Smokin', Drinkin' and Writin'
Hiram and Solomon’s Veiled Prophet is the subject of this week’s review. It’s the second cigar from the brand that I have tried for the first time. This cigar came from a recent purchase I made at one of my local brick and mortar shops.
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Gurkha Cigars is re-releasing the grandfathered brand San Miguel as its latest premium cigar. San Miguel marks the third recent offering by Gurkha Cigars that is made with the highly desirable Aganorsa Leaf from Nicaragua.
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Leaf by Oscar is an unusual looking cigar. Wrapped in a protective leaf, you really have no clue what the cigar looks like until you unwrap it.
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Created by Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, the Sobremesa Brûlée was introduced in 2019. DT&T has been around since 2015, two years after Steve Saka left his position as CEO of Drew Estate. The cigar is manufactured at Farica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A., a company that has a long history with […]
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Travelling Man is part of the Hiram and Solomon line of cigars which were created by two Masonic Brothers; Fouad Kashouty and George Dakrat. They both enjoyed smoking cigars after meetings and noticed that there were no cigars made for Freemason smokers that carried the square and compass symbols.
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The Balmoral line was created by Boris Winterman. Boris is the 4th generation CEO of the parent company, Royal Agio. The cigars are manufactured in Royal Agio’s factory in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
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Released in April of 2016, Imperia Islero is the second blend offered by MLB Cigar Ventures; an extension of their original Imperia brand. The Islero was created by Mike Bellody and Manuel Quesada. The cigars are rolled at Quesada’s factory in the Dominican Republic.
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The Warzone cigar is a collaborative effort between Espinosa Cigars and General Cigar Company. The name is a reference to the Ten Years’ War, 1868-1878, the first of three wars that eventually led to Cuba’s independence. This also marks the first time that Espinosa and General Cigar Co. have worked together. Specifics Warzone will be […]
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The Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Seleccion is a brand new release from General Cigar, announced in April of this year. It has been released to honor five decades of production of Hoyo de Monterrey in Honduras
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Casa Cuevas, a company owned by father and son Luis Cuevas Sr. and Luis Cuevas Jr. first hit the US in 2017. Casa Cuevas is manufactured at the family owned factory, Tabacelera Las Lavas in the Dominican Republic. Before the Casa Cuevas release, the factory rolled cigars for other brand name companies.
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