We had a special occasion this week, so that called for a special occasion cigar, so I pulled out a Diamond Crown Maximus Robusto No. 5. The Diamond Crown Maximus is another one of those cigars that has been on my list of “classics” for the last probably 15 years since it came out. It’s on the list of cigars I’d like to always have a box of in my humidor, along with Fuente Don Carlos, Hemingway, and Añejo of some sort, and a Padrón 1964. It’ made my Fuente, it’s wrapper is a corona leaf from Ecuador making it very heavy and dark, so it’s got a very rich flavor.… Continue reading
News: CAO Announces Flathead V21 Release
The CAO Flathead line has been about my favorite CAO line since the acquisition. This one sounds especially tasty, with the San Andrés wrapper over the Broadleaf binder. I can think of a few cigars that I like with Broadleaf wrappers over Mexican binders, so I can’t imagine the inverse wouldn’t tickle my fancy. I look forward to trying these, even though they are priced on the high side.
CAO is about to put the pedal to the metal with a souped-up follow-up to the wildly-popular V-19 blend. Called CAO Flathead V21, this new release was created by Rick Rodriguez and the CAO blending team in Nicaragua to kick the Flathead franchise into high gear.… Continue reading
Contest! A 90+ Rated All-Star Sampler
I’ve been lazy, and haven’t smoked anything new to write about over the last few days. So the obvious solution is to give some cigars away. I recently updated the Best Cigar Prices Ad on the site, and I immediately purchased the deal, which I, for some reason unknown, I almost always do. Like I need more cigars! So I figure I would turn around and give that sampler away! It’s not that I wouldn’t smoke any one of the five cigar, I was eyeing them tonight, but opted for something else instead.… Continue reading
La Alianza Rosado, 1881 Perique, Murder Hornet and LCA Thoughts, and Ortega Serie D Connecticut Cigars
While roughly half of the cigar industry is in Las Vegas at the PCA show, I’m here maintaining the status quo. I have my reasons for not going, ranging from not being ready to travel, to being unwilling to commit resources to something that has failed to appreciate it in the past. I hope everyone has a great show and enjoys themselves, and there’s a lot of folks I miss seeing and meeting.… Continue reading
News: Drew Estate to Release 2021 Liga Privada Unico Serie “Year of the Rat” Limited Edition
Here’s some news from Drew Estate. I’ve smoked several of the Year of the Rat from the last couple years and they are really quite good cigars. Over the last dozen years I guess I’ve smoked a number of Drew Estate’s “Rat” themed cigars, going back to 2009 when Steve Saka gave me Dirty Rats with plain paper bands, this might be one of my favorites. Hopefully they will remain the same.
Drew Estate’s 2021 limited edition Liga Privada Unico Serie “Year of the Rat” will become available exclusively to Drew Diplomat Program participants beginning in the week of July 6th.… Continue reading
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