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Romeo y Julieta Mille Fleurs Cigar Review

Romeo y Julieta Mille Fleurs Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry There are few vitolas of Cuban cigars as popular as the Mareva, and the Romeo y Julieta Mille Fleurs is a fine example of why.  The dimensions, 42 ring gauge by 5 1/8 inches, give around 40 minutes of smoking pleasure – enough to get a true...
Cohiba Siglo I Tubos Cigar Review

Cohiba Siglo I Tubos Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry The best-selling Cuban Cigar brand in the world may be Montecristo, but the most famous is undoubtedly Cohiba.  What began as Castro’s private reserve and became his gifts to visiting dignitaries has now established itself as the gold standard for Havana cigars.  In the early 1990s, to...
Partagas Shorts Cigar Review

Partagas Shorts Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry As much as we might wish they did, not all Cuban cigar moments last over an hour.  There are many times where time to smoke is short, leaving us searching for a stick that will deliver all the flavour we crave but will not fill the rest...
Montecristo Open Junior Cigar Review

Montecristo Open Junior Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry Montecristo produce the best-selling Cuban cigars in the world, and have been doing so since 1935.  Their famous brown bands and bright yellow boxes grace the humidors of any serious collector and aficionado.  Until 1969 only 5 standard production cigars were available, but today, there are many...
Cohiba Behike 56 Cigar Review

Cohiba Behike 56 Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry Some Cuban Cigars are more sought after than others, and the Cohiba Behike 56 is possibly the most coveted of all.  Certainly among cigars which are, on paper at least, regular production, it holds an almost mythical reputation among connoisseurs for its quality.  The scarcity of the...
Partagas Habaneros Cigar Review

Partagas Habaneros Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry There are no names more famous to lovers of Cuban Cigars than Partagas.  For almost 180 years it has been synonymous with quality and flavour.  Today the focus is often taken by the 3 sticks of the Serie D, the mighty Lusitania or even the weird and...
Fonseca Delicias Cigar Review

Fonseca Delicias Cigar Review

By Nick Hendry The Fonseca Delicias is a Cuban Cigar that can easily be overlooked by aficionados hunting for something new to try.  It is small, inexpensive and produced by a marca which is neither well-known nor extensively promoted by Habanos SA.  This is a shame, because it is an...
H. Upmann Connossieur A Cigar Review

H. Upmann Connossieur A Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry When Hermann Upmann left his native Germany to combine his career in banking with his love of Cuban Cigars he may not have even dreamt of how popular the cigars carrying his name would become.  For over 150 years smokers around the world have enjoyed their light-to-medium...
Juan Lopez Seleccion No. 1 Cigar Review

Juan Lopez Seleccion No. 1 Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry Juan Lopez is a name that many Cuban cigar lovers may be a touch unfamiliar with.  Despite being in operation for around 150 years there are now only 2 vitolas in the regular production line, although the brand is a fairly popular choice for Regional Editions.  Their...
Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto Cigar Review

Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry. Hoyo de Monterrey are one of the biggest names in Cuban Cigars.  Established over 150 years ago and classified as one of the 6 Global Brands by Habanos SA, they have one of the most recognisable bands and varied ranges of vitolas of any Cuban brand.  The...
Partagas Culebras Cigar Review

Partagas Culebras Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry The Partagas Culebras is a Cuban Cigar that looks bizarre.  There is no way around this; the trio of rustic, misshapen sticks twisted and entwined in a way that seems to defy logic bears few, if any, of the qualities we are told to look for in...
Partagas DeLuxe Cigar Review

Partagas DeLuxe Cigar Review

Whenever fans of Cuban Cigars look for a smoke with a full flavour and aroma, they more often than not will turn to Partagas.  Since 1845 the name Partagas has stood across the world for quality and a robust flavour profile that will pair with even the strongest, most flavourful...
Cuaba Exclusivos Cigar Review

Cuaba Exclusivos Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry There once was a time, in the late 19th century, when Cuban Cigars were of a vastly different appearance to the majority seen in our humidors and on our shelves today.  The fashion of the day was for cigars rolled in the perfecto format – tapered at...
Punch ManTua Edición Regional Italia Cigar Review

Punch ManTua Edición Regional Italia Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry Of all the innovations to be brought to Cuban Cigars by Habanos SA in the last 20 years the Edición Regional series is perhaps the most diverse.  With so many brands, distributors and vitolas involved the choice afforded to aficionados by the scheme is almost endless, and with...
Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan Cigar Review

Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan Cigar Review

by Nick Hendry Over the history of Cuban Cigars the tastes of smokers have dictated what comes out of the factories of Havana.  In the last few years more and more demand has been seen for thick cigars, ring gauges over 50 that are imposing to look at and deliver...