Honduras Caribbean Tobacco Claro
Established in 2005, the Honduras Caribbean Tobacco Company has been making cigars for eight years. The first time that I heard fo them was at last years tobacco show. They had a small booth and I stopped by for a chat. Nice people with a couple of lines of cigars. This is my first try of any of their sticks. And, this may the first cigar where I ran out of space on my review notes...
La Palina Classic Classic
The cigars predate the network. Yes, the Paley family that created and owns CBS is the same family that created and owns La Palina. Long before William S. Paley was thinking about radio and television, his father Sam was in the cigar business. And young Paley joined that business after graduating from the Wharton School. Responsible for advertising, he decided that La Palina would sponsor...
Rocky Strikes Again – Vintage 2003 Cameroon
Rocky Patel is a big player in the industry. He makes lots of cigars, the majority of which are very good. And this stick is no exception. Rocky’s offices and cigar bar Burn are near where I live and run into Rocky and his staff frequently. Everyone is amazed at how big they have become. But, I see it as a lot of good people working really hard on a focused job. They are led by...
Tony Borhani Returns – Bahia Gold
Tony Borhani was in the cigar industry some years ago. He made a line of cigars that became very popular during the cigar boom in the late 90s. A few years ago, he disappeared from the scene. Now, he is back. And the cigars make it a worthwhile return. When I first looked at my stick, it was dark, rustic and very veiny. I was concerned that the cap was poorly fit, but, ultimately, this...
Reinado – Grand Empire Reserve
I always like to start my reviews with a little something about the cigar, the cigar maker, or the company. But, honestly I don’t know much and their website hasn’t really helped. But, that doesn’t make this a bad cigar. In fact, I rather enjoyed it. Perhaps at some time in the future I’ll have an opportunity to review more of their cigars and be able to...
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...
