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Review of Camacho Select Cigars

Review and comparison of Camacho Select and Corojo cigars made in Honduras, including a comparison to the Select cigar's previous blend which was changed in 2008.

Review of Cohiba Red Dot Robusto Cigar

Review of Cohiba Red Dot Robusto cigar made in the Dominican Republic by the General Cigar subsidiary of Swedish Match, not to be confused with the original Cuban Cohiba cigar brand loved by Fidel Castro.

Review of La Gloria Cubana Serie R Cigar

Review of La Gloria Cubana Serie R Number 6 Natural cigar made at the El Credito cigar factory in the Dominican Republic with Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos and an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper.

Review of Macanudo Cafe and Maduro Gigante Cigars

Review of Macanudo Cafe and Maduro Gigante Cigars

Review of Berger and Argenti Entubar V32 Cigars

Review of Berger and Argenti Entubar V32 cigars made in Nicaragua using the entubado cigar rolling method and being a brand extension of the company's Entubar line of cigars.

Review of Arganese Connecticut and Cameroon Cigars

Review of Arganese Connecticut and Cameroon Cigars

Review of Gurkha Seduction Robusto Cigars

Review of Gurkha Seduction cigars made with Colombian Corojo filler tobaccos and Ecuadorian Habano wrappers.

Review of Hoyo de Monterrey Dark Sumatra Cigars

Review of Hoyo de Monterrey Dark Sumatra cigars made in Honduras with a Dark Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and a blend of filler tobaccos from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Dominican Republic.

Review of Iron Horse Cigars

Review of Iron Horse cigars made in the Dominican Republic exclusively for the Famous Smoke Shop.

Review of Flor de Gonzalez 15 Aniversario Robusto Cigars

Review of Flor de Gonzalez 15 Aniversario Robusto cigar made in Miami with filler tobaccos from Panama, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic, and Ecuadorian binders and wrappers.

Review of Arganese Double Wrap Cigars

Cigar review of the Arganese Double Wrap cigar, a barber pole style cigar made in the Dominican Republic with two wrappers, a Connecticut Shade and Brazilian Maduro.

Review of Gurkha Cellar Reserve Perfecto Cigars

Well, another great cigar from Gurkha. For those of you that like the perfecto shaped cigar, this is a real treat.

Review of Jose Seijas Signature Short Perfecto Cigars

Review of Jose Seijas Signature Short Perfecto cigars.

Review of Gran Habano Corojo #5 Cigars

Review of Gran Habano Corojo #5 cigar made with a Nicaraguan corojo wrapper and blend of filler tobaccos from Nicaragua, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Review of Pride Bandolero Cigars

Review of Pride Bandolero cigars made in the Dominican Republic with Cuban-seed tobaccos.

Review of Helix Blue Tubular Cigar

Review of the Helix Blue Tubular Cigar, made in Honduras by the General Cigar Company. This Helix cigar contains Honduran, Brazilian and Dominican filler tobaccos, bunched inside a Mexican binder tobacco leaf, and wrapped in a Connecticut shade wrapper. A mild cigar comparable to Macanudo, but less expensive, making for a great value.

Review of Flor de Gonzalez Series Robusto Cigar

Review of Flor de Gonzalez Series Robusto cigar made in Miami with Connecticut wrappers and a blend of filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.

Review of Fonseca Cubano Viso Fuerte Toro Cigar

Review of Fonseca Cubano Viso Fuerte Toro cigar made in the Dominican Republic by Manuel Quesada with Cuban-seed Dominican and Connecticut Broadleaf filler tobaccos and Honduran Criollo Viso wrappers.

Review of Macanudo 1968 Gigante Cigar

Review of Macanudo 40th anniversary 1968 Gigante cigar made in the Dominican Republic by the General Cigar Company with Dominican and two types of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos and a wrapper from Honduras. The 1968 line is much richer and fuller than typical Macanudo cigars.

Review of Cuban Crafters Cabinet Selection Cigars

Review of Cuban Crafters Cabinet Selection cigars made with Cuban-seed filler tobacco grown in Nicaragua and Ecuadorian wrappers.

Review of Artesanos Retro Expeciale Club Cigar

Review of La Gloria Artesanos Retro Especiale cigar. The folks at La Gloria Cubana hit a home run with their new Artesanos Retro Especiale. It has, in my opinion, the lightest draw of any cigar I have smoked. This is a medium to full-bodied cigar and priced right for any budget.

Review of CAO OSA Sol Cigars

Review of CAO OSA cigars. While at the 2011 ICPCR Trade Show, I picked up a couple of the new CAO OSA Sol cigars. It has a unique wrapper that brings you very different flavors and aroma, but is that enough to make it a great cigar.

Review of Mi Dominicana Short Perfecto Cigars

I used to like short perfecto cigars. I remember purchasing them by the box. Well, Mi Dominicana is not one of them. I hope my next cigar is better.

Review of My Father La Reloba Cigars

Don Pepin Garcia cigars are usually good. I thought of trying different sizes and shapes of the same the cigar. Did they are taste and smoke the same? Unfortunately they did and it was a huge disappointment.

Review of My Uzi Weighs a Ton Cigars

For those of you that like real full-bodied cigars then this Uzi is for you. Me? No, not so much.

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