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Emilio Cigars La Musa Melete; Cigar Review

August 9, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

Today, I am reviewing another cigar from the House of Emilio; the La Musa Melete. It is produced in Esteli, Nicaragua and available in 5 virolas: Robusto, Toro, Torpedo, Corona, and a limited Lancero. Each vitola is packaged in cabinet style boxes of 25. The Nicaraguan Puro is comprised of a Habano Rosado wrapper, a […]

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Old School Cigars; Cigar review

August 1, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

Old School Cigars is a New York based company that was acquired by La Sirena Cigars in April of this year. The full details of the acquisition can be found in a post on my Tampa Cigar Examiner site. As part of the press release, I received two samples each of the three Old School […]

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Drew Estate Nica Rustica; Cigar review

July 30, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

Arriving on the scene in late 2013, the “El Brujito” or “The Sorcerer” is a 6 x 52 powerhouse from Nicaragua. This Nica Rustica blend is comprised of a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper, a Mexican San Andreas Negro binder and Nicaraguan fillers from the Esteli and Jalapa regions. The Nica Rustica is a great looking […]

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E.P. Carrillo E Stunner; Cigar review

July 25, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

The E Stunner from E.P. Carrillo debuted last year at the 2013 IPCPR. The cigar’s blend is comprised of an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and filler leaves from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The E Stunner is available in five vitolas; Corriente (4 X 46), Siboney (5 X 50), Brahman (5 1/2 X […]

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Emilio Cigars La Musa Mousa; Cigar review

July 18, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

Formerly known as Grimalkin, “Mousa” as you see it on the band, is the Koine (1st Century) word for Muse in Greek. Emilio’s website only says that the cigar is made from a unique blend of carefully selected tobaccos, produced in Esteli, Nicaragua. Other cigar review sites have detailed the blend as follows: Wrapper: Habano […]

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Berger & Argenti Entubar V3-D Tres Hombres; Cigar review

July 16, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

Berger & Argenti’s Entubar V3-D was first announced during the 2012 IPCPR in Orlando, Fl. There are two vitolas of this blend; the Tres Hombres (5 ½ x 64) and Tres Leches (6 1/2 by 64). I received a single sample of the Tres Hombres vitolas as a gift from Al Argenti when I ran […]

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VegaFina Sumum Edición Especial 2010; Cigar review

July 11, 2014April 22, 2020Tom

The VegaFina Sumum was originally released two years ago as a limited edition, but earlier this year, is was re-released as a full production cigar in three sizes: Robusto (54 x 5″),Toro (54 x 6″) and Magnum (60 x 6″). “Sumum” is Latin for “the highest, greatest or summit.” The cigar’s blend is comprised of […]

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La Casita Criolla by Tatuaje – cigar review

September 30, 2011April 22, 2020Tom

La Casita Criolla, which translates as “The Little Native House” in English is one of the latest offerings from Pete Johnson and Tatuaje. The cigars I smoked for this review were all the same size, the HCB Corona which is 5 1/8 inches long by a 42 ring gauge. The cigar is comprised of 100% […]

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Savinelli Special Selection 2005

Savinelli 2005 Special Selection Nicaragua – cigar review

August 5, 2011April 22, 2020Tom

While the year 2005 is part of the marque of this cigar, I have not been sitting on it for six years. I’ll only admit to about one year of humidor time for the cigars I smoked for this review. This particular blend uses the same tobaccos as the cigar in last week’s review. The […]

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Savinelli Liga Especial – cigar review

July 29, 2011April 22, 2020Tom1 Comment on Savinelli Liga Especial – cigar review

The Savinelli Liga Especial is available in four sizes and packaged 20 cigars to a box. The sizes are as follows: Robusto – 5 x 50 Corona Gorda – 5.5 x 52 Torpedo – 6 x 52 Double Corona – 6.5 x 54 I smoked the Robusto vitola for this review. The wrapper is an […]

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