La Galera 1936 Box Pressed, Establishing Foundation La Galera’s impressive line has been a work of art. So far, I’ve smoked through more than half the line and haven’t had a bad one yet. Today, I’ll be smoking the 1936 Box Pressed Torpedo. Previously I, smoked the 80th Anniversary. While both cigars commemorate the beginning […]
La Galera Connecticut, Where the Magic Happens Today, I will be switching up the gears a bit. I will be kicking off a series of blogs on the cigar brand La Galera. I’m pretty excited about where this ride takes me and the buzz on these sticks has been positive. So, without further ado, let’s […]
La Galera Habano, Not More of the Same Next up in the La Galera series is the Habano. If you’re looking for info on the brand check out my post on the La Galera Connecticut. Today I’m working with the La Galera Habano toro size. One thing to note here, this is not just a […]
La Galera 80th Anniversary, Recognition of Tradition Moving right along in the La Galera series, I’ve decided to go with the 80th Anniversary Limited Edition. This cigar was made to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Blanco’s first factory and to recognize the traditions built for the generations. I’ll be smoking the Box Pressed Toro for […]
Smoking Jacket Limited Edition II, Draped in Luxury If you’re like me, you don’t consider Smoking Jacket a household cigar name. And for many of you this may be the first time you’ve been introduced to the name. Smoking Jacket debuted back in late 2013. Hendrik Kelner Jr. son of Hendrik Kelner, Sr., the master […]
La Palina LP 01, Not Just a Number How do you survive in the cigar industry for decades? Well it’s simple, you produce high quality cigars and you keep the interest of consumers with new blends. Earlier this year La Palina announced the introduction of their new number series. The first to be released is […]
Casa Cuevas Maduro, From the Shadows Today I get to introduce some of you to a fairly new company and cigar, Casa Cuevas. Now when I say new company, here I mean in name only. Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son Luis Jr., have been manufacturing cigars for decades out of their factory in the […]
RoMa Craft Neanderthal, Anatomically Different With only Five years under their belts, RoMa Craft has definitely made a huge impression on cigar enthusiast. Acknowledged by many as one of the best boutique brands available to us today, RoMa Craft’s combination of unique sizes, flavor blends and strength will be revered by cigar lovers for years […]
Illusione Haut 10, Top 10 Finish Illusione has been making a huge impression on the cigar industry. It seems like nowadays you can’t go anywhere without seeing one if not a full line of their products. Well, in 2016 the company turned the big 10. To celebrate their decade of mastery and skill, they released […]
Hoyo La Amistad Silver, Tradition United Who doesn’t love a good collaboration!? Whether it’s Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton or Peanut Butter & Jelly, two is almost always better than one. Today I have the second rendition of the collaboration with Hoyo de Monterrey and Aj Fernandez, the Hoyo La […]