How to create amazing pairings with your cigars
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Blind tests, are they worth the effort?
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Cigar Analysis : SUPER FLY CONNECTICUT SUPER TORO
Published November 1, 2021 4:28 pm PT
The Super Fly Connecticut Super Toro by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. was released in 2020. The cigar is made in Honduras with a Honduran Connecticut wrapper, a Honduran binder and fillers from Honduras, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. You can learn more about the brand and the cigar at the manufacturer’s website.
Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the Super Fly Connecticut Super Toro by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.:
Cigar Analysis : CUMPAY MADURO ROBUSTO
Published October 23, 2021 4:03 pm PT
The Cumpay Maduro Robusto by Maya Selva is a Nicaraguan puro. The cigar features a wrapper from Jalapa, a binder from Estelí, and fillers originating from various Nicaraguan regions, including Ometepe. You can learn more about the cigar and the brand at the manufacturer’s website.
Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the Cumpay Maduro Robusto:
Cigar Analysis : BANDOLERO CLANDESTINOS SOBERBIOS
Published October 20, 2021 1:44 pm PT
The Bandolero Clandestinos Soberbios is made in Costa Rica by Selected Tobacco. The cigar features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and fillers including Peruvian tobaccos. You can learn more about the cigar at the distributor’s website.
Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the Bandolero Clandestinos Soberbios:
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Cigar Analysis : GRAND ARCHITECT TORO BY HIRAM & SOLOMON
Published September 23, 2021 12:57 pm PT
The Grand Architect Toro by Hiram & Solomon was released in 2019. The cigar is made in Nicaragua, at Plasencia Cigars SA. It features a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper over a Nicaraguan seco binder and fillers from Paraguay and Nicaragua. You can learn more about the cigar and the brand at the manufacturer’s website.
Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the Grand Architect Toro:
Cigar Analysis : CAO VISION CHURCHILL
Published September 22, 2021 2:20 pm PT
The CAO Vision Churchill was re-launched in 2020. The current production cigar is made in Nicaragua with a Cameroon wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and filler tobaccos from the Estelí and Jalapa growing regions of Nicaragua. You can learn more about the cigar and the brand at the CAO website.
Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the CAO Vision Churchill:
Cigar Analysis : SAN LOTANO REQUIEM MADURO ROBUSTO
Published September 9, 2021 3:40 pm PT
The San Lotano Requiem Maduro Robusto was released in 2010. It is made at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez with a Mexican San Andres wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, as well as fillers from Nicaragua and Honduras. You can learn more at the manufacturer’s website.
Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the San Lotano Requiem Maduro Robusto:
