reps at TPE gave me a nice cigar that I would not ordinarily smoke. Not because it’s bad, rather because for me it’s too mild. The Dunhill Aged Dominican Tabaras is actually a very nice cigar. It is a nice light brown color, with not overly large veins. It looks smooth and has a toothy feel. Since it encased in a tube and wrapped in cedar, it has a pleasant cedar...
