La Aurora 107 – Worth Smoking Again
Let’s start by saying this is a really good cigar. For years I had always thought of La Aurora as a boutique shop making mostly expensive cigars. I never really considered them for my humidor because I thought they were out of my reach. I knew they were nice cigars and enjoyed them whenever I was lucky enough to find one in an event bag. But, my experience over the last year in...
Cigar Accessory Holds Cigar and Improves Draw
It’s rare that we get a cigar accessory that we haven’t seen before. After all, there aren’t really many new ideas in ashtrays and cutters. But, at a recent trade show, Ben ran into something new. And, after staring at it for a while, he suggested that we take a closer look. The Havana Saver serves a couple of different purposes. First, should you have a plugged cigar,...
Cain F Lancero – A Nice Smoke
So let me start out by saying this is not my typical smoke. I have never really been a thin cigar guy and, I expect to continue to prefer a fatter cigar. Nevertheless, being first and foremost a ‘cigar guy’, I like all kinds of sticks. This is an interesting shape. The Lancero used to be very popular years ago, but has waned in popularity recently. However, there has been...
Esteban Carreras 211
When I recently opened the humidor for something to smoke I came across this stick about which I knew nothing. I’m sure that I got it at an event somewhere, but I have no other details. If you have info on this cigar please leave a comment. Nevertheless, I did some research and found out that the 211 is a police code for a robbery. And Carreras has made other cigars using this...
Gurkha – A Wonderful Ninja
It is only in recent months that I have found Gurkha cigars. A number of years ago a friend raved about them. And, I tried one. I didn’t like it all. He told me I was crazy. And, he was right. Maybe it’s that the cigars have changed for the better, (unlikely), or my palette has changed. But the lesson to be learned from this is that if you tried a cigar some time ago and...
