Howard G Cigars Magic Stick Habano Toro Wrapper: HabanoBinder: HabanoFiller: Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa) This week I am reviewing the Magic Stick Habano by Howard G cigars in honor of next week’s cut and light. I first met Howard way before getting into the cigar industry and we have been friends ever since, so now that we are both in the …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- September 13, 2023 – Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut Toro
Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut Toro Wrapper: Ecuadorian ConnecticutBinder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan Johnny Tobacconaut was a limited edition sub- brand under the Room 101 umbrella originally released in 2015. At this year’s PCA trade show this cigar has gotten a makeover and now produced at AJ Ferandez’s factory and is now a regular production cigar ready to invoke the palates of newer …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- September 6, 2023 – Roma Craft Intemperance VO 1920 Belle Livingstone Short Robusto
Roma Craft Intemperance VO 1920 Belle Livingstone Short Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian SumatraBinder: Mexican NicaraguanFiller: Dominican The Roma Craft Intemperance line is a line that is named after the intemperance movement and the prohibition movement centered around the prohibition of alcohol. This particular blend refers to the Volstead Act of 1920 that enacted the ban. Volstead is the newest in the …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- August 30, 2023 – HVC Hot Cake Laguito #4
HVC Hot Cake Laguito #4 Wrapper: Mexican San AndreasBinder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan This week I am smoking the HVC (Havana City Cigars) Hot Cake. This is a brand that is new to our humidor however it isn’t new to the market. Havana City Cigars is a way for brand owner Reinier Lorenzo to pay tribute to his home country of Cuba by …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- August 24, 2023 – Powstanie Connecticut Toro
Powstanie Connecticut Toro Wrapper: Ecuadorian ConnecticutBinder: Pennsylvania BroadleafFiller: Nicaraguan This week I am reviewing the new Powstanie Connecticut. This cigar in my opinion will be the best Connecticut cigar released this year. It’s another Connecticut with a bit of a kick! Upon lighting this cigar I got some great peppery notes… Wait I’m sorry, I got a nice pepper bomb …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- August 16, 2023 – Luciano Cigars Maria Lucia Corona Gorda
Luciano Cigars Maria Lucia Wrapper: Connecticut BroadleafFillers: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and PeruBinder: Ecuadorian Sumatra, Ecuadorian Habano 92Strength: Medium full This week I am reviewing Maria Lucia in the corona Gorda size. When I lit it up I got some awesome dark cocoa and chocolate notes which I like to compare to eating a really good chocolate bar. I also got …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- August 2, 2023 – Espinosa Laranja Escuro Toro
Espinosa Laranja Escuro Toro Wrapper: Brazilian Mata FinaBinder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan This week I am reviewing a cigar that is new to our Humidor but not new to the market, Espinosa Laranja Escuro Toro! This beautiful cigar has a Brazilian Mata Fina Wrapper and Nicaraguan Binder and Filler and is the 2nd offering to the Laranja Line up. This cigar is …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- July 13, 2023 – Room 101 Daruma Toro
Room 101 Daruma Toro Wrapper: NicaraguanBinder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan The new Daruma by Room 101 is a new rendition to the original Daruma that came out a few years ago. This cigar is a Nicaraguan Puro and is produced at the Oliva factory. With Room 101 being sold to Scandinavian Tobacco group (The parent company of General Cigars). This cigar represents …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- June 29, 2023 – Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Divine Inspiration Natural
Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Divine Inspiration Natural Wrapper: EcuadorianBinder: DominicanFiller: Dominican This week I am reviewing Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration. Just like the other Casa Cubas it is a size in the Casa Cuba line that Carlos Fuente Sr. blended as his final blend before he passed away. He blended this cigar because it came to him in a dream …
Shirtless Mike’s Cigar of the Week- June 22, 2023 – Córdoba Y Morales Platino
Córdoba Y Morales Platino Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano), Brazil (maduro), and Sumatra (Sumatra)Binder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan This week I am reviewing Platino by Cordoba y Morales. This cigar is unique because it is essentially 2 cigars in one with 3 different tobaccos for the wrapper and the cigar is rolled around a mini lancero made with 2 different molds. The end of …