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I discovered these cigars a little bit later then most of the cigar world. I fell in love with them at one of my favorite shops, Fume Cigars in Montclair, NJ. I found out recently my pronunciation of cu-bay-oh was a butchering of the proper way. The correct way direct from Espinosa & Ortega themselves [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Cigar Review: Cubao Maduro
Posted by Barry on December 31st, 2009
Posted in Cigar Reviews 
Tags: cubao, Cubao Maduo, Eddie Ortega, eo brands, Eric Espinosa 
1 Comment »Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente 858 Sungrown
Posted by Barry on December 28th, 2009
I will be the first to admit that the “rare” cigars that Fuente releases around Christmas and Father’s Day are some of the most over hyped cigars around. Yet every year when I walk into my friends cigar shop and he tells me, hey I got this or that in I am all over it. [...]
Posted in Cigar Reviews Tags: 858, 858 sungrown, arturo fuente, Fuente Holiday Cigars, rare 4 Comments »Cigar Review: illusione ~mj12~
Posted by Barry on December 25th, 2009
When the illusione brand really began to take off people around me wanted a larger ring size. I guess it wasn’t just my friends as Dion released the illusione mj12 to please the masses that think bigger is better.
Like all cigars on the illusione white label line the numbers have some sort of meaning. The [...]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Black Tubos
Posted by Barry on December 23rd, 2009
As I was standing talking to my friends at the Davidoff Nicaraguan All Star Party I saw one of the workers bring out a box of cigars. My eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning, when I saw they were the Tatuaje Tubos and needless to say I pounced on them. Today’s review [...]
$100 Winner!
Posted by Barry on December 22nd, 2009
Thanks to everyone who left a comment during our contest, I hope you continue to leave some despite the contest ending… With over 200 comments left the winner is…
DJ – he will be contacted by email… stay tuned as if all goes well we will have another big giveaway to start off the new [...]
Top 15 Cigars of 2009
Posted by Barry on December 20th, 2009
Well it is that time of year where everyone is making up a top 10 list. As always there will be a lot of second guessing by those out there as to what made it and what was left off but these cigars are my top 10 Top 15 of the year. I wanted [...]
Sunday Links
Posted by Barry on December 20th, 2009
I started writing my top 10 list for 2009 which could grow to the top 15 cigars. As I write the list I realize that I have smoked a lot of expensive cigars this year and for the most part price does matter. Call me a cigar snob or whatever you want, but more often [...]
Cigar Review: Murcielago
Posted by Barry on December 18th, 2009
The first time I smoked one of these was at the Cigar Inn event this past weekend. Eric Espinosa asked me if I ever tried one of them and he made sure before I left that I would smoke one. One cigar, and I was hooked. So much so that I ran out and bought [...]
Posted in Cigar Reviews Tags: Eddie Ortega, eo brands, Eric Espinosa, murcielago, the bat 11 Comments »Cigar Review: Nosotros
Posted by Barry on December 16th, 2009
Over at the Cigar Inn event last weekend I ran into Tony from smokescore.com and he gifted me with some cigars, one of which was the Nosotros by Illusione which isn’t available yet. Rumor has it these cigars won’t come out til late in the first quarter of 2010 so I was floored to receive [...]
Event Review: Nicaraguan All Stars @ Davidoff
Posted by Barry on December 15th, 2009
It’s been a busy week for the sociable cigar crowd in the New York City area and last night might of been the soiree of the year. Davidoff on Madison hosted Nestor Miranda, Jose Pepin Garcia, Jaime Garcia, Janny Garcia, Eddie Ortega and Eric Espinosa for an intimate event that was well enjoyed by all [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Cigar Event, davidoff, don pepin garcia, Miami Cigar Co. 11 Comments »
