La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor

This is the second one of these that I have bought. I loved them both. Like the first, I also bought this one at W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist in D.C..

I smoked it at Shelly's Backroom in D.C. after eating, what is becoming my favorite sandwich of theirs, the Roast Beef dip.

It is a great looking cigar with a very dark rapper. Construction was perfect. I straight cut it as paired it with Bud Light. After lighting it was a little peppery at first. The draw was awesome. Even though there was one hell of a breeze from the air conditioning, it burned perfectly.

I love this cigar.Shortly after lighting the peppery bite went away. It was a perfect medium strength cigar for me. And a very nice medium flavor.

From Cigar.com:

Handcrafted under the supervision of Don Pepin Garcia in Nicaragua, La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor is an excellent cigar, blended to create a complex experience that completely satisfies your entire palate.

La Aroma de Cuba is an old-time brand with a unique and dedicated following. The blends under this line all maintain light complexities while remaining medium-bodied to create a balanced experience between strength and flavor. Now made in Nicaragua at Don Pepin Garcia's new factory, the La Aroma de Cuba brand remains consistent from start to finish and features some of the best tobaccos money can buy.

Mi Amor is simply an excellent addition to the La Aroma line. The blend brings a full-flavored but medium-bodied maduro to the mix and creates a hearty finish. Outside, you'll find a dark Cuban-seed Mexican maduro wrapper that conceals a flavorful concoction of Nicaraguan long leaves from Nicaragua's top growing regions. As the blend burns, you'll find espresso and coffee-like flavors throughout, all masked by earthy undertones and notes of black pepper. With a smooth, creamy smoke and long-lasting finish, expect Mi Amor to increase in strength from head to foot while still producing a well-balanced finish that you'll want to experience again and again.

Romeo Y Julieta Maduro

I V cut this cigar and paired it with Bud Light and smoked it on the patio with a fire pit on a very cold night.

It had a pretty tight draw and a mild taste throughout. The draw got better but not great and the strength picked up as I went and was perfect overall. The construction was great, no burn issues down to the nub. The flavor was nice and pretty mellow. The mellowness kinda surprised me for this dark cigar.

From the packaging:

A dark, chewy broad-leaf smoke that will delight the true Maduro lover. Blended with Nicaraguan an Peruvian long-leaf filler, these cigars offer a charred, earthy flavor that is appealing in both taste and aroma.

Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo

I smoked this one at the Club La Salle cigar bar. Kathy joined me and complained about the smoke, but hey, at least she went.

I smoked this cigar for my neighbor Pete. He passed away today and we are all in shock. He was a great guy. Always positive. He really enjoyed smoking cigars. He worked out in his quite a bit and always had a cigar in his mouth while doing so. Mowing or shoveling, always a cigar. I'll miss you Pete.

I straight cut this one and paired it with a Goose Island and then a Great Lakes.

I love this cigar and it didn't let me down this time. Zero burn issues, great full flavor, strength was perfect, smoked it down to the nub. No complaints. I had a great evening although we were thinking about Pete quite a bit.

From Cigars International:

Whether you’re a fan of Corojo tobaccos or just looking for a flavorful, satisfying cigar, I advise securing an order of these handmades pronto. Called Triple Corojo because it’s 100% Corojo - wrapper, binder, and fillers. The result is a firecracker of a smoke booming with chewy, rich, hearty flavors. A smooth, feisty bouquet of earthy flavors and ample spice. Full-bodied.

Montecristo Afrique

This cigar has a nice dark oily, shiny wraper. The veins are small and it is very well made like all Monte's. I love the Cameroon smell of the wrapper.

This was my second Thanksgiving day cigar. I held it in my mouth while trying to light the propane heater on the deck and I slobber up the head a little bit more than usual. This may have made the draw a little tough. It had a good taste that was mild to medium.

A little over halfway done and the draw got much easier. Still a mild taste with a short finish and lots of smoke. I would call this low to medium strength.

Overall I really enjoyed this cigar and smoked it down to the finger burning nub. The strength picked up near the end and was perfect.

From the packaging:

The most unique traditional cigar on the market today. Expertly handcrafted with African tobaccos from Cameroon and Tanzania, it has a wonderfully distinct, entrancing flavor with an exotic, spicy core. Indescribably rich and creamy.

Victor Sinclair Vintage Select - Lonsdale

I really like these little box pressed cigars. This one was my pre-Thanksgiving day dinner cigar. I cut it with the V cutter and paired with Bud Light. It was a cold, drizzly day and I smoked on the patio under the umbrella in front of the propane heater. It started out with a little bit of a pepper kick. These cigars are constructed very well and produce lots of smoke. A nice little bit of a buzz. Love these cigars especially when I need to smoke one in under an hour.

From Cigars International:

Milk-chocolatey goodness from Victor Sinclair.

Victor Sinclair Vintage offers a dark, delicious Brazilian maduro wrapper and supremely aged mix of all Cuban-seed Dominican long-leaf tobaccos. Light one up and you’ll see it’s chock full o’ soothingly rich, milky-smooth flavors but also fairly light in strength. Crisply box-pressed and meticulously constructed with a pleasant aroma and slight sweetness, VS Vintage is a bargain that’s priced well enough to be your ’everyday’ handmade.

Room 101

This cigar has a bit of a barnyard smell but not as much as the Nub Habano. I V cut it and paired it with Bud Light. The construction was good and this one was not as spongy as the last one. I think that the a bit of time in the Humidor helped. It had a good amount of smoke and a good burn during the first half.

Halfway through and I was really enjoying the cigar. It was burning well and had a great medium taste. Mild strength to the half way point.

Overall this was an awesome cigar that I smoked down to the nub. In the last half it turned into medium strength. No burn issues at all.

From FireUpThatCigar.com:

Room 101 by Camacho Cigars
Wrapper: Semilla 101 (Honduran)
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Made In: Honduras
Size: 702 (11/18) – 6.5×56 Figarado
Price: $9.95 per single

Ambassador Private Stock

I won this cigar from a contest held by CigarRants.com. It had been in my humidor for awhile and I decided to smoke it tonight while watching UFC 123 on my deck.

I straight cut it and paired it with Bud Light. The cigar had, what I would call, a barnyard smell with a hint of woodiness. It was very well made and the wrapper had a smooth waxy feel to it.

It had a medium draw at first with a medium finish and a woody taste. Maybe cedar? The strength is medium to full for me.

Draw became easier as I got to the half way point and stayed easy to the end. I smoked it down to a very short nub.

No burn issues at all, which was pretty impressive considering that I smoked this on a windy evening. I attribute this to the great construction of this cigar.

Overall it was a great smoke and definitely full strength for me.

From http://cigarrants.com:

Ring Gauge: 6 x 52
Tobacco: Wrapper from Ecuador, binder and filler from Costa Rica

Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo

This was my second cigar of the day. I smoked this one after dinner and returning to the patio for my raging fire pit. I straight cut it and paired it with Bud Light.

It had a nice mellow start, no bite. I usually get a little bite from this cigar but maybe because this was the second cigar of the day, and after a full meal, it was a little mellower.

I have loved this cigar every time I have smoked one and would call it one of my favorites.

From Cigars International:

Whether you’re a fan of Corojo tobaccos or just looking for a flavorful, satisfying cigar, I advise securing an order of these handmades pronto. Called Triple Corojo because it’s 100% Corojo - wrapper, binder, and fillers. The result is a firecracker of a smoke booming with chewy, rich, hearty flavors. A smooth, feisty bouquet of earthy flavors and ample spice. Full-bodied.

La Caya Vintage

Late afternoon cigar, straight cut, paired with Bud Light. Enjoyed this while burning some brush in the patio fire pit.

This cigar had been in the humidor for a while now. I think it was the last of a Cigars International sampler.

It had a nice mellow flavor and smoked pretty quick. It was a great looking cigar, wrapped in a cedar sleeve.

I lit it with the cedar. It was a great smoking cigar with no burn issues. Very mellow and medium finish and low strength. The ash was pretty light and fell off easily. The burn did slow down a bit in the last third.

Smoked down to the finger burning nub. Medium strength.

From LaCayaCigars.com:

Size: 44x6
WRAPPER: Mata Fina
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Piloto Cubano, Dominican

Room 101

I won two of these cigars in a contest from www.Stogied.com, this was the first out of the two.

The cigar smelled a bit like cedar at first sniff. I straight cut it and paired it with Bud Light while smoking on the deck in front of my new propane heater. I took the first patio heater back because it was not warm enough and bought a different style. This one clamps to the top of a propane tank and is quite warm.

This cigar had a nice bold double band with lots of nice detail. I noticed that it had a very spongy, moist feeling. I wondered if it was over humidified. The pre-light draw was a little peppery but nice.

The cigar had a very open draw with a lot of smoke and just a little bit of a spice bite.

Overall this was a great smoke with a medium finish, medium flavor and medium strength. I only corrected burn once. I smoked it down to the finger burning nub.

From FireUpThatCigar.com:

Room 101 by Camacho Cigars
Wrapper: Semilla 101 (Honduran)
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Made In: Honduras
Size: 702 (11/18) – 6.5×56 Figarado
Price: $9.95 per single

Romeo Y Julieta Vintage

I straight cut this cigar and paired with Bud Light on the patio. It was cold so I used my new patio heater but ut was not warm enough so I had to use the space heater as well.

The cigar was nice and mild. A mellow cigar that was obviously well made. It smoked well without any burn issues. It had a pleasant flavor with no bite, although it smoked a little fast at first.

I liked the short finish, and it was a perfect medium strength cigar for me. I smoked it down to the finger burning nub. Great cigar.

From the packaging:

A silky-smooth, golden shade wrapper and a select blend of aged tobaccos impart a taste of honey and cream with light notes of cocoa in every puff. Meticulously crafted and blended, this is one of the finest mild cigars available anywhere.

Victor Sinclair Primeros

Smoked on the patio in front of the space heater. The nights are getting very cold and I feel that my outside smoking days are about over.

This cigar was straight cut and paired with Bud Light and Bud Light Golden Wheat. It had a mild taste with a little bit of pepper aftertaste at first. I was having to puff a few times to get some smoke. I had burn issues throughout.

In the last third the wrapper started to explode. I had to correct the burn quite a few times.

Overall I enjoyed it and smoked down to the nub. I enjoyed the last couple inches a lot and it gave off a lot more smoke as it neared the end.

From Cigars International:

An eye-catching, mild-bodied gem from the Dominican.

For these seeking a mild-bodied cigar but with ample flavor, one that is priced right and consistent time after time, Primeros answers the bell. Loaded with smooth, creamy flavors, this pleasantly mellow smoke features a golden brown Connecticut wrapper and an aged filler blend of Dominican Seco tobaccos with a sliver of Ligero. A handmade light enough for rookie palates yet enough finesse and flavor to satisfy you grizzled veterans too.

Nub Cameroon 460

This was the last of these Nubs that I bought in this bunch. It had a tight draw throughout and wrapper issues middle to end. Good strength over all enjoyed it

From http://www.milantobacco.com:

The idea for the Nubs came from the theory that a cigar finds its “sweet spot” at the 3 ½- 4 inch point. All “nub” cigars must exist within this window. No “nub” is longer than 4 inches. Further adding to this complex theory, the ring gauges range from 56-66. The result is a range of smokes that have the same amount of tobacco as any Churchill or even Presidente. Unbelievably, they also smoke as long.
The Nub Cameroon Wrapper Cigar: Grown in Cameroon, Africa, this wrapper has a distinct flavor and character. The Cameroon wrapper is thin and toothy, yet it delivers rich notes of cedar and coffee. This Nub medium-bodied cigar is available in 358 and 464T formats.

Victor Sinclair Connecticut Yankee

I straight cut this and paired with Bud Light and smoked it on the deck. It had a slightly peppery taste at first and not a very open draw. At first not a lot of smoke.

Halfway through and it started smoking easier with more smoke and an easier draw. A great taste with no pepper and no bite with a medium strength.

It was a great cigar down to fimger burning nub. Perfect strength for me.

From Cigars International:

A genuinely unique cigar.

Victor Sinclair’s Connecticut Yankee features a Connecticut-grown Havana-seed leaf. Genuine Connecticut-grown, Havana-seed leaf is not common, as it is neither broadleaf nor shade-grown. However, 4 years ago Victor Sinclair purchased a small, experimental cache of this rare wrapper tobacco....and the results are nothing short of delicious.

Indeed, the wrapper delivers a distinctively smooth, rich flavor. And combined with its premium blend of aged Nicaraguan and Dominican long-fillers, Connecticut Yankee offers a medium-bodied smoke with a unique, mature bouquet of flavor including some rich, toasty and chocolatey notes