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Man O’ War Ruination

Labman — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:31:13 +0000

Man O' War Ruination

[/caption] The Man O’ War Ruination is a line of cigars blended by AJ Fernandez and rolled in his factory Tabacalera Fernandez in Esteli, Nicaragua. The Ruination is made up of mostly ligero tobacco which gives it the full-bodied flavours that many cigar smokers love. Did I love the [...]

Los Blancos Nine

Tim Dennis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:48:28 +0000

Los Blancos Nine

[/caption] Lucky Number Nine The Nine is the latest offering from Los Blancos cigars. It’s a full-bodied cigar featuring a Habano Oscuro wrapper and a triple ligero filler. The Nine is offered in several vitolas including a robusto, churchill, belicoso and lancero. I recently had the opportunity to meet David Blanco at [...]

Villiger 1888

Tim Dennis — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:09:40 +0000

Villiger 1888

[/caption] A Cigar 120 Years in the Making The Villiger 1888 is the newest offering from the Swiss company of Villiger and Sons. Villiger is known mainly for their small, machine-made cigars. Their Export series are known by most cigar smokers, although opinions are divided on whether or not that is a [...]

Fuente Fuente Opus X “Power Ranger” xXx

Labman — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:26:00 +0000

Fuente Fuente Opus X "Power Ranger" xXx

[/caption] Before the release of the Fuente Fuente Opus X line of cigars in 1995, the idea of a Dominican Republic puro (i.e. a cigar made with all Dominican tobacco) was scoffed at by most cigar manufacturers. The soil of the Dominican Republic, it was said, [...]

Cain Maduro – “Straight Ligero”

Tim Dennis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:22:55 +0000

Cain Maduro

[/caption] The Legend of Cain The recently released Cain cigars are the newest creation from Oliva and Sam Leccia, the man behind the popular Nub cigars. These cigars are “straight ligero”, made up of a blend of Nicaraguan ligeros from farms in Esteli, Condega and the Jalapa Valley. Available in a [...]