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    CAO Osa Sol

    The newest edition from the now General Cigars Brand CAO. An average looking wrapper adorns the outside of this well packed robusto. Some small noticeable veins and a few stretch marks but nothing that’s looks like it’ll adversely affect the burn. The nose is a...

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    Sencillo Platinum Piramide

    Vitola: Piramide Strength: Medium Price: Approx $9 The Sencillo Platinum is a collaboration between Keith K. Park (Prometheus, God Of Fire, Angelenos) and Christian Eiroa (known for Camacho). The cigar is a honduran puro, and is marketed as an everyday smoke. Upon initial inspection the wrapper leaf has a light...

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    Flor De Gonzalez 90 Miles Robusto by Stephen Hannibal

      Flor De Gonzalez is a brand that I am not overly familiar with. I don’t know much about the company or the products they have available. So this cigar is my first exposure to the brand. The Appearance of the 90 Miles by  Flor De Gonzalez...

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    Particulares Churchill by Stephen Hannibal

    Vitola: Churchill Strength: Full Price Paid: $4 (on sale) The Particulares hails from Casa Fernandez Tabacalera Tropical. This cigar sports a Corojo 2006 wrapper and binder and filler grown in Nicaraguas top 3 tobacco regions. The wrapper is a smooth cocoa color, with a few medium veins, and a...

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    Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado En Cedros Liso (Churchill) by Stephen Hannibal

    Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado En Cedros Vitola: Churchill Strength: Medium Price: $6-7 The Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado En Cedros is the newest offering from Hoyo de Monterrey. It sports an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, and three nation filler. (Honduran, Dominican, and Nicaraguan) Reposado en cedros translates to aged...

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    AVO 85th

    AVO 85th   Size: 6.75 x 50 (Diadema) Strength: Medium to Full Wrapper: Dominican Sun Grown Binder: Pelo de Oro Filler: San Vicente Visus, San Vicente Ligero, Piloto Ligero, Piloto Seco Price: $17.50   This is a super premium smoke. With a price tag to match....

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    La Gloria Cubana Serie N JSB by Wayne Hwang

    La Gloria Cubana Serie N Vitola: JSB (Robusto Gordo?) (5.5×54) Strength: Medium to Full Wrapper: Maduro (Capa Oscuro) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Price: $6 to $7 Samples smoked: 3 Average smoke time: 1 hour 45 min Soooo dark.  Giggity. The La Gloria Cubana...

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    Gran Habano Azteca El Aguila by Stephen Hannibal

    Gran Habano Azteca Aguila (Torpedo 5 1/2×52) Strength: Medium Wrapper: San Andreas Maduro Filler: Nicaraguan, Panamanian Price: $4.00 (on sale)   The Azteca is one of the newer offerings from Gran Habano. It is a double maduro with a mexican san andreas binder and wrapper and is available...

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    Smoke of the Week: Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary Robusto

    Name: Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary Vitola: Robusto (5 X 50) Wrapper: Connecticut Corojo Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Dominican Republic Body: Medium Smoke Time: 1H 10M Average Price: $6.50 Smokers are familiar with the Punch Rare Corojo, which features an Ecuadorian Sumatra...

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    AVO Heritage Review by Wayne Hwang

    AVO Heritage Robusto (4.9×50) Strength: Medium to Full Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican and Peruvian Price: $7.50     From what some Davidoff fans tell me, most of the Davidoff lines have a certain “musk” flavour and aroma to it that they refer to as...

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