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Ortega Esteli, Zino Nicaragua and OM Essential Blend Reserved Cigars

Another month down, the last three months have flown by, it’s getting to be the time of year that things can just slow down a little!  I could stand for the summer months to not pass by so quickly! My friends at Best Cigar Prices recently advertised some ridiculous deals on some five packs, and I was surprised to see some Ortega Cubao Esteli cigars listed.  I have a soft spot for Ortega cigars, going back to the early days… Continue reading »

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Cubao, Wunderlust and Protocol Cigars and Gigantar!

I was poking around one of the humidors and realized I’d smoked a few Cubao Cameroon Churchills from Ortega Cigars and never mentioned them here.  Eddie is still making some great cigars, he’s using the TACASA S.A. factory.  This cigar has a Cameroon wrapper, like the name suggests, Indonesian binder and Nicaraguan fillers. … Continue reading »

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More Ortega Cigars: The Jalapa, M3 and Cubao

I worked on finishing off the Ortega sampler that I ordered, so far I have my favorites, and I still have the Serie D Connecticut yet to smoke (I’ll probably smoke it today). I found a Cult cigar from a few years ago in my humidor which is made at the same factory which I may smoke later as well. The Cult cigars were made for Quality Importers, where, ironically, Eddie Orega spent a short time working, which may explain his association with the TACASA factory. I started out with the Jalapa Habano… Continue reading »

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