Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Robusto & Headley Grange Hermoso No. 4 by Crowned Heads

I am doing something a little bit different today, and instead of focusing on one cigar I am going to be focusing on two. These two cigars share a lot of things in common, but at the same time are very different. They are both made in the same factory, both use the same form of wrapper, they both are made in the traditional Cuban fashion and are both terrific in every way possible. The differences they have are in terms of the flavor profile they offer and the body and strength. Both of these cigars are very different, but at the same time very similar because of how great they are. I know some smokers love both of these and some prefer one or the other, but I am in the first category. They are both crowing achievements for the two companies, and receive the same rating in my book. Let us begin with the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Robusto and the Headley Grange Hermoso No. 4 by Crowned Heads.

Cigar Review: Cabaiguan Guapos RX Maduro

One nice thing about reviewing cigars online is that when I pick up a cigar that has been the market for sometime, or is even fairly new, I sometimes ask myself have I reviewed this? I have a good idea of what I have and what I have not reviewed, but every once in a while a cigar slips through the cracks. There I am smoking a great cigar, and I ask myself if have I reviewed this cigar. With this cigar, it was an occasion where I had not. To be honest with you, it was a cigar that I somewhat forgot about, but when I decided to pick one up out of the blue, and I realized I had not reviewed it, I needed to get on it. I actually got delayed in reviewing this with new cigars being released and the fact that I was just smoking these out of pure enjoyment, but I am here today to review the terrific Cabaiguan Guapos RX Maduro.   

Cigar Review: Padilla Reserva Maduro Toro

This time last year Ernesto Padilla announced that he would be giving the Padilla brand a face lift. The company, which started out as an ultimate boutique made by Pepin, slowly drifted into the online world for sometime, and I believe Ernesto knew that he was loosing touch with his roots when this happened, and wanted to go back to where he began. I loved Padilla when he first got going and could not get enough of his cigars, but after the Pepin breakup things went a little downhill for him in my opinion. He still produced some wonderful cigars from time to time, but they just weren't the same. Since his announcement of the "face lift," we have seen the return of The Old Padilla, and I am very excited about that. He has teamed up with the Oliva Family of Cigars, and one of his new releases is the Padilla Reserva.

Cigar Giveaway (Win This Ten Pack)

This one is pretty simple. Guess the number of bands in the ashtray and win the cigars pictured below!

player qualifications:

(will not accept guesses from anonymous accounts)

(must be 18 years or older)

(must live in the United States)

(Only one guess per individual) 

Left to Right: Zombie Super Shot, Headley Grange Corona Gorda, Viva Republica Rapture Perdition, L'Atelier LAT 54, Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado, CyB Lonsdale Club, Federal Cigar 92nd Anniversary EPC Medalla D’ Oro, Quesada Heisenberg Corneta Cuadrada, Leccia Black & White White 6*50, Tatuaje Reserva J21 

 Contest ends Sunday May 26th, 2013 00:00

Week in Review (Volume 1, Issue 6)

In the cigar world today it is nearly impossible to smoke a cigar that does not have a tie to Nicaragua. Whether the cigar is made in Nicaragua, or it is composed of tobacco from Nicaragua, it is difficult to find a cigar with no Nicaraguan ties. The amount of cigar factories in Estelí, Nicaragua  alone is amazing, and I think it is safe to say there are more factories in that one district than Honduras and/or Cuba. Along with the number of factories in Nicaragua, the country has a bountiful number of tobacco fields that are all unique in their own ways. Most of the cigars I smoked this week show the greatness of Nicaragua, greatness in tobacco mostly, but sometimes the greatness in the factories present there, and the buncheros and roleros they employ. While I smoked some incredible cigar this week, one stood out above them all, and will be a cigar I will never forget.