Esteban Carreras 211
When I recently opened the humidor for something to smoke I came across this stick about which I knew nothing. I’m sure that I got it at an event somewhere, but I have no other details. If you have info on this cigar please leave a comment. Nevertheless, I did some research and found out that the 211 is a police code for a robbery. And Carreras has made other cigars using this...
La Gloria Retro Especial
You never know what you’ll find when you open a well stocked humidor. There are many gems hidden away in nondescript wrappers, and many surprises to discover. This is one of my great joys in cigars. You unwarp and partake of the aroma, clip and light and find, well, something unexpected. So it is with the La Gloria Retro Especial. Upon first inspection you notice a beautiful golden...
H. Upmann Reserve
I probably haven’t smoked an Upmann cigar in over 20 years. Yet, back when I was in college, in the stone age, I used to smoke them all of the time. One of my favorites was the H. Upmann 2000, which, at the time time, could be had for the princely sum of about $22.00 a box. Oh, and what a cigar it was. A medium bodied beauty, filled with complex flavors and a wonderful construction....
Tatuaje – A First Foray
For many years I have heard good things about Tatuaje and Pete Johnson. In fact, I met Pete at a Big Smoke years ago when he was first starting out in the cigar business. Little did I know then that this nice guy with lots of tattoos would become a huge cigar maker with an excellent reputation. Regardless, for whatever reason, I never smoked one of his sticks until now. When you first look...
La Gloria Cubana – A Mellow Afternoon
There are times when you don’t want to think about your cigar. You just want to enjoy it and not really have to work at, sort of like an old beat-up leather jacket that you’ve had for years. That’s exactly how I felt smoking this La Gloria. I spent an enjoyable afternoon with a good friend and never once thought of my stick, but enjoyed it the whole time. When you first...
Punch Uppercut – An Uppercut without Punch
If memory serves I have had one of these cigars a few years ago but didn’t have a real recollection before unwrapping this one. Uppercut, a sub brand under the Punch line is made using tobacco from the Ometepe region of Nicaragua that for a time was exclusive to General Cigar, the makers of Punch. The region has very rich soil resulting from the volcanic activity in the area....
