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If there is a cigar size that I could relate to a beautiful woman, that is without a doubt the Laguito No.1. Tall and slender, with a beautiful coiffure (I would rather not use the word pigtail in this comparison), the Laguito No.1 is a cigar that requires maximum craftsmanship. Unfortunately, this size is not [...]

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By Yiorgos

May 25th, 2010

Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva vs. Cohiba Siglo VI 2003

In the 11th Habanos festival, the latest addition of the Reserva line was launced; the Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva. The Siglo VI Gran Reserva was rolled with aged tobacco that was harvested in 2003. The cigar was first seen and smoked during the Gala dinner, where every attendant was gifted two cigars in a [...]

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By Yiorgos

December 24th, 2009

The 12 Robustos of Christmas

December 24th 2009
Christmas is a great time for smoking cigars; many of us keep our best stogies for Christmas day and new years day. Being quite indecisive of what to smoke this year, we decided to smoke twelve robustos, one on each of the twelve days of Christmas, and review them head to head to decide which [...]

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By Yiorgos

November 24th, 2009

Padron Anniversary 1926 no.6 Vs 1964 Principe

Padron is one of the most renown cigar brands outside Cuba. The Padron Family has been making cigars in Miami Florida, with top quality Nicaraguan and Honduran Tobacco, since 1964, three years after Jose O. Padron, the founder of the company fled Cuba, seeking a new future in America. The Padron family had been harvesting high quality tobacco [...]

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By Yiorgos

October 19th, 2009

Romeo y Julieta Duke - Limited Edition 2009

The Romeo y Julieta Duke was the most awaited edicion limitada of 2009. With the other two vitolas of the series being slightly too small for limitadas, it has attracted the most interest. The Duke is the 7th vitola from the company to be featured in the limited edition series. It is a Robusto Extra, [...]

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By Yiorgos

May 8th, 2009

Cohiba Sublime Extra

A couple of months ago, I wrote a preview of the Cohiba Sublime Extra, the vitola featured in the 2008 Habanos Collection Series, or Habanos Book. It was only a few days later that the guys from cigarone.com offered me a single stick for a full tasting review. I happily accepted the offer and received [...]

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By Yiorgos

March 4th, 2009

XI Habanos Festival

The eleventh Habanos Festival took place between February 23 and 27. The festival was highly anticipated amongst afficionados from around the world, as some new vitolas were due to be presented. The Montecristo Open series, the Trinidad Robusto T and the Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva. The worlds most famous and rischest afficionados gathered in Habana, [...]

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By Yiorgos