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(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 [...]

(The) Contest Day 8: Series X Celebrity

Uh-oh. In 2005, United Tobacco, i.e. the parent of the former EO Brands, the company headed by Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega, released the Series X, a Nicaraguan puro made by Oliva. Four sizes (Boomer (5 x 54/$5.80), Celebrity (7 x 52/$6.10), Chairman (6 x 60/$6.45) & Tabu (5 1/2 x 54/$5.95)) were made and sold for a [...]

(The) Contest Day 7: My Father Federal 91st Cervantes Connecticut

It was the second cigar in what has become a plethora of special edition Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped My Father cigars, and one of the most difficult to get. Only 50 boxes of 23 were released, and they had to be purchased in stores. When they were released in February, these were shockingly strong, and while they’ve [...]