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Casa Magna Domus Magnus, Cigar Review

Oct 9

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The Domus Magnus by Casa Magna Cigars, blended by Manuel Quesada is a limited edition stogie.

Wrapper is a Sun Grown Nicaraguan (Jalapa Valley)

Binder is Nicaraguan

Filler Nicaraguan

Body, medium to Full

This box pressed cigar has very smooth appearance with relatively no vein properties to the wrapper, a pigtail tops of this beauty. A Casa Magna ring with a light butter nut yellow color and a foot ring designating the Domus Magnus limitada label as well is present.

The feel of this stogie is medium firm to the touch.

Pre light draw yields no hint of the the notes to follow. Initially, pepper is notable. Not an overbearing pepper but pepper none the less, especially when nosehaled. Hints of chocolate and a subtle fruityness (unknown) are evident as well. The pepper almost immediately subsides and becomes non existent through the first third. The chocolate and fruity notes are the predominate.

By midpoint, hints of leather a touch of nut is also apparent. Still the chocolate lingers on the lips throughout

The burn of this stogie is very straight, and it produces a considerable amount of smoke and has an effortless draw. The ash is light and drops off easily. This is what I expected when the feel of the cigar was not extremely tight, firm but not tight.

By the bottom third, the nuttyness has become predominant and the chocolate and fruit are simply nuances. The leather is just in the background but holds on.

Overall this is a smooth and very special cigar. It burns wonderfully and evolves from end to end.

The price point for a limited edition cigar like this would be expected to be much higher but at about 9 bucks WOW! Definately a recommend, with two thumbs up!

Sit Back relax and have a Cigar!

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Tabanero (Toro) Connecticut

Aug 28

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El Cubanito Cigars reviews Tabanero

cigargirl Cigar review of the Tabanero Connecticut Toro. A local Stogie ffrom Ybor City

Cohiba Extra Vigoroso Robusto Cigar Review

Jul 10

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Cigar Review of the Cohiba Extra Vigoroso Robusto 009

Cigar Specs:

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Nicaraguan and Piloto Cubano ligero

Hows it look:

Very smooth deep coffee brown wrapper, very thin veinage but smooth overall. Firm stogie over all but a slight spongeyness near the foot.

Pre-light draw was notably difficult, may need a slight touch up if the draw continues to be tight. Not much but earth on pre-light draw flavor.

Lets lite this baby: On lite up I get the initial earthy flavor notes similar to pre-lite. I aslo need to give this a touch up clip to get better draw. Once touched up the draw got much better, but was still quite tight overall.

First 1/4 : Earthy, a bit of a citrusy after taste lingers.

half way mark: Not much has changed, earthy, a hard draw, even after a second touch up. The citrus has disappeared, leaving this stogie pretty uni-dimensional.

Bottom end: No real developments with this one. Nothing to write home about. The draw never improved, the flavor never evolved, ehhh, it’s an average stogie, with an above average price, but fortunately this one was a gift. All I can say is, average.

Recommend: ahhh, nope. theres tons better out there especially at this price range of about 10.00 a pop.

Well until the next one, ” Sit Back Relax and Have a Cigar” just not this one. 010

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Arturo Fuente Sun Grown

Jul 6

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Cigar Review : Tatuaje Gran Cojonu

Jun 19

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Cigar Review of the Tatuaje Gran Cojonu

Cigar: Tatuaje Grand Cojonu
Size: 6.5 x 60
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Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua

Strength Full

Smooth wrapper with some usual thin veinage, little to zero tooth. Firmly rolled. Foot is rolled over.

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Pre-light draw yields a hint of spice, clove? cinnamon? right around there, pretty interesting to have this before even firing it up. So lets get to it! Great amount of smoke from the get go. Smooth , with lots of pepper. Through the first third the pepper is dominant, some leathery notes are intertwined and the finish is long on this stogie.

016 As I get to the second third the pepper appears to be mellowing a bit. I notice what seems to be a chocolate note emerging. This chocolate develops through the second third and all but replaces the pepper, which has faded away by the end of the second third. The pepper that was primary and strong on nosehale throughout the first third is barely noticeable throughout the second third. The chocolate lingers on the palate, very pleasantly mingles again with what I perceive as clove or cinnamon again. The burn is relatively razor sharp and the tight white ash holds on really well. i pondered not ashing until it dropped on its own but tipped it at the last third to avoid the ash to the chest hairs and in the pool.

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At the bottom third some pepper notes reappear but they are more a passing flavor than the basis of it, which has turned to some leather, clove and chocolate mixture. The pepper doesnt materialize on nose hale only on the inhale.

018 This cigar is a complex one with plenty of power and a long finish. I can only compare it to the other Tatuajes in this family, the 2003, and the Black Tube as they appear to share some similarities. Although a wonderful cigar overall, I still regard the 2003 Cojonu as my personal favorite, but I will never turn one of these down as it is definately a great cigar and a pleasure through and through.

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AS always “Sit Back relax and Have a Cigar” you deserve it! El Cubanito , El Cubanito Cigars.

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Don Pepin Garcia JJ Maduro

Feb 20

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Cigar Review of the Don Pepin Garcia JJ Maduro

6.0 X 54

Blended with Nicaraguan criollo and corojo long leaf

Wrapper is a beautiful dark reddish color, minimal veins are noted as well as minimal tooth, very smooth.

An unexpected wrapper burst ocurred upon lighting, lets see how this works out, im sure its an anomoly but still a bummer.

Initial draw is smooth even given the burst wrapper. Smoke is thich and spicey, with plenty of pepper on the finish which is considerably long.

The wrapper burst is extensive enough that I slid the secondary wring down to mitigate, hope it helps hold this thing together. Unbelievably the stogie is smoking well, good thick smoke. Along with the peppery spice is a slight sweetness in the taste, which is a good compliment. Some leather and earth are evident as well. All in all very smooth with no discernable bite.

Nose hale is very pleasant and smooth no tang, slight spice notable.

Ash is holding together well so far even with the wrapper burst, we’ll see how long that holds true. Ash is medium grey with some black mottling. despite the burst, the burn has been straight.

Still peppery, with some added ginger notes, creamy sweetness as well at the first third mark. Right at the burst end area, the ash finally dropped off now lets see how this stogie burns with a clean wrapper.

Some nutty notes are coming to the forefront along with the pepper, ginger has all but subsided.

At the ahlf way mark the pepper is increasing as is the nutyness, yum. The strength is also at an alltime high, this is becoming a powerhouse. very nice!

At the back end of this cigar review and the power and flavor has reached new heights. plenty of nut, pepper, with some cream notes. The finish is pretty short, doesnt longer between puffs , leaves you wanting another puff for sure.

Nose hales have become quite spicey. black pepper is the most notable spice. Its a good thing to eat before hitting one of these as the power is not for the meek and mild hearted. And by the way it goes good with an amber beer. Just some info for ya!

Overall a great stogie, plenty of change throughout, power is good, nice and smooth, even with the strange wrapper blow up a great cigar. will definately have another, to compare. And the price range is good at about 10 bucks a stick retail. Go get ya one. Sit back relax and have a cigar!

Cigar Review Anarchy by Tatuaje

Jan 30

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Cigar Review Illusione 88 Robusto

Jan 16

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This cigar review of the Illusione 88 robusto is treat, Ive had a couple of these Illusione stogies but the 88 is my favorite so far.

Blend Nicaraguan, filler binder and wrapper

The wrapper is a corojo, with deep reddish hue. some veinage and minor tooth is notable. This stogie is notably heavier when compared to other robustos, it is firm and no soft spots are evident. A beautiful triple cap cover the head. The ring is simple slender. Black and white, with 88 and the name Illusione on it.

The prelight draw is pleasant, a slight hint of cinnamon is what comes to the forefront.

I used a punch to open up this cigar, and without further delay lets fire it up!

Lite up yields some sweetness on the lips, along with the expected woodsey initial taste. After a couple puffs, a notable spiceyness develops. Not a peppery spice however, though and not very poweful, hmmm! different. Ok, spice and citrus is what Im getting, very pleasant.

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A fair amount of smoke and a very smooth easy draw from this stogie. No flavor hangover on the tongue. The flavor is clean and distinct but doesnt lay there til the next puff to get stale like some do.

A few more puffs and the spiceyness all but disappeared. There is still a slightly citrusy note and a sweetness on the lips with every draw, but no spice right now. Nose hale is smooth with no spice whatsoever at the first third.

As I get down to the middle of this cigar the flavor has remained consistant, not very complex but quite enjoyable. The smoothness and flavor profile make this a relaxing smoke. Not to say its bland by any means. Theres just not a big swing in the flavor thus far.

The strength of this stogie is above average, not for the meek and mild.

The burn has been prefect thus far. No touch ups or re-lights to this point. On other occasions I have had to relight this specific blend but no flame outs yet with this one. A word of caution however, the ash is unforgiving and is prone to drop off with out notice at even 3/4 inches in length so take care.

Just past the half way mark and what I perceive to be a light cocoa chocolate flavor developed. Just slight enough to notice but not enough to overwhelm or mask the ever present citrus notes on the rear of the palate. Now a bit of spice has re-appeared this time on the lips and tip of the tongue. Some licorice flavor is also apparent. So much for not being complex, it just took a bit if time to develop, but at the half way mark things have perked up. Hope it keeps on rolling like this. I’ve had a couple of these but usually while sippin on a beverage and playin poker, not paying as close attention as I should or could have.

I Found this cigar review to be amongst the most enjoyable ones, as this stogie is easily in my top 5 , along with the Tatuaje conoju 2003, Tatuaje tubo negro, Arturo Fuente Anejo and the Tatuaje tubo rojo. I had trouble puttin this stogie down. Burned it to a nub.

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Overall impression:

Construction excellent
Flavor built slowly but developed well and was very pleasing
Burn impeccable
Price, just right at about 8 bucks

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Cigar Review, Diamond Crown Maximus , Toro #4

Dec 12

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001 Cigar review: A relatively higher end stogie, this Diamond Crown from J.C. Newman is a Dominican/Ecuadorian wonder.
The look and feel is excellent. prelight draw doesnt yield much but upon lighting this baby up it becomes immediately evident that good times are comin.

A peppery start on lighting up, but after a couple of puffs, the pepper is joined by a slightly sweet, maybe even cocoa like flavor. Oh yeah, definately cocoa. It seems that through the next half dozen puffs, the cocoa and pepper are tag teaming. This appears to stay pretty consistent, throughout the first 1/3 or better. The cocoa lingers on the palate which is a wonderful compliment when the pepper hits, on the following puff.

The burn is not razor sharp but no touch ups necessary through the first 1/3. The smoke is thick and white. The ash is a light grey and tight.

004 When nose haling this cigar, there is a slight tingling sensation, but very pleasant.

Although I’m not marrying this stogie with any alcohol, I bet a shot of good rum would compliment this cigar. Maybe on the second half, maybe sooner!

Although not a powerhouse, this is definately a full body stogie.

Ok, so I broke down and had a sippy of Diplomatico Venezuelan Rum, yum! As I thought a great mix with this specific cigar.

At the halfway mark, the cocoa is still prevalent and has been joined by a hint of nuttyness. The pepper has minimized for the most part, but there is still a hint on occasion. A note of sweetness tends to linger on the lips which is really pleasant.

008 Cigar review summary:

All in all this cigar is a treasure for sure, very tastey.

Excellent construction, impeccable draw and flavor.

Good strength, full body.

For the price of about 13.00 bucks great deal.

Cigar Review, Brocatus, El Cubanito Cigars

Oct 17

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ASIANCIGAR Cigar review of Brocatus Cigar, Dominican made

Connecticut Wrapper, Dominican long filler

This stogie is out of my normal comfort zone as it is listed as a mild cigar

The wrapper looks nice and smooth, a light wrapper, made of Connecticut broadleaf

The roll is very firm

Initial pre-light sniff gives no real aroma

The first draw upon lighting gives me some trouble, it was a pretty hard draw, and the flavor is very light, with that mild stogie “tang” or after taste.

About a third of the way down, and this stogie reveals no real pizazz, but it is a mild cigar, so I will deal with it.

The only real flavor that i can pick up is a slight sour after taste on the back of my tongue. It is coupled with a sense of pastey coating overall. Hmm! mild cigar so far no good, at least not for me.

Half way done , yeah! its not that this cigar has a bad taste, it just lacks any taste. So Im wondering whats the use.

I think Ill put this one down and go rinse my mouth! Cant finish what aint there.

Overall,

Appearance nice, roll too tight, draw very difficult. Flavor, none.

BOOOh! The only reason to pu a photo to this add would be so you can see what not to pick at the cigar shop.

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