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H. Upmann Signature

Written by: bob
  • Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009
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A departure from the Upmann line in many ways, the Signature was introduced in 2007 to create a bit of excitement for the venerable brand. The first Upmann produced in Honduras uses filler blended from Nicaraguan, Honduran and Peruvian tobacco, and a Nicaraguan binder. It comes in two wrappers, ... (More)

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AVO XO

Written by: bob
  • Tuesday, 14 Apr 2009
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Manufactured by Dominican pillar Tabadom as Avo's top-of-the-line show-case brand. This means it has six different tobaccos, including the "specially fermented, matured Piloto Cubano from the Dominican Republic" (according to the company website); its binder is Olor (Havana seed, from t... (More)

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El Rey Del Mundo Honduras

Written by: bob
  • Monday, 10 Aug 2009
  • Total Comments: 7
  • Average User Rating: 4.25
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In Spanish, El Rey del Mundo means “King of the World”—a name fitting for what was once the world’s most prestigious cigar brand, with a price tag also deserving of the title.  Legend has it that this renowned cigar was created in 1848 by the famous Sancho Panza and G... (More)

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Montecristo Serie V

Written by: bob
  • Monday, 02 Nov 2009
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Introduced with much fanfare in 2001, the Serie V was Montecristo’s extremely successful bid for the then-exploding market for stronger cigars.  Handmade in the Dominican Republic, it features a Dominican binder, a blended Brazilian/ Dominican filler and a wrapper of hard-to-find, oily... (More)

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Sancho Panza

Written by: bob
  • Monday, 19 Oct 2009
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  • Average User Rating: 3.25
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Cigars are almost always associated with high value, but Sancho Panza tries to change all that by producing top-of-the-line cigars at affordable prices. Named after the literary figure in Miguel Cervantes's book "Don Quixote," Sancho Panza are created by cigar master Estelo Padron from ... (More)