Avo Syncro Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuadorian ConnecticutBinder: Dominican RepublicFiller: Nicaraguan, Peru, Dominican This week I am reviewing the AVO Syncro Nicaragua Robusto. We recently brought this into the shop and it is certainly catching on. If you haven’t had the chance to smoke it yet, when I first lit the cigar I got some earthy and leathery notes right off the …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- March 22, 2023 – Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 858 Rosado Sun Grown
Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 858 Rosado Sun Grown Wrapper: Ecuadorian Rosado Sungrown Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican This Week I am reviewing the Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 858 Rosado Sun Grown. This cigar is only available to Opus x Dealers, it is one of the few special cigars that we now get to carry. They only make small amounts of this cigar so …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- March 16, 2023 – Arturo Fuente Magnum R 54 Rosado Sun Grown
Arturo Fuente Magnum R 54 Rosado Sun Grown Wrapper: Ecuadorian SumatraBinder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Magnum R 54 is made from a Rosado Sun grown wrapper harvested from the lower primings of Ecuadorian tobacco and aged for nearly 10 years. This cigar was created exclusively for Brick and Mortar Retailers so the only way that you can get this cigar is by …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- March 9, 2023 – My Father Cigars La Promesa Lancero
My Father Cigars La Promesa Lancero Wrapper: Ecuador (habano oscuro)Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Today I am reviewing La Promesa by My Father Cigars. La Promesa means “The Promise” which is a way for Don Pepin Garcia to make good on the promise that he gave to his family before leaving Cuba that he would be successful. I chose to review the …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- March 2, 2023 – My Father Cigars The Judge Corona Gorda
My Father Cigars The Judge Corona Gorda Wrapper: Ecuadorian (sumatra)Binder: Nicaraguan (Corojo and Criollo) Filler: Nicaraguan This week I am reviewing the Judge by My Father Cigars in the Corona Gorda Size. Upon lighting this cigar up I got strength with earthy and peppery flavors right off the bat. After a little bit it slightly mellowed out but the earthy remained …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- February 15, 2023 – Alec Bradley Double BroadLeaf Robusto
Alec Bradley Double BroadLeaf Robusto Wrapper: Connecticut BroadLeaf grown in HondurasBinder: Honduran, NicaraguanFiller: Honduran, Nicaraguan Alec Bradley’s Double Broadleaf is exactly what it sounds like. The Wrapper is Connecticut BroadLeaf, grown in Honduras and the binder is Connecticut Broadleaf from Nicaragua. It is paired with filler from Honduras and Nicaragua which gives birth to this experimental cigar from Alec Bradley Cigars. …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- February 10, 2023 – Rocky Patel Sixty Robusto
Rocky Patel Sixty Robusto Wrapper: Mexican San Andres WrapperBinder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan Rocky Patel Sixty is by default Cigar Aficionados Number 1 cigar of the year even though it is listed as Number 2 due to the Number 1 spot going to a Cuban Cigar. Congratulations to the team at Rocky Patel for getting such a high honor this year and …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- February 1, 2023 – Camacho Factory Unleashed 2 Toro
Camacho Factory Unleashed 2 Toro Wrapper: Ecuadorian ConnecticutBinder: NicaraguanFiller: Dominican Republic and Honduras (Corojo) This cigar has certainly taken the shop by storm! Camacho Factory Unleashed 2 comes in a 100 count box which is in itself unique. This cigar is a mild cigar, yet it is also flavorful which attracts cigar smokers who enjoy a wider variety of cigars …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- January 25, 2023 – Ferio Tego Timeless Supreme Robusto
Ferio Tego Timeless Supreme Robusto Wrapper: NicaraguanBinder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Timeless Supreme is something new to our humidor recently. You might remember Nat Sherman’s timeless cigar, now that Nat Sherman is out of business Michael Herklots who used to work for Nat Sherman decided to buy the rights to use the Timeless and Metropolitan blends known by Nat Sherman and from …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- January 19, 2023 – Chaffiot Collection Freedom Fighter Lancero
Chaffiot Collection Freedom Fighter Lancero Wrapper: Brazilian Mata FinaBinder: Ecuadorian HabanoFiller: Nicaraguan This cigar review is a little more personal for me because I have have known Justin and Crystal Chaffiot for quite a while now, even before entering the cigar business in fact when he first started Chaffiot collection cigars I did a little consulting as a friend and …