Rocky Patel The Edge Maduro Toro:
I’ve been let down by cigars with undisclosed blends before. As the Rocky Patel The Edge Maduro Toro has Nestor Plasencia’s hands on it, would it disappoint me?
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Casa Turrent 1880 Series Maduro Lancero and Claro Lancero: An exciting Mexican Cigar Showdown
I love a lancero and it’s disappointing there are so few in the UK market. I was delighted that two lanceros from Casa Turrent were going to become available.
Alec Bradley Project 40 Experimental Series Maduro: Can cigars make you feel better?
There’s a lot of talk about the positive holistic effects cigar smoking can have. Does the Alec Bradley Project 40 Experimental Series enhance these effects?
My top nine best cigars of 2021
It’s the end of the year and time for my Top Nine Best Cigars of 2021. There are some old favourites as well as new discoveries and a couple of heartbreakers.
Working week of cigars: Time flies when you’re keeping busy
Week 46 has been unusually busy for me as I’ve been trying to get ahead so I can take some time off, so I only had three smokes in this working week of cigars.
WK45 Cigars: Sometimes less is more
Sometimes life gets in the way of your cigar smoking plans. That doesn’t mean you have to deny yourself or not savour every moment that you spend with a cigar
Cigars I smoked October 25th to 31st – Time to go crazy!
In the run up to Halloween, you need to let your hair down a bit and what better way than have some fun and go to extremes. The cigars I smoked this week were...
Oliva Serie V Especial Maduro Double Toro: Twice the pleasure?
I was gifted a couple of Oliva Serie V Especial Maduro Double Toros. Having enjoyed the Melanio Robusto, I wondered how this cigar would measure up against it.
My Week of Cigars: 11th to 17th October
There’s nothing quite like smoking with friends. A couple of New World puros and a good range of both strengths and flavours made for a delicious week of cigars
My Week of Cigars: 4th to 10th October Sometimes less is more
I’ve had a much quieter week of cigars although double bill at a virtual tasting on Thursday upped my quota. I it was definitely a case of quality over quantity
