AKA Hybrid – Nothing to Scoff At
AKA is a tobacco company based in Texas. The initials stand for American Kick Ass. That tells you a lot about the sticks. They intend to take it to you delivering great cigars. It’s a refreshing take on the industry where they are right in your face. Still, the cigar has to speak for itself. When I first looked at my stick I was impressed. It had a toothy feel to the medium...
CyB by Joya de Nicaragua
When I was at the trade show last August, the folks at Drew Estate were talking about a new stick that they had. It was made at the Joya factory in Esteli. They called it Cuenca y Blanco after the owner and cigar makers. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the name. So, the stick ws renamed CyB by Joya de Nicaragua. Departing from Joya de Nicaragua’s tradition of crafting only...
News & Notes
Dona Flor USA – Ends 2012 with a bang at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke Events (Miami, Florida) Dec 17, 2012 – After an aggressive re-launch marketing campaign in the United States, Dona Flor ends the year with a 93 rating and a showing at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke Events in Las Vegas and New York. Chris Edge, President of Double Edge Inc. and Dona Flor USA, is reporting a...
Gurkha – 125 And Going Strong
The year 2012 commemorates the 125th Anniversary of the Gurkha cigar, where it was this year back in 1887, at the height of the British rule that colonial soldiers first began to smoke and enjoy their own cigars from local tobacco. The fondness of the British for these legendary Nepalese fighters inspired them to name their cigars ‘Gurkhas’. “We are very proud to continue the legacy and...
Diesel – Lets an Old Man Feel Hip
I am a traditional sort of guy. Staid, conservative, New England through and through. So, I was surprised to like an upstart, edgy, hip cigar so much. It had been resting comfortably in my humidor since the summer trade show, and I finally decided to give it a try. This cigar is made by AJ Fernandez, who makes many other cigars most notably the Latano line. Given his many years of...
