El Titan De Bronze Redemption Sungrown Lancero Review

A uniform golden hue cigar with a clean foot and a pigtail cap.  Upon clipping and testing, the draw is a bit tight.  Still serviceable and employs spicy earthy flavours, vanilla cream with sweet toffee notes and hints of tangy citrus.  An enjoyable cigar, to be best smoked before dinner.

Cuban Stock Classico Toro Review

Truly one of the ugliest cigars I have ever had to chance to try, however despite its unattractive cosmetics, it had a firm feel, packed well with tobacco, and upon initial cutting sported an excellent draw.  Primary flavours include dry woodiness, sweet fruity notes, and hints of coffee and hazelnuts.  The nasal exhale revealed caramel flavours followed by a long spicy cinnamon finish.  I enjoyed this cigar and would suggest this to be savored either before or after dinner.

La Caya Fuerte Toro Review

Although the cigar had a clean foot and cap, its wrapper was flawed.  Upon clipping the head, there were forein particles in the bunch, which led me to question it's quality control.  The particles resembled torn pieces of flower pedals in texture, however a flower pedal wouldn't retain it's original elasticity through the fermentation and rolling processes, so I'm leaning towards some form of ribbon or plastic.

Upon smoking, mild flavours of sweetness, hints of leather, earthy notes, cedar spice, and a faint floral bouquet were detected.  The nasal exhale did not reveal any differences in tasting.  Overall an average cigar, and due to the dubious quality control of it's bunching and wrapping, I highly doubt I will try this cigar again.

Adrian Cigar Havana Toro

An interesting cigar presented to me, and not widely available here in NY, it's tight cap and neat foot were just examples of the solid construction emphasized with the amazingly good draw.  A medium cigar filled with spice, nuts, caramel notes, and hints of citrus peel.  The standard nasal exhale revealed earth and toasted nuts. 

I find this to be an excellent mid day smoke, definitely good before lunch, and definitely not after dinner.

Jesus Fuego Origen Original Perfecto Review

Thanks to Jesus for the opportunity to try this cigar.

A small free hand rolled perfecto.  An interesting take on construction, as it is precut, so careful observation is neccessary to discern the head from the foot by following the wrapper seam.  The cigar had an excellent draw, good construction, both testaments to the quality of construction since these are free hand rolled.  Smoking it revealed flavours of spice and earth, and a nasal exhale exhibited similar nuances.  Nice smoke, however monotonous and not complex, worthy of a simple after dinner smoke or just relaxing on the couch/front porch with a few friends.

Augusto Reyes Signature Robusto Review

Thanks to Augusto Reyes Sr. and Jr. for the opportunity to try this cigar.

An interesting cigar from a tenured name in the industry.  I honestly didn't know what to expect when lighting this one up, but was impressed by it's clean construction and easy draw.  Full flavours of dry spicy wood, hints of dill and a nasal exhale reveals oak and vanilla.  The most impressive feature of this particular smoke is it's silky and velvet smoke producing an interesting mouth feel.

Definitely a good choice for an after dinner desert.

Guillermo Leon 6x60

A massive 6x60 cigar with a clean foot, tight cap, and densely filled with tobacco, this cigar had an impressive draw.  As it's size and wrapper color might have implied, it is a heavy flavoured cigar consisting of creamy raisin sweetness, honey notes, toffee, and white pepper spice.  A nasal exhale revealed two interesting properties, an inviting floral bouquet and ammonia, which can be translated as having high aging potential.

I mostly shy away from such large cigars as the size for the most part represents inconsistency of flavours during the smoking, however this one performs well beyond my expectations.  A word to the wise though, not high in nicotine, this cigar is one of those to be enjoyed after a nice dinner.