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Guest post by Tom Johansmeyer of Cigar Reader. This week, I’m helping Barry with news from the floor of IPCPR. He’s been kind enough to send me notes, tweets and e-mails with the latest that’s happening in New Orleans, and I’ve been publishing over on Cigar Reader. Every day, I’ll come over here and put [...]
Posts Tagged ‘davidoff’
Reports from the Floor: IPCPR Recap So Far
Posted by tom on August 10th, 2010
News/Review:Pepin to Produce Cigar for Davidoff NYC GM
Posted by Barry on June 21st, 2010
Last week at the event we ran on the rooftop of Rick’s Cabaret the general manager of Davidoff NYC stopped by. During the course of this event Michael Herklots handed Tom from Cigar Reader and myself an unbanded cigar. As the oily wrapper had my eye he explained that he was working with the Pepin family on a new cigar that would be sold exclusively at the Davidoff shops in New York City.
Cigar Review: Davidoff Millenium Lancero
Posted by Barry on May 5th, 2010
Today’s review comes from @steven89 who has been reading this site for quite some time and we have become friends with via twitter. Steven, as I recover from my upper respitory illness I thank you for offering this excellent reveiw, so without futher adieu here we go;
About a month ago Steven took a trip to Cigar Inn after hearing that We, as well as Jerry from StogieReview.com, were going to be smoking with a couple of other guys.
Event Review: Davidoff Puro d’Oro Release
Posted by Barry on April 30th, 2010
This past week we ventured into New York City to meet up with some friends old and new at Davidoff on Madison for the launch of the first new cigar line from Davidoff in 10 years. This intimate event was attended by industry powerhouses, retail shop owners, and cigar bloggers such as myself, smokescore.com and the Tampa Cigar Examiner.
Posted in Event Recaps 
Tags: Christian McBride, Danielle Hawthorne, davidoff, Hendrik Kelner, Puro dOro, Wayne Nish 
2 Comments »Sunday Links
Posted by Barry on April 25th, 2010
I swear it feels like the days are going faster and faster as I grow older. The end of April is already upon us I wonder why there first third of 2010 has gone. The future of acigarsmoker.com is stronger then ever and we have a lot of events and trips lined up in the near future.
Also we have the Sunday links which include Cuba Aliados, AJ Fernandez Arsenio 2009, and a cigar tasting wheel… so come on inside!
Posted in Sunday Links Tags: AJ Fernandez, Aurora 107, Aurora Cigar Factory, Cigar Tasting Wheel, davidoff 3 Comments »Cigar Review: Davidoff Puro d’Oro
Posted by Barry on April 23rd, 2010
According to Davidoff they have made a triumphant return to their cigar making roots with the release of the new Puro d’Oro series. In keeping with timeless traditions, the Puro d’Oro is comprised of select all-Dominican tobaccos featuring the exclusive Davidoff Yamasa Wrapper. Available in four traditional formats, all are finished with a pigtail cap and a gold foot ring embossed with the format name. The classic Davidoff 1940′s stye packaging stays true to its origins with each cabinet box containing a 25-cigar wheel wrapped in a white silk ribbon. The first “puro” ever produced by Davidoff the Puro d’Oro series a crowning achievement in a long aand storied legacy of passion and luxury.
Cigar: Davidoff Puro d’Oro
Size: 4 7/8 x 38 (Sublime)
Wrapper: Dominican Yamasa
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Strength: Medium
Cigar Review: Zino Platinum Master Edition 2010
Posted by Barry on April 2nd, 2010
This past week Jerry Cruz from StogieReview.com hit NYC. Prior to hitting Cigar Inn for a night of fun with other local cigar enthusiasts we stopped over at Davidoff on Madison to say hello to General Manager Michael Herklots and to take advantage of Spiff Wednesday where if you spend $25.00 or more you get a free shoe shine and manicure. We got there a little early so we hit the humidor and I picked up yet another Zino Platinum 2010 which I used for today’s review. It is the 5th cigar I have smoked in this series.
Cigar: Zino Platinum Master Edition 2010
Size: 5.5 x 50 (Robusto Grande)
Wrapper: Sun Grown Criollo from Ecuador
Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: San Vicente Ligero from the Dominican Republic, Peruvian Seco, Jalapa Especial Ligero from Nicaragua and Honduran Jamastran Seco
Strength: Medium
Cigar Review: De La Concha House Cigar
Posted by Barry on March 29th, 2010
Someone once asked me how I get so much information on a particular cigar. Well the answer to that is I tend to read a lot on-line about various products and I try to retain as much information as I can. The other important thing is to talk to shop owners and sales reps in the business. The are a vast knowledge of information.
Today’s cigar I just found out about earlier this week when it was mentioned by the Manager of De La Concha, Ron Melendi over on twitter.
Cigar: De La Concha House Cigar
Size: 6 x 50 (Toro)
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Strength: Mild, Bordering on Medium
Posted in Cigar Reviews Tags: davidoff, De La Concha, Hendrik Kelner, Millennium, Ron Melendi 5 Comments »Cigar Review: AVO LE10
Posted by Barry on March 12th, 2010
A week ago I was contacted by the brand manager of AVO Cigars with the press release for the new AVO Limited Edition 2010 cigar, also known as the AVO LE10. Mr. Simon then reached out to me a few days later saying he
was sending me a care package of AVO Cigars for my enjoyment. Some of these cigars will make it into review, the first being the AVO LE10 which is based upon two samples.
Cigar: AVO LE10
Size: 5.5 x 55
Wrapper: Ecuador Special Sun Grown
Binder: Mexico Sumatra
Filler: Dominican Republic
Strength: Med/Full
Twitter: @AVOCigars
Posted in Cigar Reviews Tags: avo, Avo Uvezian, davidoff, Full Bodied, LE10, Limited Edition 2010 11 Comments »Cigar Review: The Griffin’s Classic No. 500
Posted by Barry on February 22nd, 2010
A couple of weeks ago reader JoshK left a comment on my review of the Griffin’s XXIII 2007 review asking how it compared to the regular line. Today I decided to review the Griffin’s Classic No. 500 to answer that question.
Cigar: The Griffin’s
Size: 5.16 x 42 (#500 / Corona)
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Strength: Mild
