Cigar: San Lotano Oval Wrapper… Habano 2000 Wrapper that has been aged for 4 yrs Filler… Nicaraguan & Honduran Binder…Nicaraguan Size… 5.5 x 54 … Box Pressed Robusto Strength…Medium Construction/ Apperance… I love box pressed cigars, the Master Blend 3 and the Murcielago being two of my favorites, and now the Oval also. The Habano wrapper is as smooth [...]
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Cigar Aficionado Names Top Cigar Picks for 2010
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Cigar Aficionado magazine recently released their picks for The 25 Best Cigars of 2010 after “puffing on some 700 new cigars from all around the world.” The list, which includes cigars by popular brands like Cohiba and Camacho as well as lesser-known makers, is the result of blind tastings conducted both in the magazine and [...]
Read MoreCigar Heritage Festival Recap and Cigars for Soldiers
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010The 12th Annual Ybor City Heritage & Cigar Festival was held this past Saturday, November 20. Formerly called the Cigar Heritage Festival, the cigar event saw a large turnout of both vendors and cigar lovers from all over the Tampa Bay area and beyond. Tampa Cigar Examiner Tom Ufer published an article on Examiner.com describing [...]
Read MoreMontecristo Relief Organization Continues to Aid Hondurans
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010Made by parent company Altadis USA, Montecristo cigars are among the finest Cuban cigars available. Known for their superb craftsmanship and overall superior quality, Montecristo cigars are often the aficionado’s go-to choice in Cubans. Established in 1999 on the heels of hurricanes Georges and Mitch in the Caribbean, the Montecristo Relief Organization, founded by Altadis [...]
Read MoreFirefighters Fight for their Right to a Cigar
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Since July 5, smoking firefighters at the West Allis Fire Department in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin have been under a double-ban: no smoking indoors or outdoors during their 24-hour shifts. The statewide smoking ban prohibits anyone, including employees, from smoking anywhere on fire department property. On Friday, August 6, firefighters at West Allis will ask a [...]
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