Powstanie Broadleaf Corona Gorda Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Seed Binder: IndonesianFiller: Dominican Criollo and Estilli Ligero with Tobaccos from Nicaragua’s Condego and Jalapa Regions This week I am Smoking the Powstanie Broadleaf Corona Gorda. Last Week you got to hear about their Habano Blend so it’s only fair to give you a glimpse of what the broadleaf is like! As I lit …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- January 17, 2024 – Powstanie Habano Corona Gorda
Powstanie Habano Corona Gorda Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Seed Binder: IndonesianFiller: Dominican Criollo and Estilli Ligero with Tobaccos from Nicaragua’s Condego and Jalapa Regions This week I am smoking The Powstanie Habano Corona Gorda in Honor of Next week’s Powstanie Event. This is a brand that I have been smoking for quite a while and wanted our Smoke Rings 72 customer base …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- January 10, 2024 – Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Lancero
Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Lancero Wrapper: Habano Sungrown Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaraguan Jalapa Valley Ligero This week I am smoking the Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Lancero. It is very rare that I review a Lancero because historically in retail they are not the best selling cigar size. This week I decided to change it up a bit and for good …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- December 27, 2023 – Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Maduro Robusto
Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Maduro Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan MaduroBinder: Cuban Seed – NicaraguanFiller: Cuban Seed- Nicaraguan This week I am smoking the final installment of Perdomo’s Double aged 12 Year Vintage in the Maduro wrapper. Just like the Connecticut and sungrown blends, the tobacco was aged for 12 years and the cigars were then aged in a bourbon …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- December 20, 2023 – Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Sungrown Robusto
Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Sungrown Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian ConnecticutBinder: Cuban Seed – NicaraguanFiller: Cuban Seed- Nicaraguan This week I am Continuing my journey on smoking through the Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage and will be smoking the Sungrown in a Robusto Size! Just like last week’s cigar, these are Cuban seed Nicaraguan cigars. The tobacco has been …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- December 13, 2023 – Perdomo 12 Year Vintage Double Aged Connecticut Robusto
Perdomo 12 Year Vintage Double Aged Connecticut Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian ConnecticutBinder: Cuban Seed – NicaraguanFiller: Cuban Seed- Nicaraguan This week I am reviewing the Perdomo 12 year Double Vintage Connecticut Robusto. What makes this cigar special is that the tobacco was aged for 12 years in a bourbon barrel. Regardless of the blend, the tobacco is aged the same way …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- December 6, 2023 – Rocky Patel Dark Star
Rocky Patel Dark Star Wrapper: CorojoBinder: Paraguay and HonudranFiller: Paraguay and Honudran This week I am reviewing Dark Star by Rocky Patel. It is a new release that came out at this year’s trade show. This cigar has a Corojo wrapper and the binder and filler is Paraguay and Honduran tobacco. This blend is a solid medium blend and it …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- November 29, 2023 – Oscar Valladares 2012 Connecticut
Oscar Valladares 2012 Connecticut Wrapper: ConnecticutBinder: HonduranFiller: Honduran/ Nicaraguan This week I am Smoking the Oscar 2012 Connecticut by Oscar Valladares. I chose this cigar because I don’t review nearly enough Connecticut wrapped cigars. So this week I am switching it up so that I can spotlight for those who prefer more of a milder cigar. Let’s light it up …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- November 22, 2023 – Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 46 Maduro
Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 46 Maduro Wrapper: Connecticut BroadleafBinder: Dominican Filler: Dominican This week I am going to be smoking one of the cigars that we get seasonally in the shop from Arturo Fuente Cigars. The Anejo line is one of the hardest to find cigars on the market. With a beautiful Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and Dominican binders and fillers (Rumored …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- November 15, 2023 – Tatuaje 20 Grand Merveille
Tatuaje 20 Grand Merveille Wrapper: Ecuadorian HabanoBinder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan This week I am smoking the Tatuaje 20 Grand Merveille which is Tatuajes 20th Anniversary cigar. Pete Johnson has really put in some work in the cigar industry over the years and given his relationship as son in law to Don Pepin Garcia this was made at the My Father factory …