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Recently smoking a Joya De Nicaragua Cabinetta led me to reflect on my visit in March to the Joya De Nicaragua factory. Established in 1968, Joya De Nicaragua is the oldest brand of cigars made in Nicaragua. History of Joya De Nicaragua After the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime by Fidel Castro in 1959, the US initially allowed the import of Cuban raw...

Cigars have been a popular smoke throughout the world for many years and, since there is so much variety in terms of flavours, sizes, and techniques, it is not surprising that cigars are also produced in numerous different manners. For a unique smoking experience, different tobaccos, papers, and techniques go into each and every cigar. Cigars are rolled in two...

Origin: Cuba Vitola: Sobresaliente Dimensions: 6” x 53 ring gauge Strength: 4 out of 5 Enrobed in an oily Colorado, borderline-Maduro wrapper, this cigar presents a surprising complexity upon first puff. Some brown sugar sweetness toward the surface, but much leather, fresh earth and spice are further present to begin with. All in all, actually very similar to the 80th...

Size: 6 ½” x 42 Vitola: Cervantes Box date: December 2000 Great Lonsdale. Nice sheen on its Colorado wrapper, the smoke exhibited much of the tannins and mineral notes that you could hope to find within a Partagas of this age.

  Christmas Day is the one day of the year that I allow myself to enjoy an after dinner cigar at the dining room table with my family. This rarity means that I spend most of December trying to figure out which cigar to enjoy. There are 6 days to go, and I am starting to stress under the pressure...

Origin: Cuban Length 5 5/8” Ring Gauge: 42 The corona vitola amidst Davidoff’s legendary series. Not surprisingly, it doesn’t disappoint and continues to confirm for me that the narrower gauged smokes from this elusive range have generally aged the best.

A new vitola entirely for the famed Hoyo De Monterrey portfolio. Very close in size to the brand’s legendary Epicure No.2, measuring in at an even 5 inches, whilst sporting a formidable 48 ring gauge. This cigar was initially boxed back in 2006, and has taken on quite a different profile in time; Still relatively mild in strength, but unusually...