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January 3rd, 2012

Christmas Corona Gordas, Day 9: Ramon Allones Superiores

January 2nd and this is day 9 f this series of reviews. Holidays are officially over for me, as today was my first day back to work, hence the post midnight review. Today’s corona gorda is the Ramon Allones Superior, a new release that has already developed a big fanbase. The Ramon Allones Superior is [...]

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By yiorgos

December 20th, 2011

12 Corona Gordas for the 12 days of Christmas - Starting Christmas Day

It has now become a tradition to smoke and review one cigar a day during the Christmas holidays. In 2009 when it all started,  I smoked 13 Robustos, while last year I went through 20 Lonsdales. This year I am going to smoke 12 cigars all from the same size, which happens to be my [...]

Posted in Featured
By yiorgos

July 1st, 2011

Cigar Event in the Porthouse

Our latest cigar event took place in the new smoking area of the Porthouse Iberico in Dundrum on June 28th 2010, in association with James Fox and the Porthouse. After the success of our May event, in the No Name Bar, we organised an event in the outskirts of Dublin, in an effort to discover [...]

Posted in Herfs, News
By yiorgos

June 13th, 2011

Cigar Evening - June 28th 2011 @ the Porthouse, Dundrum

After a very successful cigar night in “The No Name Bar” and while the weather still permits smoking outdoors, it is time for another cigar evening. Our venue this time will be the Porthouse Iberico in Dundrum. The Porthouse Iberico is famous for its Tapas and Pintxos, as well as its large selection of Iberian wines, [...]

Posted in Herfs, News
By yiorgos

January 10th, 2011

The Lonsdales of Christmas, Day 18 - Ramon Allones 8-9-8 Varnished

Day 18 and I have left the best for last; today I will be smoking a Ramon Allones. Ramon Allones is one of the brands that is highly appreciated by connoisseurs and collectors. The brand was registered in 1845, and although it has changed ownership many times, it’s production has been uninterrupted. The cigars are released in [...]

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By yiorgos

December 20th, 2010

The Lonsdales of Christmas - Starting Dec 24th

It is Christmas again, and a great time to take out those special cigars from the bottom of the humidor. Last year we went through a robusto for each one of the 12 days of Christmas. It was great fun so I decided to to it again this year, only with a different size. The [...]

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By yiorgos

November 5th, 2010

Ramon Allones Beritus - RE Libano

RickMG
I was asked by my friend Yiorgos Manesis to meet at the Morgan Hotel with him and another friend, Dara Weston, while I was visiting Dublin.  He wanted me to try a cigar and to write a review for him.  I think I would be considered only a moderate cigar smoker since usually I will just smoke 3-4 cigars a week, and have [...]

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

August 18th, 2010

2011 Regional Editions - Preliminary list

A little later than last year, the preliminary list of the Regional Editions of 2011 has surfaced. Long as always, the list includes 23 vitolas in total, from 12 different brands and for 17 regions.

An interesting addition to the list is the thin and slender “Selectos Finos” from La Escepción, a brand which was discontinued [...]

Posted in News
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 [...]

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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