This cigar has a 1/4” Tubado of ligero sticking out of the foot of the cigar. According to the manufacturer it is to keep the ligero centered. The wrapper is a very smooth and silky dark color and the cold draw is perfect . Tonight’s beverage is a Shiner Bock.
JRE Aladino Elegante
This is a medium-brown wrapped lancero. The main aroma from the foot is coffee. The bunch is firm and the cold draw is perfect. This morning’s beverage is Steep18 Cold Brew Original coffee.
Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Decadas Perfecto
This is a very pretty cigar with very smooth dark wrapper. There are coffee aromas from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Topo Chico. Continue reading Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Decadas Perfecto
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Sin Comprimiso
This cedar-sleeved beauty has a smooth and silky wrapper. Aromas from the foot are cocoa and coffee. The cold draw is perfect. This morning’s beverage is a Steep18 Cold Brew Coffee.
Rock-A-Feller Madouro Lancero
This cigar has a silky dark wrapper with one prominent vein. The aromas from the foot are cocoa and coffee. The cold draw is perfect. This morning’s beverage is a cold pressed latte (unsweetened). Continue reading Rock-A-Feller Madouro Lancero
Mi Havana Cigars VII Kingdoms Maduro Especial Figurado
This Game of Thrones themed cigar has a smooth and silky dark wrapper. It is box pressed and has a solid bunch. Very light aromas of cocoa and coffee come from the foot. The cold draw is a bit tight. Tonight’s beverage is a Real Ale Brewing Commissar Russian Imperial Stout.
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Curivari Achilles Robusto
This cigar has a dark, silky smooth wrapper. The bunch is firm. The cold draw is a bit looser than perfect. Heady aromas of cocoa and cedar notes come from the foot. Today’s beverage is a Shiner Bock.
Karl Malone Barrel Aged by La Aurora
This cigar has a nice medium dark wrapper with a couple of prominent veins. The bunch is pleasantly firm. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Shiner Bock.
Todos las Dias Wide Lonsdale Extra Fuerte by Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust
This cigar has a smooth silky wrapper. The foot smells like Bakers’ Chocolate. There’s a long tail that will favor a v-cut. The cold draw is perfect and also has notes of Bakers’ (the kind you’re mother kept that has no sugar or milk). Tonight’s beverage is a Busted Sandal El Robusto Porter.
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AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Broadleaf Toro
This cigar has a very smooth dark box press. The aromas from the foot are rich and earthy. The cold draw is perfect. This morning’s beverage is a Chameleon Cold Brew Pecan latte.
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Ramon Allones by AJ Fernandez Toro
This cigar has a silky smooth wrapper. Rich tobacco aromas with a hint of cocoa from the foot. The bunch is firm. The cold draw is perfect.
Mombacho Cosecha 2013
This cigar has a very smooth wrapper with a silky feel. Medium tobacco notes from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Stone Brewing Hop Revolver IPA.
Cohiba Macassar Toro
This is a well constructed cigar with a nice medium brown wrapper. The bunch is firm and the cold draw is a bit tight. Tonight’s beverage is a cold Topo Chico.
Regius Seleccion Orchant
The cigar has a medium dark corojo wrapper. Aromas from the foot are very coffee and tobacco. The bunch is firm and the cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Santa Fe Brewing Java Stout.
Altar Q 14 by Oscar Valladeras
This cigar has a smooth Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper. The bunch is firm. The aromas from the foot are very light. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Stone Vengeful Spirit IPA.
Southern Draw Cedrus Belicoso Fino
This box pressed cigar has a very smooth dark wrapper. The aroma from the foot is very light. The cold draw is perfect. Today’s beverage is a Santa Fe Brewing Java Stout.
An Interview with Karl Malone about his La Aurora Barrel Aged
Karl “The Mailman” Malone was at IPCPR promoting his new La 
Aurora Barrel Aged by Karl Malone. It was a logical step in his moves to delve into the cigar industry. He and his family launched a retail tobacco store in Ruston, La called Legends Cigar and Vape on June 23rd.
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IPCPR 2018 Preview #IPCPR2018
Later this week the annual Convention for the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers kicks off in Las Vegas. As usual, there are a lot of things that I’m looking forward to; Here’s a “short” list of examples (and by no means everything). Continue reading IPCPR 2018 Preview #IPCPR2018
Room 101 Farce Lonsdale prototype
This cigar has a somewhat veiny but oily Habano wrapper. Aromas of coffee and cedar come from the foot. The bunch is a bit on the hard side of firm and the cold draw is a bit tight. Today’s beverage is a Chameleon Cold Brew Pecan latte.
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Southern Draw Cigars to launch 300 HANDS at IPCPR 2018
300 HANDS, is an all too real story of collaboration told through a new line of premium cigars from Southern Draw Cigars. The result of approximately 300 small steps and those hands producing nearly identical handmade rolled bundles of our patiently aged and naturally fermented tobaccos that we know as premium cigars. The process of hand making a premium cigar is a deliberate marriage of art and skill that has been passed down from generation to generation and our beloved Nicaragua, with its complex tobaccos and dedicated people, is now the most prominent supplier of this unique art form to the United States. Continue reading Southern Draw Cigars to launch 300 HANDS at IPCPR 2018
Discover CEDRUS by Southern Draw Cigars
Discover CEDRUS by Southern Draw Cigars – only at IPCPR 2018. Continue reading Discover CEDRUS by Southern Draw Cigars
LFD La Nox PC
This cigar has a very dark mostly smooth wrapper. The bunch is mostly firm. Like many Dominicans the foot smells mainly of tobacco. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a Buffalo Bayou More Cowbell IPA. I got this cigar from Redland Cigar in San Antonio. Continue reading LFD La Nox PC
Diesel Unholy Coctail
One of my fellow travelers in Nicaragua (from the Netherlands) told me that this is the best cigar in the world. Let’s find out. Continue reading Diesel Unholy Coctail
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