Posts Tagged Under Bolivar
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 [...]
By Yiorgos
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 [...]
By Yiorgos
Which is your desert island cigar?
On the last herf, Rob - a fellow BOTL asked me:”which is you desert island cigar”? Without much thought i replied: “The Partagas D no.4″. Then moments later I thought, “Well, maybe the Cohiba Robusto… Or the Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill… Or the Cohiba Pyramide 2006… Or the Romeo Churchill… Damn, I can’t make [...]
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Repairing a damaged cigar
We have all found a cigar damaged in our humidor. Some cracks on the foot, some bits of wrapper missing and on the worst case scenario, a crack near the cap of the cigar. What do you do though with a cigar that is almost destroyed and looks like someone has sat on it??
Well, with [...]
By Yiorgos
Bolivar Short Bolivar - RE Asia Pacific
The Short Bolivar is one of the latest additions into the long list of regional edition cigars from Bolivar. It was released in 2008 for Pacific Cigar in the Asia & Pacific region. The Short Bolivar is a Petit Edmundo, measuring 4.3″ by 52 ring gauge. 7,400 SLB cabinets of 25 cigars were released last [...]
Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Regional Edition, ReviewsBy Yiorgos
2010 Regional Editions - preliminary list
Only weeks after the 2009 Regional Edition list was finalised, a preliminary list for the 2010 Regional Series has leaked. The total number of vitolas proposed for 2010 is 21, less than the 25 in the 2009 Regional Edition Series. That seems like a good move from Habanos, however the regions granted new vitolas are [...]
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2009 Regional Editions - Updated
We might be half way in 2009, but Habanos SA has still to finalize the -longer than ever- list of the Regional Edition cigars. From 15 vitolas in last year’s production, this year’s regional edition series will feature 25 vitolas. 30 vitolas were in the original list, however, five did not make the cut, bringing [...]
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Bolivar Belicoso Fino
One of Bolivar’s most popular vitolas is the Belicoso Fino. Its medium size, shape, consistency and great value, make this cigar a true best seller and one of my favourite cigars. The Belicoso Fino is a Campana, measuring 52 ring gauge by 140 in length, a size that combines the torpedo end of a pyramide [...]
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2009 Limited Editions
A few weeks after the 2008 limitadas hit the selves, Habanos SA are planning their 2009 releases of their LImited Edition Series. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, it seems that 2009 will bring us three brand new vitolas.
Bolivar will release their first ever Limited Edition Cigar, named Petit Belicoso. The name reveals its format, [...]
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