There seem to be few cigars in Altadis portfolio that fit my preferences. I probably say this every time I post about an Altadis cigar, and it probably doesn’t endear me to the marketing folks there! I do have some friends there that are aware of my feelings. I keep trying though. There are exceptions, and I can pretty much count on enjoying anything Altadis produces in conjunction with A.J. Fernandez.… Continue reading
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News: CAO Releases “Borealis” To Canadian Market
I would normally skip a press release like this, but there’s something important about this I wanted to point out. No offense to my Canadian readers, but they represent a fairly small portion of my readership. Notice the box and bands on this new CAO release below. Not pretty or very imaginative, are they? This is what’s known as “plain packaging”, and this is how cigars have to be packaged in Canada (and Australia, I believe). In Canadian Cigar stores the windows have to be blacked out and you can’t see the cigars before buying them. They all have to have this same, drab band and box. Imagine how easy it would be to counterfeit cigars like this? If we aren’t careful in the U. S., this is going to happen here. That would suck. I may never know how this CAO cigar is, maybe one of my Canadian readers will let us know! … Continue reading
Memento Mori and CHC Serie E Cigars and a Short Rant
Friday evening I got back to working at Son’s after a two week hiatus, and the new Memento Mori from Black Works Studio had just come in. Of course, I had to sample one, so I selected the Lonsdale. This cigar has a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper, Ecuador Habano binder and Nicaraguan fillers and starts out smacking you on the face with a load of pepper.… Continue reading
A Romeo y Julieta Crafted by AJ Fernandez Nicaragua Robusto and Some List Thoughts
Tonight I smoked a cigar I picked up at a new shop I had stopped in to a few weeks ago that I hadn’t seen before. It was the Romeo and Julieta Crafted by AJ Fernandez Robusto. This cigar had a cedar wrap, was nicely presented, and I want to say it was on the higher side price wise. Historically, most
of the majority of Altadis cigar I find myself enjoying are those made in conjunction with AJ Fernandez, Montecristo, Upmann, Trinidad, you get the picture.… Continue reading
News: Coming Soon, Apparently, Trash Panda Cigars
One of my guilty pleasures is watching either of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies whenever they are on TV. I saw them both in the theater, I’m not really that into movies in that genre that much, in fact I have a little trouble keeping track of some of the superheroes and whatnot in the various “universes”. I can’t really fathom why Batman and Superman would be fighting.… Continue reading
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