It was a churchill with a connecticut shade wrapper, contributing to this cigar was a white and gold label. There was a slight bitterness when I started off my smoke. I tasted a chalky or powdery substance like other cigars that I receied from Vegas de Santiago. This cigar is very smooth. The flavor kind of reminds me of the spring time, extremely fresh and natural. I would say it id mild to medium in flavor. I tasted some creaminess and coffee towards the center . I thought this cigar was very good. My ash held for a lengthy period. The smoke felt very mellow and gave me a yummy finish. Secretos de maestro was created r in memory of the late Cuban master Don Luis Lamas who was one of the 10 best in the world.
the finest tobaccoswere chosen which are available in Nicaragua and Costa Rica for the filler plus a special leaf for a more sofisticated taste with an Indonesian binder and a Connecticut wrapper from Ecuador.

I feel that a lot of cigar smokers are not hip to the Costa Rica Market of cigars. They have some really great premium quality and great tasting selctions.

I have had both the Chaman and their Special Edition. The Special Editon cigar i found was extremely flavorful and tastey. It came with a very sexy black and gold label with stars circumferencing the surface. It had a maduro wrapper and and a robusto shape. It had a bit of a chalky flavor which I have found frequent throughout all my Costa Rican cigars from Vegas De Santiago. But it did not ruin the cigar. It was ok. The ash held for a lengthy time, the structure was well made. It had a full bodied flavor and would be excellent for a seasoned smoker.

More info on the chaman cigar here

These super-premium cigars are only available to a very limited number of connoisseurs worldwide. The finished cigars are aged two years in the company humidor, enhancing the refinement and harmonizing the tobaccos. The Gurkha Symphony are available in three shapes, the Robusto, Churchill and Torpedo. I have had the the Gurkha Symphony torpedo. It had a very elegant black and silver label. The wrapper is a Connecticut shade leaf, with Dominican binder and Nicaraguan filler. It has a mild to medium flavor. This is a limited edition cigar that was purchased from a Gurkha representative.The taste was very smooth, creamy and toasty with a hint of cocoa. It was right up there with my Gurkha Beauty. It reminds me of an AVO brand with its smooth and creamy flavor. This is a great cigar! Gurkha does it for this girl all the time!

I was fascinated by this beauty for some time because of its almost very black maduro color and finally decided to try it. It delivers toasty notes of coffee. The 10 year old Ecuadorian sumatra wrapper is a beautiful oily wrapper that delivers full bodied spicy flavors along with the 5 year old combination of Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers and binder. It has a gold and maroon color label. This cigar has great structure and my ash stayed true.

Oh my, I really like this cigar. I had a maduro wrapper, corona chape. It was perfectly aged and the wrapper was oily and rich in flavor. This cigar is medium bodied and the flavor was absolutely delicious. The flavor was floral and a hint of cedar. It has great structure. The ash held for a long time.

This has a very likeness of the Perdomo's Champagne. It is apart of the similar line of cigars while wrapped in its orange cellophane wrappers to conceal the freshness. Perdomo's cabinet Series P is a medium bodied cigar. It has a connecticut leaf wrapper. It is flavorful, has a citrus aroma, extremely woody and toasty with a smooth draw. The flavor changed in the middle delivering a more pungeunt aroma. It has double-aged Cuban-seed tobaccos. Grown in the rich, dark soil of the Perdomo family plantations nestled in the Nicaraguan regions of Esteli, Condega and the Japama valley

This is a very creamy and mild cigar. It has a bit of a toasty and woody flavor. It delivers a excellent draw and a supreme smoothness. These are individually wrapped in orange cellophane wrappers that conceals the freshness. Once the wrapper is removed, this cigar reveals its beautiful oily or shiny connecticut shade wrapper. The filler is a mild blend of diverse, Nicaraguan-grown Cuban seed tobaccos that are double-aged for extra smoothness.

You may have seen this dreamy wonder in your latest copy of Cigar Aficionado or Cigar Magazine alongside Pierce Brosnan aka James Bond 007. This cigar maintained its light flavor throughout the entire smoke. I was able enjoy my smoke during a dreadful cold. This has no overwhelming smoke or flavor. It delivered a mildness, smoothness and toasty flavor. This cigar has a silky connecticut seed Ecuadorian shade grown wrapper . The filler includes Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos. I really enjoyed the Monte Cristo White Label and would love to savor this again. Cigar Aficionado gave this a 91 while Cigar Magazine gave it a 90.

I have had the Carbonell on several occasions. I am thoroughly impressed with this cigar. I love their pipelike cigar. It's size is 10x60. This cigar is practically a foot long and has such a large gage. Sometimes I feel like I am holding a pipe. Although Carbonell comes in a varitey of sizes, this is my favorite. This is an all day cigar. It's perfect for a nice golf outting or a sporting event that may last for at least four hours. Carbonell cigars are the largest-selling premium cigar brand in the Dominican Republic. The brand, which originated in Cuba in 1907, debuted in the U.S. in 1996. Presented in bundles of 50 and 5-packs, Carbonell cigars are made in Santiago with a mild, well-balanced blend of flavorful, high-quality Dominican tobaccos capped with a savory Indonesian wrapper that burns with an exquisite aroma. A surprisingly well-made cigar that's consistently sweet throughout with no trace of bitterness.

This cigar is apart of a line of cigars in honor of golf. Stated by, Tabacalera Perdomo President Nick Perdomo "We all know that smoking cigars and playing golf go hand in hand". This cigar is a looker, encased in a glossy black tube along with its gold and emerald label. I thought it was interesting enough, although I felt the label was a bit cheesy, not elegant or refined. This was a pretty huge cigar, called "Hole-In-One" (9 x 52). It has a connecticut shade wrapper, medium bodied, the flavor was tasty enough and a bit more seasoned from what I usually enjoy. This cigar has a bit of aging Spanish cedar.

This was my very first cuban cigar. I mean this cigar was so beautiful. The flavors was so delicious and delightful. I was a skeptic for cuban cigars until I tasted this smooth and yummy cigar. I would not suggest smoking this on an empty stomache beacuse this cigar crept on me. Take this slow, relax, and enjoy if you can get your hands on this cuban delight. This cigar had a beautiful light wrapper with a lovely gold label. The ash on this cigar sat for long time, what great structure. It was truly a dream. Here is a pic

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This is a pretty good cigar. I have had this in both the torpedo and lonsdale shapes. I enjoyed the earthy, flavorful cigar. This went well with my Mango Madness, a nice chillled slushy drink. The Torano Exodus 1959 Silver Edition is a medium to full bodied cigar with flavors of citrus and wood. The beautiful Criollo wrapper blends magnificently with the combination of Honduran, Mexican and Costa Rican filler.

When I first heard the story of this cigar, I knew I had to try one. I held out on smoking this cigar because of its significance. The Gurkha Grand Reserve is infused with Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac. A single bottle of this cognac sells for about $1,200. That was enough to sell me. Where other cigar makers may dip the cigar or tobaccos in cognac, this is infused in cognac three times. The cigar wrapper is sweet and immediately at the first puff, you can taste the cognac! I was like, wow. Normally, I may punch my cigars but this cigar had to be cut to truly enjoy the remarkabilty. These cigars are individually placed in a glass tube case and sealed with a wax cap. Gurkha is considered the Rolls Royce of Cigars and it truly lives up to its name with its rarity, uniqueness, individuality and quality. I can not help to feel like it is a special occasion when I smoke one of Gurkha's collections. The Gurkha Grand Reserve has been given 4 hearts for uniqueness and esquisiteness. Although I was not truly sold with the flavor, everything else sold me from the process of making this cigar, to its case.

This was a very smooth cigar and my second cuban. The flavors was so yummy. I went to heaven with this. This is a cigar with very little smell. It is extremely mellow. The taste is full-bodied, yet smooth and mild. This is a definite must do again on my list.

This is would be my favorite cigar. I lit up the very first time I saw the cigar. It has a frosty tube casing and a gold screw-on cap to compliment this Beauty. And if that wasn't enough, their is a long piece of wood to dress the cigar , a wide gold label and another label that is black and silver that says"BEAUTY" How hot is that? I love it. This cigar is running neck to neck with the Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 for me. It is so smooth and delicious. I am in love with the width. This is the widest cigar I have ever had. I think I am going nuts dreaming about this cigar. It's ring is a 58 opposed to other cigar widths that are about a 50 to a 55. The length is 6.5 inches. So this cigar is a keeper in my book. I have to warn you, they run kind of pricey and they can be limited in stock. It also has a nice creamy caramel color to it. It is very elegant and nice. This cigar is a follow up of Gurkha's BEAST. So I will be trying the BEAST next! Here is a picture of this wonderful dream.

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Very nice Cigar. They say this cigar is for the seasoned smoker ONLY, due to the spices, strength and explosiveness. It is very rich in flavor and aromas. I think I handled it quite well, actually. But I am sure the more seasoned I am, the more I will recognize its uniqueness. It does vary in flavor and gets tough. Somewhere in the center it kicks in flavor and aroma. The best way I can describe is, it had a hint of orange and other scents. I was thoroughly impressed because it is probably the most flavorful cigar that I have had.

This is a great Cigar. This Cigar has the smoothness and creaminess that I enjoy the most about my cigars. The Padron family is one of the most sought after cigars around. I am not sure which particluar cigar from the Padron Series I smoke. So therefore, I have to go back and smoke this again and edit my review.

This is a silky, creamy, yummy cigar, one of the best selling premium Dominican cigars in the world. It is mixed with 5 different tobaccos which gives it its creamy and silky texture. Wood and nuts contributes to the aroma. This was an awesome cigar for me and I believe great for any new smoker.

This was a dollar cigar. At one of the cigar shops I frequent, there was a bin full of $1 cigars. I was like awesome, I would love to try it. How bad can it be? This was some real crap. The terminology, Laissez Faire means "let it be" or Let it alone" The 18th century adopted the french term as basically, meaning Let the People run the show and government not intervene with actions of individuals. Well someone should have intervened and spruced up this cigar. It was not worth a dollar. The filler tasted like horse's hay.

A Vega is specific plot of land on a farm where tobacco growing takes place. Hecho A Mano means "made by hand". Vegafina is one of the most sought-after Dominican cigars in Europe. I really enjoyed the Vegafina, Hecho A Mano. The first half of this cigar was was soft, smooth and creamy. After smoking for a while, the cigar was rich in flavor and aromatic. This is truly a luxurious cigar.

I highly recommend Gurkha's collection of cigars. They are truly unique and luxurious. I have not experienced a bad smoke with any Gurkha cigar. This was truly an esquisite cigar. I tried the Churchill which was 7 x 48, a perfect length. This unique cigar has a signature frayed edge which is where the name Shaggy comes from. It was so smooth contributing to an intoxicating flavor and aroma. Very nice Here is a picture.

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These particular cigars are available once a year. The brand name Macanudo is the best selling brand here in the states. The Gold Label is light in shade and a connecticut wrapper. I found it to be very elegant and appealing at first glance. I found this cigar to be extremely flavorful, smelled great, however, a bit too sweet and bitter for me. The draw was a bit tough as well. I did not enjoy smoking this cigar at all.

Acid has won my heart. The Acid liquid is apart of Acid's Red Line of cigars. The Cigar is short and fat. It is a mild to medium bodied cigar. It has a hint of cashew and other spices. This cigar had a minty taste and aroma. The spices appeared to be peppery and it had a nice draw. I really enjoyed this cigar. Way to go, Acid! Here is a picture of this unique beauty.

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This is a very smooth cigar. It was a bit spicey. I enjoyed the smoothness and richness of this cigar. It was extremely mild and made me weak in the knees. This is a great cigar for newbies. I look forward to trying the rest of Punch collection of cigars. The filler is a rich blend of Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos.

This cigar was made in the Dominican Republic and is not associated with the Cuban Cigar made under the same name nor is it made from Cuban grown tobaccos.

Nording who is already a pipe maker partnered with Rocky patel to make these cigars. Made in the Honduras, these cigars have a pretty good taste. I enjoyed the leafy paper and the spicey flavor. This wasn't too bad.

This was a clean, smooth cigar. It is medium bodied, spicey flavor, and a nice draw. This is a good cigar for a beginner and will not break your pocket.

Blending Notes: Medium body with notes of cedar and coffee. This cigar comes in an assortment of sizes and shapes. The unique shape of this cigar caught my attention. This was a pretty good cigar and one I could smoke until my fingers burn. It stayed nice and smooth for a while. The Oliva Cigar Brand is rated very high amongst cigar aficionados and has been included as one of the best cigars of the year in 2006. Here is a picture.

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Considered the Rolls Royce of Cigars, Gurkha has done it again. I am a big fan of the Gurkha collection. I was instantly impressed with the smoothness of this cigar. It had a hint of sweetness, a nice tight roll and an overall heavenly presentation. This was pure enjoyment .

This is a cheap cigar and taste great! I mean they were good. This cigar is made of leftover tobaccos from expensive/premium brands. I was impressed and had to take a second look after smoking this cigar and paying a little over a dollar and a half. This was a pretty good cigar. I believe I will stock up on these especially when I am not up for breaking my wallet on a decent cigar.

As I stated before, I have never had a bad cigar by Gurkha. The quality is impeccable. This cigar is very smooth, medium to full bodied cigar. The flavor was dreamy and I couldn't help but wonder when I will take the time to have another one of these. Way to go, Gurkha.

It is a maduro cigar witha pyramid shape. From a little distance you might confuse this witha piece of dark chocolate. It has a scent of flowers or roses and later a bit of cocoa. I give it a thumbs up for uniqueness but not one of my favorites. Here is a picture

Picture taken from http://www.pipesandcigars.com

This is an extremely rich, full bodied cigar. This is not one of my favorites but seems to please the palette of those who enjoy a rich full bodied cigar. The flavor is extremely woody and earthy and perfect for a more seasoned smoker or those who can appreciate such a bold cigar. One can also appreciate its smoothness and ability to hold a lengthy ash.