CAO — Last Stick Standing, A
As I wrote about some weeks ago int he Sunday News and Notes section, CAO is running a contest to let the smokers pick their next blend. They have come out with 3 different blends and made a number of cigars in a 5 1/2 x 54 shape for tasting. Everyone who attends an event at a local tobacco shop can vote. They will give you one of each of the three blends labeled C, A, O and you vote for...
Cheap Bastard – A Soon To Be Famous Cigar
It’s a tough life, the job of a cigar reviewer. You get to smoke cigars, sometimes really good ones. And, of course, you meet wonderful people. Sometimes, you get to smoke some not good cigars. And, once in a while you get to smoke a surprising cigar. Last night I reached into the humidor and picked up what I thought was a, well — something else. And what I got was a Cheap...
Cusano 18 – A Rich Smooth Smoke
This seems to be a Cusano week. The second Cusano cigar I took out of the humidor is the Cusano 18 robusto. The 18 indicates that the filler tobacco has been aged for a whopping 18 years. When I first look at the cigar it is a nice medium brown smooth straight sided cigar. It punches easily and lights without problem. The aroma is earthy and a bit sweet. Flavor in cigars comes...
A Macanudo Duo- part 1
Just last week I got a package from General with a few new sized sticks in an old line to try. The shipment included a Macanudo Cafe and a Macanudo Maduro in the new Gigangte shape of 6″ by 60 ring. This shape has been gaining popularity over the last few years and all of the manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon making them. I had a long drive the other day and enjoyed the Cafe...
Diamond Crown – A Morning Delight
JC Newman is the oldest cigar manufacturer in the United States. they have been making cigars for a very long time and know how to produce a good cigar. Their cigars are mostly made for them by the Fuentes at the farm in the Dominican Republic using tobacco generally grown there. I haven’t had a Diamond Crown in quite a while and was delighted to give one a try before lunch one day...
Arturo Fuente Between the Lines
Sometimes you keep something in the humidor as a treasure. And, with the passage of time the memory of the first smoke grows fonder. You know what I mean. You had a great meal at a spectacular restaurant and years later the fond memory makes it hard to live up to its billing. This was one of those rare cases where it was even better than I remember. About six years ago, I had lunch with...
