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(The) Contest Day 17: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No. 4

Sometimes magic happens. You take a blend we love, the E.P. Carrillo Short 2010, and a size we love, Corona—and they are put together. Made for Federal Cigar’s 90th anniversary, the limited edition Coronas were released late last year. I’ve smoked a few, but am letting most of mine sit. Why you might ask. Because [...]

Review: Liga Privada Único Serie Papas Fritas (Prerelease)

If I were to do a Top 10 list simply based off of the amount of a particular cigar I smoked in the past year, finding number one would be easy. Over the course of the last 15 months, I have smoked through bundles of the newest Liga Privada, the Único Serie Papas Fritas. A [...]

(The) Contest Day 16: Arturo Fuente Destino al Siglo Robusto

It’s the blend created for the 100th anniversary of Arturo Fuente, although it won’t be out until next year, Fuente’s 101st anniversary. There isn’t a whole lot known about this blend, but I’ve smoked my fair share, and it’s not just another Gran AniverXario. I promise. The Facebook post is here.(That’s where/how you enter the [...]

(The) Contest Day 15: Cabaiguan WCD 120 REDUX

This could be a really simple post, I bought nearly a half dozen boxes of this release. The Cabaiguan WCD 120 REDUX is a great cigar and showing signs that it might be better than the legendary original release from five years ago. The size is perfect, the flavor is incredibly unique and unfortunately, there [...]

(The) Contest Day 14: NUb Cain Daytona 460 (STUDIO TOBAC Event Exclusive)

Yes, everyone knows about the STUDIO TOBAC World Tour Sampler 2012, but that wasn’t the only limited edition available at STUDIO TOBAC events this year. There were two other cigars—a Studio Tobac Corona Gorda and NUb Cain Daytona 460—each limited to 80 boxes of 10 cigars. Once again, here’s your chance at something otherwise unavailable. [...]

(The) Contest Day 13: Liga Privada Único Serie Papas Fritas (Preproduction)

Papas Fritas will finally hit selves this months, or that’s the plan, and there will be a frenzy. Personally, it’s been my go-to cigar for 2012 and here’s one from an early bundle. This is from a preproduction batch from over a year ago. Given the prerelease versions I’ve smoked, the difference between the two [...]

(The) Contest Day 12: Quesada España Lancero

You guys asked for it, complained you’d never get a chance to try one; and we found an extra one. It’s a prerelease version of the highly limited Quesada Selección España Lancero, a release that is slated for a production run of 600 total cigars next year. Need I say more? The Facebook post is [...]

(The) Contest Day 11: My Father Federal 91st Cervantes Maduro

The Maduro version of the Federal 91st Cervantes was sold via phone and there were significantly more boxes than the Connecticut, so in many ways, it never gained the collector’s status the Connecticut had. Is it any less of a cigar? Nope. Even now, I still like the flavors of the Maduro better. The lucky [...]

(The) Contest Day 10: Arturo Fuente W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary

2012 was the 100th anniversary of Arturo Fuente and the 125th anniversary of W. Curtis Draper. The Washington D.C. retailer and the Tampa-based manufacturer teamed up to make a cigar, a really good cigar. It’s a tweaked version of the legendary Don Carlos Senior Blend and a cigar that flew under the radar until it [...]

(The) Contest Day 9: Tatuaje Noella Cuadrado

Released in 2009, the Cuadrado is arguably the least known Tatauje limited release of all time. It’s simply a box-pressed Noella box-pressed to give the cigar more cedar flavors. One could argue that Elite Cigar Cafe, formerly Cigar Shop & More, is the home shop for Both Brooks and I. Here’s your chance at Elite’s [...]