Musings of a Cigar Curmudgeon

Cigar of the Week - Torano Virtuoso Maestro The Virtuoso is the first ever Sun-Grown wrapper cigar to be both made and grown by the Torano family. Torano describes this line as being the most full bodied cigar in their portfolio. With fillers from Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama, a binder from Honduras and that Pueblo Nuevo SunGrown wrapper from their own fie […]

Cigar of the Week - El Titan de Bronze Redemption Maduro Coronitas – We’ve featured El Titan de Bronze a couple times on DWCR. The cigars are made in Miami by level 9 rollers, all cigars are made using the entubado method and are finished with the traditional Cuban triple cap. Another master roller then inspects the cigars and packages them, ensuring the cig […]

Jose Blanco is the man behind the La Aurora 1495, one of the best selling cigars from La Aurora. He has been in the business long enough to know a few things and shares many of those gems in this conversation.

Cigar of the Week - Camacho Connecticut Figurado – Released at the end of May this year, Camacho brings out their first and only Connecticut wrapped cigar in response to consumer requests for a Camacho on the lighter side. However, there’s still plenty of flavor and spice, just not as much strength as is usual from the line. Perhaps some of the Oettinger Dav […]

Miami Circus - A wild and entertaining roundtable conversation with Frank Herrera and Gustavo (CigarLaw,La Caridad Del Cobre) , Jose Bermudez (Cuban Crafters), Manuel Medina master roller of Medina 1959 and roller of La Caridad Del Cobre cigars. We will also have Jose Montagne of Guantanamera cigars. This was a rowdy group having a good time discussing cigar […]

The Cigar of the Week is the HC Series Criollo Lonsdale. One of the more talked about introductions this summer, Xikar brought out their HC Series Cigar Collection in three different blends. The HC Series is blended in partnership with Jesus Fuego. This month we feature the Criollo blend in the 6 x 46 Lonsdale format. Both the wrapper & binder are shade […]

The Cigar of the Week is the Cuba Aliados Miami Limited Edition. A cigar that doesn't get much press, but from the long pedigree of Reyes Family Cigars. Hand rolled in Miami, the filler is Nicaraguan, the binder is Dominican and the wrapper is a Habano leaf. The cigars have a cedar sleeve as well as a double band and are presented in boxes of 20 cigars. […]

A candid conversation with Les Mann about the past, present and future of Colibri lighters.