Brickhouse is just that!
Sometimes you don’t know what to make of a cigar. You light it, and enjoy it and only then do you form an opinion. So it was with this cigar. Taking it our of the humidor, I noticed a slight crack in the wrapper at the foot but this was probably because it was obtained at a trade show. Fortunately, this seemed to have no ill effects on the beautiful oily cigar. It had a nice oily...
CAO-MX2
Most always there is some sort of story behind each cigar. This one is no exception. The name MX2 stands for the wrapper, which is actually two maduro wrappers. So the name means maduro times 2. Not only does that wrapper give the cigar its beautiful appearance but also some its great flavor. I pulled this 6×54 black beauty from my humidor where it had been residing well humidified...
Baccarat Belicoso
It is not often that I reach into the humidor for a mild cigar. My idea of mild is more along the lines of what most smokers would call medium. And, I really didn’t realize that until just recently. I was having a discussion with a new cigar smoker about flavor and taste when he remarked on my habit of categorizing cigars as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. He told me that he would...
Dunhill Aged Dominican Tabaras
One of the reps at TPE gave me a nice cigar that I would not ordinarily smoke. Not because it’s bad, rather because for me it’s too mild. The Dunhill Aged Dominican Tabaras is actually a very nice cigar. It is a nice light brown color, with not overly large veins. It looks smooth and has a toothy feel. Since it encased in a tube and wrapped in cedar, it has a pleasant cedar...
Rare Studio Tabac ST-DS001 is a Gem
There are those cigars that are readily available, there are some cigars that are hard to find, there are some cigars that are expensive, and then there are those that can’t be bought. Today’s offering is in the latter category. The only way to get htis stick is to attend a Studio Tabac event in 2011. So, they are damned hard to find. But, that is the smoke that I took out...
Habano 601
It seems as though this week has seen me smoke a number of puros. Today is no different, this one form Nicaragua. Don Pepin Garcia has put together a typical Nicaraguan blend for this heavy cigar. When I first examined the cigar it had a nice aroma, woody and sweet. I thought that might be from the dark oily Habano wrapper. The foot of the cigar seemed to be poorly cut. It was as though...
