Cuban Stock Extra – Worth the Extra
Not a surprising name for a cigar company, Cuban Stock. And it’s true. All of the tobacco that they use comes from original Cuban seeds. Started almost twenty years ago, Cuban Stock has slowly grown a reputation of providing quality cigars to appreciating smokers. “For the window of time in which you are enjoying a cigar, all is right with the world and it is with this notion...
1502 – Black Gold
Made by Global Premium Cigars, the 1502 line comes in three different blends, each representing a different strength profile. Enrique Sanchez says the company is proudly Nicaraguan. And the cigars reflect the Nicaraguan heritage. The Black Gold is the strongest of the three profiles and is indeed a ‘dinner’ cigar. I first tried the Ruby and Emerald lines last year and recently...
Loose Canon 1206 – Right on Target
From the same guys who brought us the well regarded C&C Corojo, we now get the Loose Canon. This is a box pressed Sumatran available in 5 sizes and packed in boxes of twenty. I had the opportunity to talk to these guys at the recent trade show and they were overwhelmed by the success of last year’s release. But, having put that aside they were very interested in establishing...
Sam Leccia is Back
You may remember Sam Leccia as one of the creators of the Studio Tobac Line. He was the driving force behind the Nub and Cain creations for Oliva. Since stepping away from that endeavor he has been out of the business. Now, he makes his triumphant return with the Black and White line distributed by Torano Cigars. I met Leccia at the recent trade show and he is a humble man filled with a...
CLE Corojo – Another Great Corojo from Christian Eiroa
Christian Eiroa is a man with big ideas. He was the driving force that made Comacho what it is today and having left that behind he has moved on to other things. Bigger and better. With an idea to entrepreneurship and giving small cigar makers a chance, Eiroa opened a cigar making consortium in Miami. He has partnered with some people who wanted to make cigars by creating a factory. He...
Saint Louis Rey Gen2 – Right-On
Saint Luis Rey is an old time brand that has been around for well over 50 years. And, I have been smoking that for many years myself. It was and still is a reliable reasonably priced stick. Altadis, the brand owner, has been updating several of their traditional cigars with newer versions. For this year, at the IPCPR show, they added the Saint Louis Rey Gen². This cigar...
