Archive for June, 2009

Jose Marti Robusto

Size: Rothschilds ( 4.50 x 52 mm) Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatran Strength: Medium Personal Rating: 4/5 Price: around $1.72 For a cheap cigar, the Jose Marti Robusto wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. On initial glance, the wrapper looked poorly constructed as there were bumps and flakes. But, when I began to smoke the Jose [...]

Ashton Cabinet Series Belicoso

Size: Torpedo ( 133 x 20.64 mm) Ring: 52 Wrapper: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Personal Rating: 4/5 Price: around $8.60 I was actually impressed with this fair priced cigar. The torpedo design of the Ashton Cabinet Series Belicoso is something I enjoy very much as well as prefer that over other shapes. The smoke time took [...]

a cigar discovery!

So I’m low on cash and decided to give some cheap cigars a friend of mine recommend a chance. As far as cheap stogies go they are ok… I guess. Well my lady made me a cup of joe and I decided to light up some of these cheap little things and maybe try to [...]

Spanish Cedar humidor

I was out with a friend this weekend, enjoying a stogie, and he showed me the new humidor he got. I was very impressed with it and immediately asked him where he got it. To my surprise it was a rather affordable humidor he found on Amazon. I got the link and here it is, [...]

Video: Properly cutting a cigar

This is a great video on how to properly cut a cigar. I’ll be posting more cigar tips and tricks videos as they come to me. Next We’ll be posting a video on how to smoke a cigar.