Respect – An American Statement
AKA Cigars is a Boutique Cigar Company highly focused on Quality. Started with the idea and concepts in early 2010 of creating a company that would be known for high quality products, as well as a fun, exciting, and edgy nature. The idea was to have an American themed company that is for us Americans. Something for all of us to show our patriotism and to be proud of. Currently the AKA Armed...
Head Hunter
I reached into my humidor one day and came out with a nice looking Belicoso. This cigar, with a light wrapper and a firm feel, seemed to call out to me. Unfortunately when I went to do some reasearch I was unable to turn up anything useful. Repeated calls to the maker, MJ Frias, went unanswered. This doesn’t make this any less a good cigar, it just makes it hard to find. I clipped...
Fonseca Classic – Really
Every once in a while you smoke a really good cigar. And sometimes you are not surprised. Fonseca is an old time brand that has been making cigars for years. The originals were made in Cuba, and many still are. Our cigar is made int he Dominican Republic with all the care and expertise of those from Cuba. When you first look at this cigar you’ll find a beautiful stick. It is a...
Threesome – A Triple Treat
I’ve seen plenty of unusual cigars. And I’ve seen plenty of gimmicky cigars as well. This is unusually gimmicky. What do you say about a cigar that is really three cigars in one? And, not a culebra? I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I unwrapped this beauty. The cigar makers say that it is really three cigars. Each with a different blend and flavor profile, and...
Oliveros King Havana Maduro
It’s always nice to meet nice people in the cigar business. And even more so when they are successful. Oliveros and SWAG are a cigar company with many years of success behind and ahead of them. Some months ago I had the pleasure to meet with Fabian, their director of Marketing at his offices in North Miami. He took the time to tell me his story and show em the line of cigars....
Quesada Oktoberfest – Kaiser Ludwig
I don’t think that we write about cigar and beverage pairings enough. I am mostly a purist – when I smoke for review I rarely drink anything during the smoke. Diet Coke afterwards, but almost never anything while I am smoking. If I’m smoking with friends in an after dinner situation, I’m a bourbon drinker. I am not, for better or worse, a beer drinker....
