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La Aurora Factory Tour

April 6, 2020April 22, 2020Tom3 Comments

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of being the guest of La Aurora at their facility in Santiago, Dominican Republic. I was part of a group that included Charlie Minato of The Cigar Feed, Brian Hewitt and Jerry Cruz of Stogie Review, David ‘Doc’ Diaz of Stogie Fresh, Ben Lee of Nice Tight Ash, […]

Cigar Review: Diesel Delirium

April 3, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Diesel Delirium was released on March 2nd and was predicted to be an instant sell-out. As I reported earlier, the Diesel Delirium is available in one size; Toro (6” x 52), which will sell for an MSRP of $10.00 per cigar. Only 5,000 boxes of ten cigars have been produced.

Cigar Review: Wasabi by Espinosa Cigars

March 27, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Wasabi was first released as an Espinosa Lounge Exclusive in 2016. It was well received and in 2018, Espinosa Cigars released the cigar to the general public.

Cigar Review: Punch Knuckle Buster

March 20, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

Today’s review is about a brand new release from Punch called Knuckle Buster. It was just shipped to retailers this month and I had the pleasure of smoking some pre-release sticks courtesy of General Cigar.

Cigar Review: Punch Diablo

March 13, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Punch Diablo will be the first Punch from brand owner General Cigar made outside of Honduras. They have teamed up with A.J. Fernandez to create this cigar in his factory in Nicaragua.

Cigar Review: Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2019

March 6, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

General Cigar Co. announced the release of the Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas in June of 2019. It was released to retailers in July of 2019. They will only be making 2,500 (10) count boxes. Each cigar will be enclosed in a glass tube.

Cigar Review: Macanudo Heritage Nuevo

February 28, 2020April 22, 2020Tom2 Comments

Released in September of 2019, the Macanudo Heritage Nuevo is a limited edition to the Macanudo Café line. General cigar will be releasing 6,000 (10) count boxes. It’s the first time a Café cigar has been rolled with a wrapper from Ecuador instead of Connecticut.