Joya de Nicaragua Red Robusto: A beautiful jewel of a smoke?
The Joya de Nicaragua Red Robusto is part of Joya de Nicaragua’s Modern line up. Is the Joya Red a modern classic or just a pretender to the crown?
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Plasencia Reserva Original Toro: History in the smoking?
What does five generations and 150 years experience in the world of tobacco bring to a cigar? I smoked the Plasencia Reserva Original Toro to try and find out.
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
I didn’t expect this in my week of cigar smoking…
I had my cigar smoking all planned out for the first week of November, cocktails and all, but as is the way with the best laid plans, they very quickly went awry.
La Invicta Nicaraguan Robusto: A full flavoured budget cigar
The La Invicta Nicaraguan robusto is a budget friendly, hand made, long filler cigar that shows all the flavours of a Nicaraguan cigar. But is it worth smoking?
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...
My week of cigars October 18th to 24th: Not what I was expecting
I started this week of cigars with some lighter smokes and got stronger. At first glance, most didn’t fit my usual choice, but they were right for the moment.
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.
