4 Stars and Above Archive

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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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  • AVO Heritage

    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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    Cigar of the Day: Padilla Series 68 Toro

    Name: Padilla Series 68 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Body: Mild-Medium Smoke Time: 1H 20M Average Price: $7.50 The Padilla Series 68 is the final cigar in at trilogy of blends that was released in honor of Ernesto Padilla’s father, Herberto...

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    La Sirena The Prince Cigar Review by Spencer_I

    The La Sirena The Prince Cigar Review by Spencer I. Size: 5×50 Price: $7.50 a single (roughly) from a little research at online retailers Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo ’99 Filler: a combo of Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 Viso and Nicaraguan Criollo 98′ Ligero...

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  • 262 Cigars

    Paradigm and Ideology Box-Press 262 Cigars Review by Ross Davey

    Ross Davey was able to get an interview with 262 cigars founder Clint Aaron and Clint was also kind enough to send him two of his creations. Thanks Clint for answering our questions. From the interview it is clear the passion that 262 has for...

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    Smoke of the Week: Morro Castle Toro Cigar Review by Tony Yan

    Name: Morro Castle Vitola: Toro (6 x 52) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Unknown Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua Body: Medium Smoke Time: 1H 30M Average Price: $6.50 Morro Castle was one of the many new blends that were released by AJ Fernandez in 2010. A revival...

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    Man O’ War Virtue Robusto Cigar Review by Wayne Hwang

    Man O’ War Virtue Robusto (5×50) Strength: Mild – Medium Filler: Nicaraguan Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Price: $8 to $11 The Man O’ War Virtue is milder and tamer brother of the other, more robust Man O’ War lines.  However, it is still heavy on flavor...

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    Cigar of the Day: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Robusto

    Name: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Vitola: Robusto (5 ¼ x 52) Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Body: Medium-Full Smoke Time: 1H 15M Average Price: $6.80 The cigar was draped in a dark chocolate wrapper with a single prominent vein. The wrapper had a...

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  • La Aurora Preferido No. 2

    La Aurora Preferido Emerald No. 2 Cigar Review by Tony Yan

    Name: La Aurora Preferido Emerald Vitola: No. 2 (5 x 54 Perfecto) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Piloto Cubano Filler: Piloto Cubano, Bahia, and Nicaragua Body: Medium Smoke Time: 1H 20M Average Price: $18.65 The La Aurora Preferidos Special Edition consists of a series of five...

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    La Aurora 107 Lancero Cigar Review

    The La Aurora 107 Lancero (aka the Twitter cigar) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Binder: Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican size: 7 x 40 Strength: Medium MSRP: $7.oo Started: 3:30pm Ended: 5:17pm I did a review of the La Aurora 107 Toro back in July and...

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