Cigars.ie

March 7th, 2010

Padron Family Reserve 45 Years Maduro

The Padron Anniversary Series have been the flagship of the Florida based company and they are considered some of the finest cigars to be produced outside Cuba. The Padron Family Reserve 45 years  is the latest addition in the line of Anniversary and Reserve series. It was produced to commemorate the birth of the Padron [...]

Posted in Non Cuban, Padron
By Yiorgos

February 12th, 2010

Ramon Allones Celestiales Finos - RE Asia Pacific

The Ramon Allones Celestiales Finos is one of the two cigars released in 2009 for the Asia Pacific region.  Its size, the britanica, is quite unusual and not seen in another Cuban cigar since the Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Finos was discontinued in 2002. Measuring 46 x 137, this figurado has been getting mixed [...]

Posted in Cuban, Ramon Allones, Regional Edition, Reviews
By Yiorgos

January 27th, 2010

Smoking a wet Ramon Allones Small Club Corona

Over the last few months there have been several heated discussions in blogs and forums on the web, over the benefits of wetting your cigar before smoking it. Min Ron Nee, a well respected aficionado was the one that said he sometimes puts his cigars under the tap before smoking them to enhance their flavours [...]

Posted in Cuban, Ramon Allones, Reviews
By Yiorgos

January 9th, 2010

12+1 Robustos of Xmas, Day 13: Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva

The 12+1 Robustos of Xmas, Day 13:
Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva
The 12 robustos of Christmas are all smoked and reviewed. We had some great cigars, some decent cigars, cigars that surprised us in a good or bad way and we had cigars that were just bad. The Cohiba Robusto was named the best of them [...]

Posted in Cuban, Partagas, Reviews
By Yiorgos

January 7th, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 12: Cohiba Robusto

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 12:
Cohiba Robusto
Although one of the newest brands in Cuba, Cohiba is considered the cream of the crop, the “King of Cubans” in the cigar world. Their vitolas are the most desired amongst the cigar afficionados, and are generally the most expensive brand on the market. Established in 1966, Cohiba cigars were [...]

Posted in Cohiba, Cuban, Reviews
By Yiorgos

January 6th, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 11: Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 11:
Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

Romeo y Julieta are one of the most historical brands of Habanos. Founded in the late 19th century, the brand has gained worldwide recognition as well as tasting awards (which can still be seen in the prints of the dress boxes). Romeo y Julieta have [...]

Posted in Cuban, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta
By Yiorgos

January 5th, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 10: Saint Luis Rey Regios

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 10:
Saint Luis Rey Regio
Saint Luis Rey is one of the Habano’s brands with a very small amount of cigars produced every year. Around 60.000 cigars are produced yearly, making them quite hard to find. Their price and their reputation for having deep, intense flavours and dark shiny wrappers have [...]

Posted in Cuban, Reviews, Saint Luis Rey
By Yiorgos

January 3rd, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 9: Ramon Allones Specially Selected

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 9:
Ramon Allones Specially Selected
Although not one of the most popular, the Ramon Allones brand is one of the most respected amongst the cigar enthousiasts. The marca is famous for producing full bodied cigars, with strong and toothy flavours and dark wrappers. Today we will be reviewing the Specially Selected, the robusto [...]

Posted in Cuban, Ramon Allones, Reviews
By Yiorgos

January 2nd, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 8: Bolivar Royal Corona

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 8:
Bolivar Royal Corona
The Royal Corona is Bolivar’s robusto in regular production. It measures 124 x 50 and is presented in dress boxes of 25. It is produced in small amounts yearly (300,000 sticks) in the H Upmann factory. Following the standards of the marca, the Royal Corona is known to [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Reviews
By Yiorgos

January 1st, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 7: Partagas Serie D no.4

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 7:
Partagas Serie D No.4

The new year is now with us, the old one has been and gone and what a year it has been! Having smoked some great cigars in 2009, the bar for 2010 has been raised pretty high. One of the cigars that I enjoyed the most [...]

Posted in Cuban, Partagas, Reviews
By Yiorgos