Alejandro Robania - Cuban Cigar Patriarch dies at 91

by Fletchman on Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:51 pm

Alejandro Robania, an Icon of the Tobacco growing industry in Cuba passed away the tender age of 91 and was buried Sunday. A half smoked cigar and a Tobacco flower was placed his casket. A man who loved growing some of the best tobacco in the world and enjoying the wonderful product that resulted from his labors. Mr. Robania is the only living Cuban to have a cigar named in his honor .

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Frank Llaneza former owner of Villazon dies at age 90

by LanShark on Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:15 pm

tampabay.com reports Cigar manufacturer Frank Llaneza died March 18, of heart failure at the age of 90 years old.

Frank is one of 6 members of Cigar Aficionado magazine hall of fame and has his own line of cigars.

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CigarCyclopedia available for iPhone/iPod touch

by john on Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:33 am

Hi there,

We've just released the Perelman CigarCyclopedia (www.cigarcyclopedia.com) for iPhone/iPod touch.

You can check it out here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/perelmans-pocketcyclopedia/id356717371.

It contains all information in the actual Perelman book, 16th Edition: 1,473 brands with detailed info.

Cheers,
Ioan

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Cigars Direct 3rd annual March Madness Basketball Tournament

by LanShark on Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:31 pm

Hey it's that time of year again...Time to win FREE Cigars and a little trash talking while participating in the BEST Bracket Challenge on the web!

Cigars Direct.com is looking for College Basketball fans and Cigar Aficionados alike. Welcome to our third annual March Madness Basketball Tournament. Sign-up by March 17th to be eligible to win 1 of 12 great prizes. Your entry is completely FREE and you are absolutely under no obligation to buy.

It's very simple the top 12 contestants with the highest total points will win! Don't worry if you're not one of the top 12 winners because with Cigars Direct everyone wins. We will be giving away more cigars this year than we ever have...I'm telling you don't miss out on this bracket challenge it will definitely be the talk of the web, I guarantee it!

Max brackets per user: 1


* In addition: For the entire month of March and the first week of April we are giving all participants 15% OFF anything in the Store. Just use this Promo Code when checking out: baller

Prizes:

Place Product Retail Cost
1st 2009 Opus X Fuente Charity Box - 22 Count $1,194.95
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3rd Anejo No. 77 "The Shark" Box of 20 $584.95
4th Padron 1926 Serie No. 35 Maduro Box of 24 $274.95
5th 2009 Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Box $224.95
6th Ashton Aged Maduro No.30 Box of 25 $209.95
7th La Flor Dominicana Ligero Salomones Bx of 10 $182.95
8th Hemingway Short Story Box of 25 $149.95
9th Partagas Sabrosos Box of 20 $103.95
10th La Flor Dominicana Mysterio Box of 5 $79.95
11th Opus X 1992 Rare Estate Reserve Robusto Tin $79.95
12th Ashton Variety Sampler $49.95

Here is the link to sign-up:
http://www.cigarsdirect.com/Basketball-Challenge/default.html

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Punch Rare Corojo - Pita - Revisited

by Fletchman on Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:14 pm

Country of Origin: Honduras
Size: 6.12 x 50
Wrapper : Ecuardorian/Sumatran
Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: DR/Hon/Nic
Strength/Body: Medium/Full

I recently received some of these cigars and they were the first I tried in 2009. The consistency and quality of these cigars never ceases to impress me. When I received them I was a little concerned they didn't have the flavor of past runs but once I put them down for a couple of weeks in the humidor all those fears were allayed. The wrapper is a rich Ecuadoran, Sumatran wrapper grown under unique conditions. Cigar master Frank Llaneza created this cigar, to whom I will be forever grateful. Some people have a problem with the name as there isn't any corojo tobacco in the blend. No matter what these cigars are called they are excellent smokes, a medium/ full bodied smoke. The flavor is rich, slightly sweet with a hint of cocoa. This size for some reason has more flavor than the other sizes of this line in my opinion. Production of these cigars in the past have been limited due to the wrapper availability but have been more readily avaliable in recent years.

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UPDATE! CAMACHO SUCKS!!!

by Fletchman on Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:00 pm

I have been told that I must not have watched all 4 videos that told me how stupid and superficial I was. Thats the reason I didn't get the three crappy cigars camacho sent out. I have sent a couple of emails that havent been answered, and have been hung up on when I called the line at Camacho. I guess the folks at Camacho don't like complaints. Well they can keep their sh*t cigars and I will keep my money. Their cigars have gone straight down hill anyway. The coyolars were one of my favorite smokes when they first came out but they have gotten progressivly weaker to the point they are nothing special anymore.

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THE BLACK BAND PROJECT - CAMACHO CIGARS

by Fletchman on Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:52 pm

I participated in the black band project and listened to how I didn't know squat about cigars, didn't know what is good and was a creature that was highly influenced by the ad people. Well maybe they were right. I have been smoking various blends of Camacho cigars for years. Their Corojo Pyramid was the first Camacho I smoked. It had wonderful flavor and was the first cigar I have ever tasted that had a kind of cocoa dust flavor on the finish. I thought it was delicious. The Coyolar Rothschild blew me away with flavor and strength that "I thought" were right up my alley. I guess I need to rethink my tastes. After listening to a foul mouthed punk that my 16 year old daughter could beat down, I felt that I should at least be sent the few cigars that were promised at the end of the last video. Well that was in late April I believe. I was told that 6-8 weeks. It is now August 13. I called camacho today and was told due to the overwhelming response that deliveries of the cigars were on hold. Thats right folks. The young lady that answers the phone said that about half of the people who participated have received cigars and the other half hadn't. She had no idea when they would be sent or if they would be sent. They had such an overwhelming response!! This just goes to show the people that put the black band project together know little or nothing about their target audience. Any one of my cigar buds could tell you that for free cigars most cigar junkies would endure the chinese water torture. It's not that a few free cigars are going to make any difference. Most of the guys I know lose more cigars than that every month. Maybe its that they realize somewhere in the back of their nicotine soaked brains that Uncle Jorge didn't really come across some tobacco in his drying barn that has been overlooked since 1948. Especially since during the cigar boom years that anything vaguley resembling a tobacco leaf was rolled into a shape and slapped into a box and sold for cigars. I am just tired of the b.s. in the cigar industry and disappointed that the maker of some of my favorite smokes would pull a stunt like this. Cigars are overpriced, overtaxed and overrated. If the cigar makers are truly worried about their industry they might try and restore some integrity to it.

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PEDRO ESTEVEZ - HABANO LANCERO

by Fletchman on Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:14 pm

Country of Origin: Honduras
Size: 7 1/2 x 38 - Lancero - Parejo
Wrapper: Ecuadoran grown Habano
Filler: Viso-Nicaragua, Ligero-Mexico, Seco-Honduras
Binder: Honduran
Medium body

I received a sampler of these cigars from the folks at Habnos y Hermanos. I for one have not been a big Lancero fan. I really never saw the attraction as my experience with this shape usually included a hard draw, and a hot crooked burn. Theses cigars really educated me on the difference between a cigar roller and a true master. The two lanceros I recieved were uniform and straight with a beautiful caps. The draw was effortless with excellent flavor eminating from the habano wrapper. The burn was razor sharp with a firm gray ash. The smoke was cool as the draw was no work at all. I took my time with this cigar and have a complete new appreciation for this shape. The rest of the cigars of the sampler were equally as well constructed. I have smoked a lot of good cigars over the past several years but have never had a bundled cigar even close in quality of construction. The flavor was excellent in all cigars. Check them out before the schip hits the fan.

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HATUEY - SPECIAL RESERVE -CABINET COLLECTION

by Fletchman on Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:49 am

Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Size & Shape: 5 x 50 - Parejo
Wrapper: Corojo - Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Dominican Habano
Strength & body: Medium leaning towards full.



The first thing I noticed about the cigar was the construction. The reddish hued corojo wrapper was smooth with few veins. The cap a tripple, cuban style, very well executed. The body was solid but not hard with no soft spots. The the quality of construction and skill of the roller were top notch as I have come to expect from Hatuey. The ash was a light grey and firm. On light up the first draws are smooth with the slightly sweet corojo flavor that build gradually to a medium strength with ample flavor. I enjoyed this cigar from begining to end and highly recommend them.

P.S. I just finished the perfecto of this line. It was the best cigar I have smoked this year. The flavors were the same profile as the robusto but more intense.

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SCHIP

by Fletchman on Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:19 pm

Here we are on the eve of the day Cigar makers, retailers and Cigar Smokers have dreaded. The SCHIP tax will go into effect as of midnight tonight and will mean higher prices to people like you and me who love the leaf. Tobacco in any form is politicaly incorrect. Therefore politicians are free to tax as they see fit. There is no thought given to the people who will lose jobs or small business that will go under. The government is free to attack an industry that isn't protected by public opinion and their actions should be a warning. Politicians are about power and the more control they have the more they want. If you think they are looking out for your best interest, I have a bridge for sale.

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Cigar Expo 2009

by CiGary on Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:43 am

FYI - Information and tickets for Famous Smoke Shop's Cigar Expo 2009 is now available at CigarExpo.net.

Thanks Guys,
Gary

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$444,000 box of cigars?

by LanShark on Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:17 pm

According to keyc.com;

Quote:

Some serious money was spent to today on a cigar. During Cuba's annual cigar festival, one man paid more than 444 thousand dollars for a box containing Cuban cigars.

wow.

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PARTAGAS - SPANISH ROSADO - SAN AUGUSTIN

by Fletchman on Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:22 pm

Country of Origin: Honduras
Size & Shape: 5.5 x 52 - Parejo
Wrapper: Honduran - San Augustin Valley - Rosado
Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: Dom Rep/Mexico/Honduras
strength: medium/full



These cigars start with a beautiful reddish hued Rosado wrapper. The wrapper imparts a very rich, unique flavor thats spicy and slightly sweet. The fillers give the flavor a full back bone and builds gently through out the smoke. Construction was excellent with a good draw and an even burn. The ash was a stark white and firm. To me these cigars are a special treat. I would say they are probably not for the beginner but will be highly appreciated by the experienced smoker.

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