I am damn excited about this cigar! The first edition of the Private Keep (the Aqua) was outstanding! So good in fact that I rated it the best cigar of 2018! Round 2 the Viaje Private Keep Tangerine is once again a nica puro, produced at Tabacos Valle de Jalapa
Camacho – Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged Camacho has always been a brand of consistency and quality IMO. I have never had one that was bad. Sure some of their line are better than others but all of them are rolled perfectly and smoke great. This Nicaraguan barrel aged is the less common of
JOYA Silver Cigar Aficionado magazine 90-points This was the last release in the JOYA range by Joya de Nicaragua; cigars blended and priced for the everyday aficionado. JOYA Silver cigars are a great example of Joya de Nicaragua’s continual quest to provide you with a truly unforgettable smoke. Silver
After a few years hiatus the Viaje C-4 has returned this year but it’s a little different than ever before. It’s always been a good cigar but I have to say that the changes for 2019 make me damn excited to smoke this stick! First major change is
Blind Man’s Bluff maduro by Caldwell The blind man has landed! This is the 3rd edition of this blend and all 3 have been outstanding! This stick uses a Pennsylvania maduro wrapper over a Sumatran binder, and fillers from the Dominican Republic. Get them while they last as they
Arturo Fuente Especiales – Conquistador’s Budget friendly oversized-cigar from the Fuente’s This is a $36 cigar, 5 1/2″ by 56 and box-pressed; wrapped in that famously Fuente Cameroon wrapper, but it utilises mixed filler from the high-end Fuente’s rolled at the factory. Never had one burn badly,
I’m excited because Sumatra wrappers are one of my all-time favourites and I’ve never had a bad stick from Oscar! New to NZ with a stack of other great sticks by Oscar Valladares this Sumatra covered Leaf looks just like the Leaf Maduro apart from the word Sumatra
If asked I would say that I’m a fan of Oscar Valladares cigars but now that I think about it this might only be the 3rd blend I’ve actually smoked… I love the leaf and have smoked many of them and cosmetically this has many similarities to the
Welcome back to another review! It’s Sunday, the sun is out and I have some lamb in the Weber for a 6hr braising… seems like an ideal time to try out the MASSIVE cigar that is the Big Johnny by Oscar. This cigar looks massive! I’m a big
Don José back again with another 4 great cigars! Each week I’ll be posting a little bit of info on 4 different cigars that are available through CANTEROS.nz and why they made my humidor. As always there are links to where you can find them so that you
Asylum – Lobotomy Corona (4″ by 44) This has fast become my evening go-to cigar; it’s a petit Corona and it’s bloody tasty and fantastic too! Nicaraguan rolled using a Nicaraguan Habano Maduro wrapper; for it’s size it’s just about perfect for my “home, had dinner, need
Today we are looking at the Magic Toast by Alec Bradley. The Magic Toast name comes from a memory of Alan Rubin’s. After seeing a “crop beyond belief” they toasted to the future with a “very special whisky” I for one would love to know what that whisky was…
The White Label Project is a line used to release experimental blends and one off cigars by Viaje. Generally very little information is released about the blends in the WLP line and it is likely that successful blends are later released as a regular line cigar. So let’s take
Today we are looking at the Casa Cuevas Maduro. Technically speaking Casa Cuevas is a new line of cigars and they have just arrived in NZ but that statement can be a little deceiving as the Cuevas family have been growing Tobacco since the 19th century! Settling in the Dominican
The Tempus Nicaragua is a Nica Puro that has been rated in the mid 90’s on numerous occasions. It is listed as being a medium-full Let’s take a look at it’s make up. BrandAlec Bradley SizeMedius 6 (6×52)WrapperNica JalapaBinderNica doubleFillerNica; Jalapa, Condega & Esteli Personally,
