Total Flame’s “Wild One” Cigar – the Movie is Better
The Wild One movie was made in 1953 and starred a young Marlon Brando as a biker gang leader causing trouble in small towns. The film became a cult classic and spread the image of outlaw bikers that lives through to today. Just look around at the millions of rebellious “outlaws” riding on our roads dressed like Marlon. The Russian bikers behind Total Flame named a cigar after this famous...
Update to the Conde of Kings Cigars
Kings Cigars began in 2010 but appears to have released their first cigars to much success at the 2013 IPCPR. In the summer of 2014 I reviewed their Conde 5 X 52 robusto and rated it an overall 4.0 out of 5. In 2015 Kings Cigars indicated to me that they adjusted the blend of the Conde and provided me with another sample robusto. According to my Wikipedia translator, Conde is the title of Earl...
Panacea 658
With so many cigar producers out there it is hard to find anything new and genuine in the clutter of people rushing to market bad cigar to take advantage of the popularity that cigars have become. So, it is with great joy that I discovered a Panacea Green label in my humidor. Obviously, it was a stick obtained at last years trade show, that I was now just getting to. To start with...
Epic’s Really Dark Maduro Reserva
Epic Cigars launched their first products in 2012 and they have staying power. I saw them at the 2014 IPCPR where they were introducing their new Maduro Reserva made in the Dominican Republic. The Reserva has an Arapiraca wrapper, Cameroon binder and a blend of fillers – from the Domican – Piloto Cubano, Seco, Ligero and a viso from Nicaragua. Epic provided me with their 5 X 52 robusto...
Epic’s Corojo Reserva is a Good Opener
Epic Cigars launched their first products in 2012 and they have staying power. They have 2 offerings, a Maduro Reserva which I reviewed and enjoyed and a Corojo Reserva. Epic provided me with a Corojo Reserva at the 2014 IPCPR. The Corojo was a robusto measuring 5 X 52 and it had an interesting dark wrapper from Ecuador although it is not a maduro. The binder is a Dominican Olor and the filler...
Headlines Cigars – A nice obscure smoke
Every once and a while I sort through my humidor. I go looking for sticks that have been put away for later review. In our review policy, we have a somewhat randomness to the order. Unless we are given something by a forend that we judge to be too good or bad, we generally don’t write immediately. Rather, we let the cigars rest gently in our humidor. From time to time we go...
