What we are going to do here is something we have never done at ITH before. I am going to review the entire blend line from Urbano cigars. Matt Urbano has been kind enough to send me some samples to try and review so I will give it my best foot forward and try each one of these out fairly and consistently.
The Urbano cigar line consists of 3 different blends; the Connecticut shade, Corojo, and the Sumatra. There are also a value line that I will … Continue reading the story "Urbano Cigars Vertical cigar review of all 3 blends"Urbano Cigars Vertical cigar review of all 3 blends
What we are going to do here is something we have never done at ITH before. I am going to review the entire blend line from Urbano cigars. Matt Urbano has been kind enough to send me some samples to try and review so I will give it my best foot forward and try each one of these out fairly and consistently.
The Urbano cigar line consists of 3 different blends; the Connecticut shade, Corojo, and the Sumatra. There are also a value line that I will … Continue reading the story "Urbano Cigars Vertical cigar review of all 3 blends"Hispaniola Los Conquistadores Toro Gordo Cigar Review
Country: Dominican Republic
Length/Ring: 6.25×61
Shape: Toro Gordo
Wrapper: Corojo 99
Filler: Dominican Repulic
Strength: Full
MSRP: around $9
My Rating: 4 Stars!
Here's a new cigar that I had never heard of Hisponiola Los Conquistadores. From the Hispaniola website:
Los Conquistadores is named after the Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought Hispaniola under the control of Spain in the 15th through the 19th centuries. Most of them avid tobacco consumers, soon after the conquest began to take advantage of the vast Tobacco plantations in the island.
Sounds intriguing enough right? Well it is after you taste … Continue reading the story "Hispaniola Los Conquistadores Toro Gordo Cigar Review"
Here's a new cigar that I had never heard of Hisponiola Los Conquistadores. From the Hispaniola website:
Los Conquistadores is named after the Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought Hispaniola under the control of Spain in the 15th through the 19th centuries. Most of them avid tobacco consumers, soon after the conquest began to take advantage of the vast Tobacco plantations in the island.
Sounds intriguing enough right? Well it is after you taste … Continue reading the story "Hispaniola Los Conquistadores Toro Gordo Cigar Review"809 Bundle Cigar reviews!
Today we are going to do something a bit different from the norm here at InTheHumidor.com. I was sent a few different bundle and cheaper cigars for review and I was actually quite impressed with these cigars and how much care and build quality was put into them. The quality of tobaccos is usually a grade or two lower and the cigars may not all be long filler but some of them still ended up being pretty good bargains.
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… Continue reading the story "809 Bundle Cigar reviews!"J Grotto Reserve Toro Cigar Review
Country: Honduras
Length/Ring: 6×52
Shape: Gran Toro
Wrapper: Honduras Criollo '98
Filler: Honduras & Nicaragua Ligero
Strength: Mild
MSRP: around $8
My Rating: 4 Stars!
Wow, when I first heard of these cigars they looked very intriguing. Another boutique brand to hit the market among many others would probably have to really be something special. Well let me tell you this certainly is. Ocean State cigars is only a 2 year old company but has produced a great product in a little amount of time.
The Cigar is a nice oily and beautifully crafted specimen. The weight in … Continue reading the story "J Grotto Reserve Toro Cigar Review"
Wow, when I first heard of these cigars they looked very intriguing. Another boutique brand to hit the market among many others would probably have to really be something special. Well let me tell you this certainly is. Ocean State cigars is only a 2 year old company but has produced a great product in a little amount of time.
The Cigar is a nice oily and beautifully crafted specimen. The weight in … Continue reading the story "J Grotto Reserve Toro Cigar Review"New Layout!
Let me know what you guys think of the new layout, good and bad... It was overdue for an overhaul. Just remember I'm not done updating and would appreciate your feedback.
Niko
HC Criollo Xikar Toro Cigar Review
Country: Nicaragua/Honduras
Length/Ring: 6.5×52
Shape: Toro
Wrapper: Shade Grown Criollo - Nicaragua
Filler: Honduras/Nicaragua
Strength: Med/Full
MSRP: around $8
My Rating: 4 Stars!
Xikar is well known for their cigar accessories within the cigar smoking community. The lifetime warranty on their products is second to none, I should know... I own many. When it comes to the cigars, they didn't disappoint. Xikar teamed up with famed cigar maker Jesus Fuego to create this wonderful line.
Here we have the criollo version of this cigar with a beautiful oily wrapper and few veins throughout. Inital light up was of … Continue reading the story "HC Criollo Xikar Toro Cigar Review"
Xikar is well known for their cigar accessories within the cigar smoking community. The lifetime warranty on their products is second to none, I should know... I own many. When it comes to the cigars, they didn't disappoint. Xikar teamed up with famed cigar maker Jesus Fuego to create this wonderful line.
Here we have the criollo version of this cigar with a beautiful oily wrapper and few veins throughout. Inital light up was of … Continue reading the story "HC Criollo Xikar Toro Cigar Review"Now is the time to act People!!
We are at a crucial point in the cigar industry.
Here are just some of the measures the FDA will likely consider:
Banning walk-in humidors, self serve cigar displays, and mail-order cigar sales
Banning all flavored cigars
Banning cigar events
Mandating that cigar blends be FDA-approved before release
Defacing cigar boxes with grotesque images
Limiting cigar marketing and advertising
Imposing new taxes on cigars to finance regulation
Limiting special release and small-batch cigars
Limiting nicotine levels on cigars to near-zero, severely impacting their flavor
Banning the marketing of cigar merchandise
We cannot stand for this if we want to keep enjoying our cigars. Visit this link and make your voice heard! … Continue reading the story "Now is the time to act People!!"
Cigar Sniper Beta Test
Last week I was invited to a beta test of the new penny auction site CigarSniper.com created by Famous Smoke Shop. The site has a neat concept in that you purchase bids to win cigar auctions, but this style is not a scam like some other penny auction sites out there. You actually get to put your bid money towards the purchase of the product you bid on if you don't win it. This was what steered me into curiosity with the site. Come join the live beta this … Continue reading the story "Cigar Sniper Beta Test"El Sublimado aged Cognac infused Cigar Review
Country: Dominican Republic
Length/Ring: 4.5x50
Shape: Robusto
Wrapper: Honduras
Filler: Dominican Republic
Strength: Mild
MSRP: around $17
My Rating: 4 Stars!
Today we have the rare cigar from Texas Cigar Brothers right here in Bedford, Texas. This is a series of cigars found in an old Honduran cigar factory and are very limited. The El Sublimado brand launched in 1993 and is very different from other blends because the tobacco used to make the cigar was cured in rooms with 50 years old Noces d'Or Cognac. So indeed this is a rare treat and I was excited … Continue reading the story "El Sublimado aged Cognac infused Cigar Review"
Today we have the rare cigar from Texas Cigar Brothers right here in Bedford, Texas. This is a series of cigars found in an old Honduran cigar factory and are very limited. The El Sublimado brand launched in 1993 and is very different from other blends because the tobacco used to make the cigar was cured in rooms with 50 years old Noces d'Or Cognac. So indeed this is a rare treat and I was excited … Continue reading the story "El Sublimado aged Cognac infused Cigar Review"El Credito Cigar Hand Rolled Quick Review
A very interesting cigar hit my mailbox a couple weeks ago. It was the new cigar from General cigars and the El Credito factory.
The new El Credito cigar resembles that of a backwoods or a very rough cigar that I generally do not like. This particular cigar is different though in that it is made with quality tobaccos handcrafted with Nicaraguan and Dominican filler leaves, bound with Connecticut Broadleaf and wrapped with Ecuadoran Habano. This cigar does not get created using a mold but it is entirely created by … Continue reading the story "El Credito Cigar Hand Rolled Quick Review"La Flor Litto Gomez Small Batch No. 3 Blind Cigar Review
Today we have a different kind of review for you. On the cigar site that I frequent: Cigarpass.com we have a blind cigar pass. We send 5 sticks total 1 of them without the band in order to see if the smoke can be guessed. The band usually is placed in an envelope for viewing upon completion of the cigar.
Yesterday was a perfect day to give this cigar a fair shot, 70 degrees and perfect conditions in the ole garage. My first thoughts when picking this cigar up was … Continue reading the story "La Flor Litto Gomez Small Batch No. 3 Blind Cigar Review"Garo La Preferencia Adagi Cigar Review
Country: Nicaragua
Length/Ring: 7×54
Shape: Churchill
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua/Habano Honduras
Strength: Med/Full
MSRP: around $10
My Rating: 4.50 Stars!
Garo cigars is one of the better brands out there that nobody knows about. For instance in all of the cigar shops I frequent I have never seen them here in Texas. Dr. Garo is the mastermind behind the label found on their website here http://garohabano.com. From the website:
For over a dozen years, we at Garo Habano© Cigars are an extremely committed, professional group of individuals whose unfailing belief in, and … Continue reading the story "Garo La Preferencia Adagi Cigar Review"
Garo cigars is one of the better brands out there that nobody knows about. For instance in all of the cigar shops I frequent I have never seen them here in Texas. Dr. Garo is the mastermind behind the label found on their website here http://garohabano.com. From the website:
For over a dozen years, we at Garo Habano© Cigars are an extremely committed, professional group of individuals whose unfailing belief in, and … Continue reading the story "Garo La Preferencia Adagi Cigar Review"Monte Pascoal Belicoso Cigar Review
Country: Brazil
Length/Ring: 5.5×52
Shape: Belicoso
Wrapper: Brazil mata Fina
Filler: Mata Fina and Mata Norte
Strength: Med/Full
MSRP: around $7
My Rating: 4.25 Stars!
First of all thank you again Wesley Gensel from GVG International www.cigarsfrombrazil.com for letting me get this and more Brazilian brands to more cigar smokers. I really think Brazilian cigars are underrated in the states and more people should check them out. Today we have the Monte Pascoal cigar which is made from all Brazilian Mata Fina and Mata Norte tobaccos. These are made … Continue reading the story "Monte Pascoal Belicoso Cigar Review"
First of all thank you again Wesley Gensel from GVG International www.cigarsfrombrazil.com for letting me get this and more Brazilian brands to more cigar smokers. I really think Brazilian cigars are underrated in the states and more people should check them out. Today we have the Monte Pascoal cigar which is made from all Brazilian Mata Fina and Mata Norte tobaccos. These are made … Continue reading the story "Monte Pascoal Belicoso Cigar Review"Bucanero Z Toro Cigar Review
Country: Dominican/Nicaraguan
Length/Ring: 6×50
Shape: Toro
Wrapper: Sumatra
Filler: Dominican/Nicaraguan
Strength: Med/Full
MSRP: around $5
My Rating: 3 Stars!
First of all thank you to Robert from Bucanero cigars for the samples. Bucanero has actually gone direct, you can now buy directly from the website at wholesale prices. I wish more cigar makers would do that.
I have not smoked many of these cigars, it has probably been a few years since I had seen one so I had no idea what to expect. The wrapper was smooth and the fill … Continue reading the story "Bucanero Z Toro Cigar Review"
First of all thank you to Robert from Bucanero cigars for the samples. Bucanero has actually gone direct, you can now buy directly from the website at wholesale prices. I wish more cigar makers would do that.
I have not smoked many of these cigars, it has probably been a few years since I had seen one so I had no idea what to expect. The wrapper was smooth and the fill … Continue reading the story "Bucanero Z Toro Cigar Review"Cohiba Red Dot Toro Cigar Review
Country: Dominican Republic
Length/Ring: 6×50
Shape: Toro
Wrapper: African Cameroon
Filler: Indonesian Jember
Strength: Full
MSRP: $13.50
My Rating: 4.0 Stars!
Up for review is the Cohiba Red Dot toro sent to me from Thompson cigar, thanks guys. I haven't smoked too many Cohiba cigars from the Dominican republic, most of the Cohibas I smoke are from the island just south of Miami. This cigar is really popular with the occasional or rich smoker demographic because the name Cohiba is so well known. I really had no idea what to expect from this cigar so I … Continue reading the story "Cohiba Red Dot Toro Cigar Review"
Up for review is the Cohiba Red Dot toro sent to me from Thompson cigar, thanks guys. I haven't smoked too many Cohiba cigars from the Dominican republic, most of the Cohibas I smoke are from the island just south of Miami. This cigar is really popular with the occasional or rich smoker demographic because the name Cohiba is so well known. I really had no idea what to expect from this cigar so I … Continue reading the story "Cohiba Red Dot Toro Cigar Review"