Felipe Gregorio Refusion – A Secret Shared
As you all know, I’ve been smoking cigars for well over 40 years. And, I’ve found the people in that I’ve met through cigars to be friendly, helpful, and nice. The crew at Felipe Gregorio are no exception. Except when it comes to telling us about the blend of the Refusion. Both on their website, and in their literature they say ‘Belnd: House Secret’. We...
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Gurkha Cigars Celebrating 125 Years In honor and commemoration of its 125th Anniversary in 2012, Gurkha are proud to bring you the dignified Gurkha 125th Anniversary Edition cigar. This cigar was extremely well received at the brands launch during this year’s IPCPR trade show in Orlando, FL. The 125th Anniversary blend has uses a complex blend of tobaccos featuring an oily Cubra, Habano...
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Cigar Inn to Launch Fernando Leon Miami, FL – In 1997, Fernando Leon of La Aurora Cigars traveled to New York City with Nestor Miranda from Miami Cigar & Company. This was the first time the head of La Aurora traveled to the United States for a cigar event. The location was Cigar Inn and they were hosted by the Fakir Brothers. Fifteen years later, La Aurora Cigars is set to release...
Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado in Cedros
While these cigars have been around for a few years, its nice to revisit them after a while. The Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado en Cedros is a nice reasonably priced cigar. It is made using a new proprietary ‘Immersion’ process that keeps the finished cigars in cedar for at least six months. This is said to improve the flavor and impart a nice taste. It certainly gives the stick...
Buena Vista An Affordable Smoke
It’s hard to decide what to smoke at this time of year. With the industries biggest show just a few weeks ago there are lots of new things out in the marketplace. Today’s review is of an interesting new cigar from a little known company, Buena Vista Cigars. At this point the company, with a farm in Ecuador, is relatively small and unknown. But they have made a commitment to...
