Full reviews of cigars rated during the year 2009.
Review of Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Corona Gorda super premium cigar made in the Dominican Republic at Tabacalera A. Fuente entirely with sun grown tobaccos including Cameroon wrappers and a blend of Dominican fillers.
Review of Avo 787 Perfecto cigar made in the Dominican Republic with Dominican filler tobaccos and Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrappers. Avo Uvezian's 787 Perfecto is a very good medium-bodied cigar, but the price may shock you.
Review of Carlos Torano 2008 Tribute Churchill cigar made in Nicaragua with Nicaraguan filler tobaccos and a wrapper from Brazil, a modestly priced special limited edition cigar blended in tribute to Carlos A. Torano's father.
Review of Conuco Robusto cigar made by Rocky Patel in Honduras with a blend of Honduran, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, and Panamanian filler tobaccos and a Honduran Habano wrapper. An excellent full flavored cigar and value priced, too.
Review of Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Invictos cigar made in Miami entirely with tobaccos from Nicaragua - a spicy and peppery cigar with a little bit of a kick.
Review of G.A.R. Robusto Grande box pressed cigar by George A. Rico, made in Honduras with Nicaraguan filler tobaccos, an Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper, and an Ecuadorian Connecticut binder.
Review of Graycliff Profesionale Handmade Torpedo cigar made in the Bahamas by Avelino Lara who supervised the Cuban Cohiba brand for many years. Graycliff Blue Label cigars are made with filler tobaccos from Brazil, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and binders and wrappers from Indonesia, and are produced in limited quantities.
Review of Hoyo de Tradicion Epicure cigar made in Honduras with a Honduran wrapper and a blend of Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Dominican filler tobaccos. Hoyo de Tradicion is a line of General Cigar's Hoyo de Monterrey brand of cigars.
Review of La Aroma de Cuba Monarch cigar made in Honduras with a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos and a Cuban-seed wrapper from Honduras.
Review of La Aurora Maduro and Cameroon Robusto cigars made in the Dominican Republic with either African Cameroon or Brazilian Maduro wrappers and distributed by Miami Cigar and Company.
Review of Nestor Miranda 20 Anniversario Danno cigar made in Nicaragua by Don Pepin Garia for Miami Cigar and Company's 20th anniversary - a special limited edition cigar that was also used to promote National Nestor Miranda Cigar Day.
Review of Nording Robusto cigar made by Rocky Patel for famous pipe maker Erik Nording, made in Honduras with Nicaraguan and Honduran filler tobaccos and a Costa Rican wrapper.
Review of Oliva Serie O Toro cigar made by the Oliva Family of Cigars with tobaccos exclusively from Nicaragua, predating the Serie G and Serie V lines of other popular Oliva cigars.
Review of Padilla Habano Churchill cigar made in Nicaragua with a blend of Cuban-seed tobaccos grown in Nicaragua. A very good boutique Nicaraguan puro by Ernesto Padilla.
Review of Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Maduro and Criollo cigars made by Tabacelera Perdomo in Nicaragua in celebration of the next generation of the company's original La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve line of cigars.
Review of Reyes Family Premier Corona and Classic Piramide cigars made in Honduras, the Premier being made with a blend of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos and Ecuadorian Sumatra Maduro wrappers, and the Classic being made with a blend filler tobaccos from Brazil, Dominican Repubulic, Ecuador, and Nicaragua, and with Ecuadorian Sumatra Natural wrappers.
