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Two reviews that caught our attention this week:

Gurkha Expedition Toro

Reviewed by George at  Stogie Guys

George talks about his bad experience with this Gurkha.
Read the full review here…

La Gloria Cubana Reserva Figurado

Reviewed by Stinkie at  CigarBeat

Short cigar with an unusual format and a rather good value.
Read the full review here…

Origin : Cuba
Format : Petit Corona (Mareva)
Size : 129 x 16.67 mm
Ring : 42
Weight : 8.46 g
Hand-Made
Price : 7.40€/each
More info about purchasing Montecristo cigars...

In the days to come, I will be publishing a few reviews of cigars that I smoked during my stay in Dubai, UAE. I must say that I was pretty disappointed when I found out that Cuban cigars there cost even more than in France (considering that a pack of cigarettes is 5 times cheaper). That’s why I only smoked one Cuban cigar and that’s the Montecristo No. 4. According to some sources, this is the most sold cigar in the world (I know for sure that this is the second best-selling cigar in France, behind the Partagas Serie D No. 4). It is considered as one of the big classics.

Click here for the full review of Montecristo No. 4…

Origin : Nicaragua
Format : Robusto
Size : 140 x 22 mm
Ring : 56
Hand-Made
Price : ~$6/piece
More info about purchasing Padron cigars...

The Padron 5000 was just added to the inventory of my tobacco shop. Of course, I have to try all the new items first. When the owner opened the box it was love at first sight. I just knew that this was going to be a good cigar. I wasn’t disappointed at all.

Click here for the full review of Padron 5000 Maduro…

Origin : Dominican Republic
Format : Robusto
Size : 114 x 20 mm
Ring : 50
Strength : Medium-Full
Wrapper Color : Medium Brown (E)
Wrapper Type : Habana 2000
Binder : Indonesian
Filler : Dominican Republic
Hand-Made
Price : ~$10.00/each
More info about purchasing Gurkha cigars...

Being a major fan of the Robusto format, I knew from first sight at the tobacco shop that I would be picking up one of the Gurkha Regent Robusto cigars. After trying it, I’m glad I did, though I kind of got mixed feelings on this smoke.

Click here for the full review of Gurkha Regent Robusto…

Every week we carefully select the best reviews from the blogosphere:

Padilla Signature 1932 Torpedo

Reviewed by Matt at  Matt’s Cigar Journal

Matt has come up with one more amazing review. He’s slowly becoming our favourite cigar blogger :)
Read the full review here…

Perdomo Habanos Toro Maduro

Reviewed by Daniel at  Smoke N Spirits

Quite a few Perdomo reviews lately. We’ve just discovered another cigar-related website by the way, keep it up!
Read the full review here…

First of all, let me thank our sponsors TopCubans.com who provided us with such a great prize!

CigarFan and Cigar Jack were also very helpful and I sincerely thank them as well.

And, last but not least, I would really like to thank all of you who participated. Feel free to send more reviews in! :)

Now on to the results. In my opinion, two reviews really stood out (Perdomo Edicion de Silvio and Padilla Signature 1932) and I was counting on Jesse and Tom to help me make the final decision. Based on their undivided opinion, the winner of the 2007-2008 cigar reviews contest is… Matt with his amazing review of the Perdomo Edicion de Silvio! Congratulations and I will be contacting you soon by e-mail :)

Submissions for the contest are now closed. The winner will be selected in a few days, it will be announced here.

We have received the following reviews:

• Da Vinci Exhibicion A by Jesse (this is NOT Cigar Jack)
• Perdomo Habano Corojo Gordo by Scott
• Occidental Reserve Double Broadleaf Robusto by St. Jimbob
• H. Upmann Coronas Major Tubo (Dominican) by Steven
• Saint Luis Rey Regios by Furious
• Padilla Signature 1932 Robusto by Lucky7
• Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 Silver Edition Corona Grande by Brock
• Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Imperial Maduro by NJScott
• Montecrsto White Rothchilde by Daniel H.
• Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Double Corona Natural by Matt
• Dornier DO-X Robusto by Dwhiteacre

This week has brought some really good reviews:

JFR Just For Retailers Corona Gorda

Reviewed by Tom at  Keepers of the Flame

Not exactly impressive aesthetically, this stogie’s real value seems to be higher than 4 bucks that Tom bought it for.
Read the full review here…

Perdomo Habano Corojo Robusto

Reviewed by Walt at  Stogie Reviews

A thourough inspection of this cigar indicated that it’s a pretty good value especially if you like Corojo tobacco.
Read the full review here…