The legacy of Gurkha cigars dates back to the British Raj, when India and Nepal was ruled by the British. Officers who were commissioned on the beautiful values of Nepal were extremely obsessed with the fascinating flavor of the tobacco leaves in this region and started to make cigars for themselves. Even after the British [...]
Now in the hands of the third generation of the family Perdomo still make cigars the only way they know how the Cuban way. The Perdomo Lot 23 Toro is very special to the Perdomo family. Grown on an untouched plot of land in Estili, Nicaragua specifically selected by the late Nicholas Perdomo Sr.
The Perdomo [...]
Alec Bradley has not been around as many years as the bigger brands. However, their Tempus Quadrum rose quickly to the top, getting rated a 94 and being named of the top 25 Cigars of the Year list by Cigars International. Alec Bradley began growing in 1996, but it was not until 2002 that the [...]
I planned to try the Ashton Virgin Sun-Grown because of the great reputation of this line of production. First of all, this cigar was blended and developed by Carlos Fuentes especially for the Ashton Company. The Fuentes use a special and exclusive blend for that cigar, the tobacco is from Dominican Republic and it is [...]
The Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Robusto looks like the Cuban classic, though merely a bit darker with a lesser number of veins.
Packed with lots of slightly salty ligero tobacco, Garcia Blue Label Robusto starts out really spicy yet; soon it results in being creamier. The robusto is complex and balanced, and it provides a [...]
Created in the 1960’s by Simon Camacho and often referred to as the best ‘Habano’ outside of Cuba by those who know and appreciate good cigars, the Camacho brand is currently owned by the Eiroas family and manufactured in the Honduras by Tabacos Rancho Jamastran.
Made with authentic Cuban Corojo and Criollo grown in the Eiroa’s [...]
The Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo is a world famous cigar. This cigar was manufactured first in a place known as Honduras. With an impressive look, size and exclusive wrapper from Sumatra, this cigar is one of the most elegant and sophisticated looking. The wrapper of this cigar is generally chocolate brown in color. On the [...]
