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Again, lead by hype I had to try the new Liga Privada T52. I fired it up tonight and from the moment I punched this cigar I knew it was going to be a good smoke simply because the construction was absolutely flawless. It burns perfectly all the way throughout the entire cigar. It is set as a full bodied cigar and I would say that, that is dead on correct. Strong woody/cedary flavors. The wrapper is what really impressed me. It has United States Connecticut Habano wrapper. It…

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Okay, so I have heard a few people raving about this new Avo LE10 so I had to give it a try. I lit it up and instantly the flavors rush to the palate. I wasn't sure what to expect at all. The richness and complexity of this cigar has blown me away, it still has that classic Avo taste but it is like an Avo on steroids. It is rich full flavored, full bodied and amazingly tasty. The construction is of course perfect like any other Avo and the draw is flawless. The cigar truely builds from light to… Continue

I decided to give this cigar a try and see if it lived up to the Davidoff name. I was very impressed with this cigar, it was more full bodied than every Davidoff that I have smoked. The size I smoked was the Chequers which is a corona extra size with a 46 ring size and 5.5 inch length. The ring size was perfect and allowed the equadorian wrapper to shine through with the full flavor that this cigar offers. It had a slight spice with the typical Davidoff sweetness to round it off with the… Continue

I smoked an Illusione 888 tonight and honestly forgot how good this cigar was. It was one of those cigars that was hyped up when it was released in 2007 and I wanted to smoke it again and see if it really was as good as the hype. Well, it is, it is a fabulous smoke medium to full bodied all Nicaraguan and has a lot of peppery notes to it. The ring gauge is perfect at 48 and it allows just enough wrapper to add a lot of flavor but yet enough filler to mellow it out. They double bind these cigars… Continue

I was thinking today about all the amazing cigars that have come out this past year, and I think the Padron 45th may have been one of the best cigars I have ever smoked, I am curious to see what you guys think. What is the best cigar you guys have ever had?