I had a visit to Goose’s shop in Limerick this week as my wife had a meeting with Goose to work on a super secret project, so I picked up a few cigars while there, and smoke the new addition to the Henry Clay line, the Warhawk. I’ve been looking forward to trying this new addition to a line I’ve long been fond of, going back to the days when they were ugly things. I really like the Stalk Cut, despite the silliness of the name (all the Connecticut Broadleaf and Habano tobacco in stalk cut anyway, so it’s really no big deal), it’s a poor man’s Henry Clay Tattoo, which is a spectacular cigar. The cigar is beautiful, with an Ecuador Connecticut Shade wrapper, Broadleaf binder and Honduran fillers, made at Altadis’ Flor de Copan factory in Honduras (which is for sale, by the way, a few billion and it could be yours). I really liked this cigar for what it was, as it bore no resemblance, in my opinion, to a Henry Clay that I could think of. It stood on it’s own as a really great tasting cigar with a nice nutty flavor with balanced nicely with the sweetness of the broadleaf binder and the earthiness of the Honduran fillers and was, overall, a really enjoyable medium bodied cigar! This was my favorite of the week.… Continue reading
News: J.C. Newman Announces the Launch of The American
There’s going to be a lot of news items over the next few weeks leading up to the IPCPR show at the end of June, so hold onto your shorts! J.C. Newman has been working on this release for along time, almost as long as the Diamond Crown Black Diamond! I’m excited to try it!
J.C. Newman Cigar Company, America’s oldest family-owned premium cigar maker, is excited to announce the launch of The American cigar brand at two simultaneous events in Orlando and Tampa on Friday, May 31:… Continue reading
News: Fratello Cigars Announces Launch of Imperfect Pairings YouTube Channel
Here’s some news from Omar at Fratello Cigars. I guess the big guy has too much time on his hands! 🙂 I’m looking forward to seeing what he has up his sleeve.
FRATELLO CIGARS ANNOUNCE “IMPERFECT PAIRINGS”
Omar de Frias has announced the launch of a new YouTubeChannel, Imperfect Pairings. “I have been working on this concept for years. I have been looking topair my cigars with uncommon food or drinks such as oysters, tomato sauce, kombucha and teaamongst other things. Our viewers will have incredible content and learn what to pair or not pairwith our cigars.” Said de Frias.… Continue reading
News: Altadis Releasing Trinidad Espiritu Prior to IPCPR
Here’s some news from Altadis, a few days late as I just found it burried, thanks Gmail!
Bringing Back a Taste of Vintage Caribbean Culture With Every Puff
TRINIDAD ESPIRITU TO BE RELEASED PRE-IPCPR
Altadis U.S.A., maker of world-renowned premium cigars is introducing Trinidad Espiritu – a collaborative effort with tobacco prodigy A.J. Fernandez – to deliver adult cigar connoisseurs the spirit of vintage Latin Caribbean culture through a series of special events nationwide.“
The original Trinidad cigar brand was used exclusively for dignitaries and diplomats as gifts,” explains Brad Winstead, Altadis’ head of consumer marketing. “Fifty years later, we’re celebrating the venerable brand’s half century anniversary by taking adult smokers back to the late 60s-early 70s era — which many consider the “Golden Years” of cigars.”… Continue reading
Some Espinosa Cigars and the New Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask
Wednesday evening I stopped in to Old Havana Cigars south of West Chester, PA and caught up with Jack Toraño of Espinosa Cigars and Mark Weisenburger, the area broker for the brand. I had the day off and hoped to catch them earlier in the day, but I got caught up cutting the grass and finishing up putting the roof on the new chicken enclosure I’d been building, so I didn’t get out as early as I would have liked. It worked out, I got to hang out with Jack and smoke the new Laranga Reserva Escuro toro. The original Laranga Reserva was so-named because of the orange hue to the wrapper and Laranga is Portuguese for Orange. The Escuro has a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper that is very dark, and one must assume that Escuro is Portuguese for Oscuro (or really dark). I bought a couple of these and lit one up and it was much to my liking. It had deep, rich flavors of espresso, exactly what I like in a cigar.… Continue reading
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