Cigar Beetles

If you are one of the unlucky cigar smokers that have ran into cigar beetles you know how much damage they can do to your expensive cigars. Also known as the tobacco beetle or cigarette beetle, these are tough insects to fight and once they start they can ruin every cigar in your humidor very quickly if not found.

What is a cigar beetle:

The official name of these pests is Lasioderma Serricorne though most people in the cigar hobby call them cigar beetles and cigarette smokers call them the cigarette beetle or tobacco beetle. They grow between two and three millimeters and only live up to six weeks.They thrive in humid conditions and females lay about 100 eggs at a time. They can fly making it easy to make it around to a large area of tobacco in the aging process.

How can you tell if you have them:

Depending where you live will depend on your chances of getting them. People living in hot humid places like Florida should take extra time to keep an eye on their stogies when adding to the humidor. Go through your humidor and look at the cigars for small pin holes like you poked it with a small sewing pin. You may also be able to see the beetle moving around itself.

Ok, I have cigar beetles, now what:

So you ask, ok, they are basically to small to see and they only live 6 weeks, are they really going to do that much damage? The answer is yes they can and yes they will if left untreated. If you do have these nasty little things I truly hope they didn’t do much damage. If there is not a pile of dust just sitting your humidor then you should be able to save most or at least some of your collection. The tobacco beetle cannot handle the cold.

1. The first thing you want to do is to look at every cigar in the humidor closely. Pull all the cigars out of beetle infested humidor and place them in zip locks.
2. I know this may be hard but throw out the cigars that will not be able to be saved (large holes, torn up). You should be able to save the cigars with just small pin holes.
3. Make sure to zip the bags tight and squeeze out as much air as you can without hurting your stogies worse than they already are.
4. Place the zipped bags in the freezer.
5. Wipe your humidor down and clean it very good to get rid of any eggs or cigar beetles that might have been left.
6. At seven days take the cigars out of the freezer and move them into the refrigerator.
7. After 48 hours in the fridge you can place your cigars back into your cleaned humidor.
8. Repair any mildly effected cigars with this trick I posted about a while back. If you are asking the question “can cigar beetles get you sick” the answer is no. You might not want to hear this but if you smoke any kind of tobacco you have smoked many cigar beetles Kind of like if you only knew how many bugs you eat while sleeping lol

This picture makes me sick to my stomach.

The cigars have made a long trip from the hot  fields to the humid aging piles to your store, and then to you giving those trouble makers plenty of time to settle in and to feel at home. Just about all major manufactures treat for the Lasioderma serricorne before the smokes are even sent your way, unfortunately not all do and other make it through the process. Though cigar beetles can hatch in lower humidity and temperature you can slow the process down a lot by keeping your humidor at or below the 70/70 set up (70 degrees and 70% humidity). I personally try to keep my cigars between 65%-68% humidity and just “cool” as they are in the basement.

Like stated above the tobacco beetle thrives in humid condition. Though it is possible to get them with lower RH it is a safe bet that your humidor relative humidity was high when the breakout happened. It is always a good idea to keep you humidor out of direct sun light, it is even better to keep it in a darker place like the basement. But most importantly just watch out for your prized collection and check them every so often.

Last but not least I have found an informational video from Cigar Aficionado that shows the beetles in action and what was done to clear up the issue.

 

 

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Hotels caving in to anti smokers

I travel a lot with my job and I’m in hotels on a weekly basis. Last time I was in Vegas I was put into a Marriott brand hotel and found out upon arrival that it was a non smoking hotel. I don’t have to tell you how pissed I was. I was looking forward to getting checked in and relaxing with a cigar but didn’t really have a choice since I was their with others from the company for a gaming convention. I decided to research a little and find out if this was only this Marriott and is this a new trend that I have just not seen yet. Sorry to say the whole Marriott chain went to 100% non smoking and is not the only group to do it. Marriott is the parent company to many well known hotels like JW by Marriott, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residents and many more. It will cost violators between $200 to $300 (my guess is $300 for cigars) if they light up. More and more hotels are joining in on “protecting us” from ourselves. This is the freedom that god gave them but he gave us the freedom to stand up and speak out, let them know that we will stay next door. So you better do a little research before you go on that vacation. If possible I only stay at Holiday Inns.

Update: Since I originally posted this it has now became normal for hotels to be 100% smoke free. Though I do not like staying in smoking rooms I do at times just to support the effort. A lot of Holiday Inns are now non smoking.

 

 

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New Cigar Site With A Twist-Can You Say Negotiator

Dave from Cheap Humidors has started a new site called cigarbargains.com. It looks like Dave could put William Shatner back to work with a “negotiator” type site. After going to the site I found a one day deal like the other big boys. The difference is that cigarbaigain.com has a way to make an offer if the listed daily deal is just not good enough for you. You can negotiate the price live on the site and work out a deal on the spot.

Here is a video on how the new site cigarbargains.com works:

The President of CheapHumidors.com Dave Sabot has announced that the new website, Cigar Bargains, has officially been opened to the general public. The new website uses the latest technologies that will allow consumers to negotiate prices on the site in real time.

For the month of march 2012, Dave is will be giving 10% of profits from the new site to CRA (Cigar Rights of America), a site that fights for the rights of cigar smokers in the United States.

Dave is mostly excited about being able to partner with Cigar Rights of America saying that, “It feels good to be able to support an organization that advocates for the individual consumer and protects the freedoms of those that enjoy cigar smoking as a hobby.” Mr. Sabot went on to say, “Donating a percentage of all profits to CRA gives the consumer a way to lend his or her support to the organization, which helps to ensure that CRA can continue the work of their mission.”

David Sabot opened  Cheaphumidors.com online store in June of  1997, it was hosted on a free site with only a picture of three humidors that he offered, the price and the address to send checks to. Since then, Dave has grown his website into one of the largest cigar related online stores.

“I really didn’t know too much about cigars or how to store them, so I turned to the Internet. What I found out was that you needed a thing called a humidor to properly store cigars. So I started shopping for them. I went to my local stores, consignment shops, etc. Their prices were unreal. They wanted $200-$300 for a box to store cigars. I almost fainted. I did some research and it turned out there were other people like me. Guys who wanted to store some cigars but didn’t want to spend a fortune doing it. Well it doesn’t take much to see there was a market here that was pretty much unfilled.”

“I found a company that would supply me with humidors and I could order only a few at a time for $45 apiece. I bought one as a sample and to store my own cigars in and decided to take a picture and throw it on a free-hosted Web site. Much to my delight I started to receive orders and inquiries for the product and as they say, the rest is history.”

 

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K. Hansotia Signature 101 by Gurkha Cigar Review

Cigar Review of The K. Hansotia Signature 101

The cigar’s wrapper is a darker Costa Rican Maduro leaf. The filler blend was supposedly created by Mr. Hansotia himself for his own personal enjoyment.

The filler contains Honduran, Dominican, and Jamaican long-leaf tobaccos. It’s a fine-looking cigar, made a bit more special looking by the addition of its “signed” silver band.

The K. Hansotia Signature 101 cigar lit very easily and burned very slowly and evenly to the end. It stayed lit quite well even as I moved about from task to task as I smoked it.

If you smoke one of these, I recommend using a punch cutter or a “V” cutter rather than a straight slice across the head. The reason I suggest this is that the wrapper wanted to unravel after I sliced it. I was able to prevent that from happening by moistening the end, but it did tend to want to still unravel a bit.

The flavor of the cigar to me had a strong chocolate note to it, more like cocoa powder or very dark chocolate than a Hershey bar. Although described as a complex and full-bodied flavor, all I could say that I picked up was the chocolate flavor and a very mild peppery note. The flavor seemed fairly consistent to me throughout.

The smoke coming from the Hansotia Signature 101 was very thin and wispy when exhaled. When drawn into the mouth it was sometimes hard for me to tell the smoke was there.

The aroma of the smoke was bitingly sharp and my nose definitely knew it was there when I inhaled some that way.

The Signature 101′s strength was very mild initially, but picked up significantly during the last third of the burn. I would describe it as a slightly above-average strength. I definitely felt it by the end of the cigar, but it wasn’t quite as potent as the Gurkha Vintage Series (also made by Hansotia).

The Signature 101 Over all

All things considered, I liked the Hansotia Signature 101 but don’t feel it was quite as special as some do.

Still, it is quite a good cigar and I am not disparaging it here. On a 1-10 rating, the cigar deserves about a 6.5 – perhaps leaning more toward 6 than 7.

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Padron Cigars holds up to this stogie very well. I suggest either for a fine smoke.

K. Hansotia Signature 101 cigar review by msalsbury.

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C.A.O. Mx2 Belicoso – Group Review

CAO Mx2 Belicoso

Review by Deac

First, following the “cheatsheet” is the presentation of the cigar. Probably what sticks out to me was the fact that I rummaged through the box to find the stick with the best color. Even then the CAO Mx2 I ended up with was somewhat mottled. The cigar was very firm and consistent in that regard.

It lit well, the burn was not perfect, but it never required touching up. Draw was tight initially, but improved a degree by 50%. The wrapper on this CAO Mx2 held well and the ash was solid. The cigar was full bodied and of medium strength, I termed it salty on the lips but peppery to the tongue. It seemed to have a smoothing of the flavor from a little touch of bitterness to almost a creamy/spicy finish. I consider it to have a rich aroma.

I ended up giving the CAO Mx2 an 81. I have it this low because of the presentation and the taste. Though in hind sight I was being overly critical of the taste. It was a good cigar and it probably deserves a high 80 rating.

Review of the CAO Mx2 by Hoot

I finally got a chance to fire my CAO Mx2 Belicoso up last night after work. This one has been resting in the trunkador since June-July of ’06. The CAO Mx2 is a well constructed cigar. Small veins in the wrapper, nice even draw. The burn was a bit unruly but not too bad.

Nice, firm white ash. The flavor was somewhat less than I was expecting. It seemed to be, for lack of a better word,…flat. I really like the CAO line of smokes but to me, CAO Mx2 was not on a par with some others I have smoked. Towards the middle , it picked up a little depth but it was still rather thin, flavor-wise. Almost like if you add too much cream in a cup of coffee…the cocoa and coffee notes were there but they were distant. By the end, it started to have a slight bitterness but not untolerabley so.
I believe for the price of these smokes (around $100+ a box), they should be a little better than this one was. Perhaps this C.A.O. Mx2 Belicoso sat too long. Seems like I recall reading somewhere that maduros will fade faster than other smokes. Although I will say that I have not had other maduros lose their flavor.

Cigar review by padronnut

The CAO Mx2  has a pretty solid construction, very pleasing to the eye. Great banding as with almost all of the CAO line. Pre-lite aroma has a nice hint of coffee. The lighting portion was very easy, the first thoughts came off with a light note of wood with the draw began a little firm and the exhale smoke just above moderate. The burn was very good with a solid light grey ash that was a touch flaky. The draw remained a little firm throughout the second half with some faint notes of coffee and creme with a nice sweetness to the aftertaste. As the third part of this smoke came to be the draw loosed to be very nice and the exhale grew to good at best. Pepper and creme as this one finished, all in all a pretty good cigar. Mild to medium bodied.
Personal rating 84.

Again Tim Ozenger has gotten us, he is a marketing genius. Every time I pick up a CAO I usually can not wait to get it home rest it a bit then smoke it with very high expectations. I have yet to find a bad CAO but on the other hand I have never found a great CAO. I feel that CAO tries to do to much with the fillers using 4 different leaves for the filler portion of the MX2 (Dom. Rep, Honduras, Nic. and Peru)I found it as Hoot stated flat in flavor shown by the 84 rating I give it. I would have to think this smoke would need to sit over a year to blend properly. I will continue to smoke CAO with expectations. I did purchase two of these CAO Mx2, the second will wait a long time before it comes out……

I do like this line and hope we continue to do it.

My review of the CAO Mx2

 

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Partagas 1845 Cigar

General Cigar is proud to introduce Partagas 1845, a new, four-cigar collection which embodies 167 years of heritage and expert cigar making. This exciting new take on the venerable brand is a departure from the traditional Cameroon-wrapped expressions of Partagas®, and is set to make its retail debut on April 9, 2012.

Alan Willner, vice president of marketing for General Cigar explains, “Partagas 1845 is uniquely positioned. This new collection celebrates Partagas’ rich heritage while ushering in a new taste spectrum for the brand. As such, it will appeal to the premium cigar smoker who favors the quality and consistency of classic brands, while also sparking the interest of discriminating smokers who constantly seek exciting new tastes.”

Partagas 1845 is full-flavored with a medium-bodied taste profile and bears hints of coffee and cocoa. This unique smoking experience sits firmly between the mild and aromatic flavor of Partagas (yellow box) and the strong and sweet taste of Partagas Black Label.

Jhonys Diaz (vice president of operations) led blend development, collaborating with rising stars from General Cigar Dominicana including Francisco Rodriguez (general manager of operations) and Yuri Guillen (production manager).  In creating Partagas 1845, Jhonys and his team started out with more than 50 different blends from the company’s vast tobacco library. Together with guidance from Benji Menendez, and with input from supervisors from General Cigar’s Dominican and Honduran factories, the blends were continuously test smoked and tweaked until the final blend was chosen by General Cigar’s innovation team.

The legendary Benji Menendez served as an advisor on blend development. In this, his 60^th year in the premium cigar

business, Benji exalts Partagas 1845 as “one of the most significant blends I have ever been involved in developing.”

“Partagas is a brand that is part of my soul and part of my heritage in the business. It is very sentimental for me, so coming out with the next Partagas collection to follow up on the Master Series was a project that I cared very much about. This is a dream come true for me, to help the next generation of cigar masters create new cigars and grow in the business. If I can plant a seed in their minds so they can grow a tree, I am happy,” he reflects.

To achieve the characteristic, full flavor of Partagas 1845, Dominican Piloto Cubano is blended with Nicaraguan tobacco from three separate growing areas. Some of the filler tobaccos are aged in Dominican rum barrels, a process which enhances their flavor, and is exclusive to General Cigar.

The Connecticut Habano binder is unique unto itself, for it was developed as a result of General Cigar’s dedicated research and development initiative and as such, is proprietary. Bearing the distinction of having taken nine years to develop, the binder offsets the blend with a touch of sweetness.

The blend culminates in a lustrous Ecuadoran Habano Viso wrapper which dresses Partagas 1845 in a unique color and hearty texture.

The collection will debut with these four frontmarks, each protected in boxes containing 20 cigars: Corona Extra (4.5” x 46), SRP per cigar $5.99; Robusto (5.5” x 49), SRP per cigar $6.49; Gigante (6” x 60), SRP per cigar $6.99; and Double Corona (7.25” x 54), SPR per cigar $7.49.

The trade dress pays homage to the brand’s rich history, by interpreting elements of a turn-of-the-century Partagas band (circa 1900). The band imagery is rotated for optimal presentation, whether on the shelf, in an ashtray, in hand, or when smoked, and is further highlighted by advanced printing techniques that command attention.

Partagas 1845 is housed in one of the most innovative cigar boxes ever seen in the premium cigar category. Additional details about this industry-first packaging will be released prior to the launch of Partagas 1845 on April 9.

You can find more information on the new Partagas 1845 and see the countdown to released by visiting the new site created for this cigar.

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“La Trompeta” AVO 86th Anniversary Edition Cigar 2012

Cigar icon Avo Uvezian is celebrating his 86^th birthday with the release of his Limited Edition Anniversary Cigar, “La Trompeta.” The “86^th Anniversary” marks the twelfth annual limited edition release from AVO Cigars, a tradition the legendary cigar composer started to commemorate his 75^th birthday.

The new AVO Limited Edition 2012 – ‘La Trompeta’ is a dedication to the Jazz musician and aficionado on his 86th birthday, a coronation of his lifetime work. Decades of Avo Uvezian’s work and passion are united in every single cigar, as well as tradition and established knowledge of the tobacco master, Hendrik Kelner.

Through the subtle balanced Ligero tobaccos and the add-on of Peruvian Seco from exquisite tobacco fields, this special vintage is a medium to full- bodied cigar with complex notes in the aftertaste. The beautiful, slightly oily Ecuador Special Sun Grown wrapper “Seleccion 702” awards this cigar an indescribable spicy and balanced, multi-faceted experience. This cigar converts our thoughts in dreams.

A dark brown lacquered box with rounded edges is covered with a stylish black print of the “Avo silhouette” as a cigar aficionado Avo, as the musician with his trumpet, is radiantly printed with gold foil in the background.

“La Trompeta” presents itself in a majestic and charming cigar format – a brilliant 6 ½ x 54 “Piramide”– the addition of a special feature to pay homage to the jazz trumpet, three small circular cigar leaf cut-outs are placed on the wrapper leaf to resemble “trumpet keys” – limited to 100,000 cigars worldwide with 50,000 cigars for the US market.

“La Trompeta” will be available on March 26^th at Select Merchants with a retail price of $15.50 taxes not included.

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La Aurora 107 Salomon Line Extension

The 107 is getting a line extension, albeit in a limited edition.
Miami Cigar & Company today announced the cigar that helped re-invent the oldest cigar
factory in the Dominican Republic would be released in a salomon. The La Aurora 107 Salomon
will be 7.25 x 52 which was the same size that was used for the Puro Vintage 2003.

Originally released 2 years ago on the 107th Anniversary of La Aurora the 107 consists of a
Ecuadorian Sun Grown Wrapper with Dominican binder over filler consisting of Dominican and
Nicaraguan tobacco.

The cigar will be available to limited accounts nationwide. According to Hector Paz, National
Sales Manager for Miami Cigar & Company, “We would like to use this limited edition to thank
those retailers who have supported the 107 line since the beginning.”

The cigars which come in boxes of 8 will have a MSRP of $12.00 and are expected to ship to
retailers in Mid-June, 2012.

Cigar Review Gurkha Vintage

 

Cigars International refers to Gurkha as the “Rolls Royce of cigars”. They tell us that Gurkha is “known for offering some of the most prestigious and highly-rated blends in the world”. The Gurkha Vintage Series is one of Gurkha’s milder cigars.

The wrapper of the Gurkha Vintage Series is a slightly oily Connecticut shade. It’s a very firm cigar. The Toro size measures 6 inches long with a solid 50 ring gauge. It’s firmly rolled and feels quite solid and sturdy in your hand.

Even though I hadn’t had this one in the humidor since I purchased it back in late March, it still seemed to retain plenty of moisture. It took a good bit to light and to keep lit on those couple of occasions I had to put it down for a moment to tend to other matters.

The cigar’s strength picked up as it burned. There was a very pleasant warm peppery note throughout. The strength picked up considerably during the last couple of inches. I would categorize the opening strength as mild or weak, with a finish that was in the average-strong range. My head was swimming a bit at the end, but in a good way.

The flavor of the Gurkha Vintage, as I mentioned above, began with a distinct but very pleasant peppery hotness to it, like a mild jalapeno pepper. This hotness remained throughout the cigar, neither getting more intense nor backing off in the slightest. Although Cigars International describes the flavor as having “a slight floral note”, I’m not so sure I agree with them. To me there was a mild cedar overtone through the whole cigar.

Two or three hours later, I have only a slight aftertaste in my mouth from the Gurkha Vintage Series Toro cigar, and I wouldn’t categorize it as unpleasant or as floral. It was evident to me from the flavor and the aroma of the smoke that it was that of a mature, aged, and refined blend of tobacco. The two words that leap to mind when I think about the experience of smoking this cigar are “refined” and “quality”.

The smoke produced by the Gurkha Vintage Series cigar is pretty thick and creamy looking. I can’t say that my nose is sophisticated enough to pick up anything subtle in the aroma of the smoke. As I said above, it seemed aged and refined and that’s all I can say with any confidence.

I got about an hour out of the cigar, with only a couple of small breaks in the middle to check on the food I was grilling or some other minor task.

Before I go on to give my usual 1-10 rating on this cigar, I need to explain that my rating system attempts to keep in mind all the other cigars I’ve rated and place them on the same continuum. And since I prefer to smoke only hand-made and better-quality brands, getting a rating of 5 from me is probably like getting a rating of 80 out of 100 from someone who smokes cigars across the spectrum from machine-made to boutique brands. That being said, the Gurkha Vintage Series Toro gets a very solid and respectable 6 from me. It’s a mild, refined, and extremely pleasant smoke and definitely a worthy addition to your humidor.

Cigar Review by: msalsbury

This is the only video cigar review I could find for a Gurkha Vintage:

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La Gloria Cubana Reserva Figurados Group Cigar Review

I will be posting guest reviews from the forum to the blog. You can submit a cigar review as well. This cigar review was a group review we did a long time back.

Wrapper: Ecuadoran
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Country: Dominican Republic
Factory: El Credito

Information from site:

The History:
In 2004, Ernesto created a new collection of La Gloria Cubanas featuring all Figurados shapes. The Figurado cigars are the optimal size and shape for maximizing the exceptional blend of tobacco.

The Cigar:
The cigar is filled with four-year old aged Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco, specially grown for Ernesto, then it undergoes a special “cedar aging” process where all the components are aged together in specially designed cedar bins for six months. Then they are expertly handcrafted by two “Grade 7″ master rollers and the cigars are box aged for three additional months.

The Experience:
Distinctively rich and smooth on the palate, the collection is balanced and complex.

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As a rule, I like bigger ring gauge torpedo’s, but I found the La Gloria Cubanas to be the perfect size for a quick wintertime smoke. It is a beautiful cigar, and pre light inspection showed a well rolled cigar. It was a little tough to get going, as the foot is so small, but once it burned about a half an inch, it really opened up. The cigar drew surprisingly well, and the flavor was wonderful. I could definitely taste the cedar, with hints of earth and coffee. I smoked this one to the nub, and since it was a small cigar, had no trouble lighting up another in about an hour. I don’t know the price of this cigar, but I will be checking into getting some more. Thanks Cigar Monkey for sponsoring this review. I give this small powerhouse 2 “thumbs up”.

Cigar review by wunderdawg

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This is one shape that really appeals to me. It brings to my imagination smoky rooms full of sport jackets and leather, books and large heavy wooden tables. Maybe a stout or two…or even a bright glass of wine.

The cigar is firm without soft spots and has a nice heft to it. Lighting the cigar is simple with such a small foot. The draw is a bit tight initially but opens quickly and provides a draw that has a “good” tension of resistance and flow allowing clouds of diffused white smoke.

Taste is “woody” with hints of cedar and pine. No leather or chocolate, but what I can only describe as “nutty.” There is a nice layer of spice on the lips and tongue that persists throughout the smoking experience and lasts well on the palate long after the cigar has been allowed to rest.

Burn was a non-issue. No touch-ups and while the burn is never perfectly conical it stays very even. The ash was white and holds to the lit ember as long as it is allowed. There is a very fine wisp of smoke that rises quietly while resting.

Now for the down side (or what not to do): I had determined to smoke two since I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to smoke in relative peace, and to really give this shape of cigar the attention I feel it deserves.

The problem I had was with the place, temperature and lack of humidity. where I smoked is rather comical in that I have set up a little “man cave” in my metal shed. Now, my wife thinks it is wonderful that I finally organized the shed, clearing out junk, hanging bikes on the wall, winterizing the yard equipment, and in general making “nice.” I placed a hanging light, one of those under the hood metal lamps that you work on the car with, a small desk lamp, a space heater and a folding chair and one of those little folding tables that the grand kids use to eat on when there isn’t room at the table, amongst the various tools and my motorcycles and created a little lounging area where I can read and smoke.

I took the precaution of placing the second La Gloria Reserva Figurados in a zip-lock and placed it on the folding table to lower the risk of damaging the stick in a coat pocket. But in the hour or so that I smoked and took notes on the first La Gloria the second cigar sat and evidently suffered from the oddity of temps and humidity. This is where the ash hit the sweatshirt so to speak. Burn suffered horribly, ash became flaky, the wrapper split, and the whole wonderful experience of the first cigar was almost clouded in the comedy of errors that I inflicted upon myself.

However…bottom line…the La Gloria Reserva Figurados is a great cigar! Highly recommend it and I will definitely keep a few of these vitolas in the humi for those special times in my “man-cave” relaxing with a good book…note I said in the humi!

Cigar review by Deac

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Finally got the chance to smoke the LGC Reserva Figurado last night on the way home from work. I really enjoyed it as I, too, have been a few days without a cigar. This cigar looks beautiful. Smooth wrapper, small veins, and I must admit to a growing fondness for perfectos. The initial draw was quite firm due to the narrow foot but once past that, it opened up to a nice easy draw, but not too loose. The first third or so, I noticed a spiciness that soon mellowed and a more earthy character came to the front. There was something else in the background that I could not put my finger on at first, but about half way, I thought…Marjoram. The herbiness (for lack of a better word) was quite pleasant and held on until I had to put this one down. It was getting tricky to hold and I didn’t have a toothpick on me.
I had no construction or burn issues at all. While not a razor sharp burn, it was even throughout the smoke.

Haven’t checked to see what these cost, But I would highly recommend them and I reckon I will look around and see if I can make room for some in the Trunkador. It is getting full as are my other desktop humis.

I reckon I best ease on over and see if my luck will holdi out with the humidor contest. Thanks to Cigarmonkey for sponsoring this month’s review. I hope after things settle down here, perhaps I will be able to sponsor a monthly review.

Cigar review by Hoot

Here is a video cigar review of the maduro

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