Origin : Honduras
Format : Robusto
Size : 5 x 50
Wrapper : Pennsylvania Maduro
Binder : Ecuadorian
Filler : Nicaraguan
Strength : Full Bodied
Hand-Made
Price : ~$6-7 each

This is a guest cigar review by Austin Fruechting, a cigar aficionado and entrepreneur. Feel free to follow him on Twitter!

My name is Austin Fruechting, and I have been a cigar enthusiast for the past few years. I began smoking a pipe seven years ago and dabbled in cigars. After a couple years, cigars became my dominant preference. I believe there is nothing better than to socialize around, or relax with, a cigar, especially if paired with a good scotch or wine. Some of my favorite cigars include most of the Tatuaje line, Padron 64’s & 26’s, and Oliva V’s & Cains. I am an entrepreneur and my passion for business and for cigars has lead to the opening of my own cigar and wine bar, The 7th Street Reserve, which is scheduled to be open in the summer of 2010.

This is cigar is part of Rocky Patel’s limited release series and was gifted to me by a great BOTL.

Read the full review of Rocky Patel Winter Series 2009…

Origin : Honduras
Format : Robusto Grande
Size : 7 x 50
Wrapper : Costa Rica
Filler : Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : ~$5 each
More info about purchasing: 5 Vegas Series A cigars

We’ve got a video review of the 5 Vegas Serie A Apostle today, courtesy of Ernie. Enjoy!

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Origin : Honduras (Altadis USA)
Format : Corona Gorda
Size : 44 x 140 (5.5 in)
Wrapper : Mexico San Andreas Maduro
Filler : Dominican, Honduran
Binder : Mexican
Hand-Made
Price : ~$2-3 per stick
More info about purchasing Por Larranaga cigars...

At the recent celebration of my mother-in-law’s marriage I had the opportunity to share a beer and cigar with my sister-in-law’s husband (my brother-in-law-in-law?). He is a smoker, but not of tobacco products, so I wanted to give him something with a good flavor, but that wouldn’t have him running to the bathroom. Enter the Por Larranaga Cuban Grade. A while ago I discovered this cigar as a cheap, favorable, mild cigar that is perfect with coffee, or to pass out to non-smokers.

Read the full review of Por Larranaga Cuban Grade…

Origin : Honduras
Format : 11/18 roll (~ Toro)
Size : 6 x 54
Wrapper : Habano
Filler : Honduras
Binder : Honduras
Release : 2009
Hand-Made
Price : $100 for 5 cigars
More info about purchasing Camacho Liberty cigars...

Every summer since 2002, Christian Eiroa releases a special summer cigar in the Liberty brand. The Camacho Liberty 2009 was released in July of 2009, and only 40,000 of these were made. The filler and binder are grown in the Eiroa’s farm in Jamastran, Honduras. For those lucky enough to have a cigar from each release, this would be an interesting comparison among all of them. This is my first experience with the Liberty brand.

Read the full review of Camacho Liberty 2009…

Origin : Honduras
Format : Toro Grande
Size : 6 x 58
Wrapper : Costa Rican Maduro
Binder : Mexican
Filler : Honduran / Nicaraguan
Hand-Made
Price : ~$91.95 for a box of 20
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Nording cigars...

Rocky Patel delivers a private reserve cigar great to honor one of the world’s best pipemakers (Erik Nording). I had three in my humidor which were given to me by a close friend of mine, and I had enjoyed all three tremendously. I smoked the last one in order to write this review. The cigar (when available) can be found in four vitolas: a Robusto (5.5 x 52); a Torpedo (5 X 54); a Toro (6.5 X 52); and the subject of today’s review, the Toro Grande, a 6 x 58 masterpiece.

I looked in several websites to track down who carries it and how much are they running, but it was difficult to find a retailer that had them in stock. Most of them were listed as “Backorder.”

Read the full review of Rocky Patel Nording…

Origin : Honduras
Format : Robusto
Size : 6 x 50
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano
Binder : Nicaragua
Filler : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : $24 / 5-pack
More info about purchasing Padilla Cazadores cigars...

The Padilla family has been a cornerstone in the cigar industry for many years. The family history has been featured in many write-ups and websites. From their factories in Miami and Nicaragua, they have created great cigars such as the Signature 1932, the Serie 68, the Miami 9/11, and today’s featured cigar the Padilla Cazadores. This review will focus on the Cazadores Robusto.

Read the full review of Padilla Cazadores Robusto…

Origin : Honduras
Format : Robusto
Size : 5 x 54
Wrapper : Nicaragua
Filler : Honduras, Nicaragua
Binder : Honduras
Hand-Made
Price : ~$8 each; ~150 box of 24
More info about purchasing Di Fazio cigars...

Special thanks to Di Fazio cigars for providing me with a sample of these cigars to review.

Di Fazio Cigars were created last year by Carmelo Di Fazio, a 41-year-old Miami television executive. Born in Venezuela of Italian descent, Di Fazio is a self-described dreamer who loves to smoke cigars.

As others have noted, Di Fazio cigars are rolled at Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. factory in Honduras. That factory also makes Illusione and Alec Bradley Tempus cigars, among others.

They also offer the Picoso, which has been previously reviewed on Cigar Inspector and the Connecticut.

Read the full review of Di Fazio Maduro Robust…

Origin : Honduras
Format : Double Robusto
Size : 5 x 60
Wrapper : Honduras
Filler : Honduras
Binder : Honduras
Hand-Made
Price : ~$8-9 each
More info about purchasing Di Fazio cigars...

Thank you to Di Fazio Cigars for providing me with a sampler to try.

Di Fazio cigars are rolled at the Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. factory in Honduras, which also makes Illusione and Alec Bradley Tempus cigars. Di Fazio cigars are also available in a Connecticut and a Maduro version.

Read the full review of Di Fazio Picoso Double Robust…