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Rocky Patel Puro Cubano Cigar Review

February 9, 2010
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Rocky Patel Puro Cubano is a flavorful cigar created to provide a quality blend at a phenomenal price.
Dedicating himself to quality, Rocky Patel has become the authority for quality control. He puts forth an exorbinant amount of time and energy not only perfecting each blend he creates, but by monitoring quality control so closely he [...]

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Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Gordo Maduro Cigar Review

January 26, 2010
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Crafted for the true cigar connoisseur, Indian Tabac Super Fuerte cigars are aged to perfection and offer a rich, complex-tasting, box-pressed edition with a nutty flavor and extraordinary balance.
The Indian Tabac Super Fuerte line from Rocky Patel is a beauty. From first sight right down to the finger-burning nub, this cigar will captivate you. Handmade [...]

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Casa Magna Colorado Gran Toro Cigar Review

January 5, 2010
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Several years ago, Matasa president Manuel Quesada, one of the Caribbean’s most respected cigar makers, met with his friend Nestor Plasencia, the godfather of Nicaraguan tobacco and the largest tobacco grower in Central America, to discuss producing the ultimate Nicaraguan puro—a cigar whose wrapper, binder, and filler are grown in the same country.
At “The Cathedral [...]

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Nica Libre 1990 Imperial Cigar Review

December 15, 2009
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Nica Libre cigars are a great, everyday value crafted by hand in Nicaragua and comes in a box-pressed format, creating a rich and elegant experience at a pauper’s price.
Fans of Padron should enjoy this cigar since it encapsulates the same flavors without the high price point, so it works as a great alternative to Padron. [...]

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Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ Belicoso Cigar Review

December 10, 2009
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As one of the most premier cigar makers of the day, Don Pepin credits his Series JJ line as the finest of all of his blends. It is spicy and robust with a rich full body.
Created by Pepin and his son Jaime, this fine handmade employs a wonderful blend of Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo long-leaf [...]

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Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1979 Robusto Cigar Review

November 17, 2009
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Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic is one of the lesser expensive Don Pepin lines being made at their factory in Esteli Nicaragua. This blend is very spicy and full bodied, reminiscent of a fine Cuban cigar.
Jose “Pepin” Garcia has become a popular name around the cigar community. Pepin is a master cigar [...]

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CAO Black VR Moby Cigar Review

October 8, 2009
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With a very rich flavor, the CAO ‘VR’ is the maduro version of the original CAO Black . The CAO ‘VR’ maduro blend is potentially CAO’s greatest achievement since the CAO Black original blend set up shop in your hearts and minds several years ago. Crafted with the utmost in care and [...]

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601 Blue Box Pressed Maduro Robusto Cigar Review

September 29, 2009
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The 601 Blue Box-Pressed Maduro is a phenomenal blend created by Don Pepin Garcia and is the first cigar he produced utilizing the box-pressed shape. On the outside, a dark Nicaraguan maduro glistens with oils and boasts a mouthwatering, toothy texture. Inside, a robust blend of aged Cuban-seed long-leaf tobaccos marries to promote a rich, [...]

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