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Review: Liga Privada No. 9 (2006)

In July 2006, the Liga Privada No. 9 made its first public debut at Drew Estate’s RTDA booth. The story has been told numerous times, but just for kicks, here’s what Drew Estate President Steve Saka said about it back before it was commercially released: Liga Privada No. 9 is the product of a cigar [...]

Review: El Centurion Lancero

I started Lancero50 with what I consider the perennial favorite amongst the mainstream releases as the best regular production Lancero on the market today, the My Father No. 4. And so fittingly, on Father’s Day nonetheless, I end with another cigar from the García family, one of the most prized and cigar that many thought [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro Lancero

And it goes a little something like this… Two years after Pepín introduce the Series JJ, he added a Maduro. The line was first shown off at the 2007 rendition of the RTDA (now IPCPR) show. The idea? Take the Series JJ line and put Nicaraguan Corojo on it. What a damn great idea. The [...]

Review: San Cristobal Lancero

San Cristobal. I got nothing. San Cristobal is another Ashton line made by Pepín, similar to La Aroma de Cuba. I’ve tried a few, my thoughts are obviously after the jump, but that’s about it. An overlooked cigar, a cigar that is available at every online retailer and then some, and a cigar that is [...]