The Angelenos 2009 is a part of the God Of Fire line from Prometheus and is made by the Fuente Family in the Dominican Republic. Keith Park, the founder of Prometheus, named the Angelenos to honor one of the great American cities, Los Angeles. Keith Park’s description of the brand is: Many cigar brands celebrate the [...]
Welcome back for another week of ACS NFL Sunday Football Challenge. Last week we had our biggest and best ACS NFL Sunday Challenge yet with over a hundred people taking part! Even with all the entries, a single person managed to snag the prize, predicting 100% of the games correctly, winning himself a box of [...]
Last week we held another round of our ACS NFL Sunday Challenge with more people taking part in it than ever before! We decided to give out a very special prize in honor of halloween, a box of Tatuaje Little Monsters. Shockingly with over 100 entrants we had only one winner who was able to predict [...]
What a week I’ve been having. You know those rare days when you can have your cake and eat it too? I’ve been having that the past few days. Everything has been turning up my way and I’m enjoying it. To celebrate I’ve been breaking out all of the stops and I am pulling out [...]
The Guayacan is one cigar that I’ve heard rumblings about since after the 2012 trade show, but also one that I’ve been unable to fine till just last night. The story, as it has been told to me, is that the cigar is made by Noel Rojas who was raised in Cuba, and managed to leave [...]
The Hoyo De Monterrey line from General Cigar is is one of the very well known and popular lines in the US. It includes the Hoyo de Tradición, the Excalibur, Reposado En Cedros, and more. Today I am exploring the Dark Sumatra line, which according to General Cigar Co’s site, was made when “One of our Cigar [...]
The CLE Connecticut is the third line to be launched under Christian Eiroa’s new CLE brand. Christian, formerly President of Camacho, started CLE (Christian Luis Eiroa) Cigars and launched several new blends at the 2012 IPCPR. At the trade show CLE launched two Honduran puros under the CLE brand, the Corojo and the Cuarenta. The Connecticut [...]
Welcome back for another week of ACS NFL Sunday Challenge! During the October 21st installment of the Sunday Challenge we had a 3 way tie going into the Monday night game, which ended up being a two way tie after the Monday night game. So last week we ended up having two winners, Eric and [...]
In the October 21st installment of the ACS NFL Sunday Challenge we had a 3 way tie going into the Monday night game between Evan, Eric Fryer, and Christian D’Andrea. Now the tie breaker is suppose to work like this, everyone who enters the contest guesses the total score of the Monday night game who ever [...]
Yesterday was the big day for the October 21st installment of our ACS NFL Sunday Challenge. For this weeks challenge we had a Pura Sangre ashtray and 5 Ventura Cigar Company cigars up for grabs. Once again we had a tie, with 3 people predicting the same number of games correctly. This week all 3 [...]
The name Montecristo is almost synonymous with cigars. In fact, normally when I mention cigars to my friends who do not smoke regularly they will bring up the name Montecristo. Recently I found the Cabinet style of Montecristo. Altadis produces a few of their brands in Cabinet Seleccións, including Romeo Y Julieta (which I reviewed here), Por [...]
Sorry I’m a bit late on these Sunday Links, I’ve had a busy weekend so far and it slipped my mind until now. I’m really enjoying these last few days of fall when it is just beautiful outside. It has been just fantastic this weekend, after raining all day Friday, Saturday was wonderful with 70 [...]
Christian Eiroa has introduced his CLE Cigar lines for Fall 2012 release. Brands include CLE (Cuarenta, Connecticut and Corojo), Wynwood, and The Asylum Series. We reviewed the Asylum here and are reviewing the Asylum 13 today. The Asylum Brand, manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua looks to be poised for a major position in the marketplace. The [...]
This is a story I had to share today. I generally follow every cigar manufacturer on Facebook. I find it a great way to keep up on new introductions and get all the information on events and general happenings at the companies. Sometimes, as an added bonus, I find out about contests or giveaways they [...]
Jeffersonville, IN – October 19, 2012: Riverside Cigars, the country’s number one retailer of 262 Cigars, is proud to host the national release of its new cigar line, The Revere, today October 19th. This is the first opportunity in the U.S. for cigar lovers to sample this new cigar from 262 Cigars and to meet Clint Aaron, [...]
Herrera Cigars, the makers of La Caridad del Cobre, recently launched their newest project, Frank Herrera’s Biography. The new Biography is made at Abe Flores’ Pinar Del Rio factory in the Dominican Republic. While Biography is made by Abe, it was blended by Frank Herrera himself. The new Biography comes in three sizes, Robusto (5 [...]
In August of 2012 at the IPCPR I got to speak with Ernesto Carrillo about some of his upcoming projects and current projects like the EPC Inch (Which I reviewed in Natural here, and Maduro here). One of the other projects we talked about was only called the “Red Box” at the time, since the actual name hadn’t actually [...]
Welcome back for another week of Football and cigars! Last week we had a great prize, a Perdomo Travel humidor, plus 5 Perdomo cigars. This week we are putting even more on the line with a beautiful Pura Sangre Ashtray and 5 cigars from Ventura Cigar Co, 2 Pura Sangre and 3 Estilo Cubano. Check [...]
For the October 14th ACS NFL Sunday Challenge we had a great prize, a Perdomo Travel Humidor and 5 Perdomo cigars! With the type of upsets we had this weekend it wasn’t nearly as close as the past few weeks of the ACS NFL Sunday Challenge has been. In fact only 3 people managed to [...]
Fall in the Northeast is a wonderful thing. Every year I get to watch the leaves change and experience all of the amazing scenery. Yesterday I had the time to go for a nice drive and see all that New England has to offer while enjoying a EPC Inch Maduro. If you have never been [...]
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