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Brian Burt

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I have been smoking cigars since 2005 and reviewing them as a hobby since 2010. Initially, I started out small with a 50-count humidor and only smoking one or two cigars a month. Not knowing anybody else that smoked cigars, it was only an occasional hobby that I took part in. In March of 2010, I joined Nublive and Cigar Asylum, connecting me with many people who also shared an interest in cigars. Reading what they had to say about brands I had never heard of, I quickly immersed myself in the boutique brands of the industry and it was then that cigars transformed from a hobby into a passion.

Flor de las Antillas DeSocio

Flor de las Antillas was released last year by My Father Cigars Inc., garnering many favorable reviews and placing 14th on our 2012 Consensus list….

Room101 Serie HN 305

Back in June we posted a news story about a new limited edition line coming from Room101, the Serie HN. With filler made up of tobacco…

Flores y Rodriguez Exclusivo Short Perfecto

At the 2012 IPCPR trade show and convention Pinar Del Rio showed off a new Flores y Rodriguez line, the Exclusivo. The Exclusivo line was…

Drew Estate BOTL.org 2013

Earlier this year, PodMan Cigars and Drew Estate released its second cigar for the BOTL.org, the Drew Estate BOTL.org 2013. Last year PodMan Cigars released a…

Tatuaje Avion 13 (Prerelease)

Sometimes it is hard to believe that it was only a few years ago that unopened boxes of the Tatuaje T110 were readily available on…

Villiger 125 Lucerne

Last year Villiger made a strong push into the premium cigar market in North America with the release of its Colorado and Talanga lines. With…

AVO Serenata Robusto (Prerelease)

At IPCPR 2013, Oettinger Davidoff Group showed off its newest regular production cigar for the AVO line, AVO Serenata. Many of the AVO cigars are…

Toraño Exodus 1959 Finite 2013 Robusto (Prerelease)

At the 2013 IPCPR trade show and convention, Toraño’s flagship cigar, Exodus 1959, saw its first new line in four years in the form of…

IPCPR 2013: Graycliff

For the first time in a while, Graycliff’s booth actually took some work to find. This is a company that is interesting, it’s somewhat unclear…

IPCPR 2013: Palió

While Palió didn’t have anything brand new at the booth, they are still quite a ways away from where they started as a cutter company….

IPCPR 2013: Ezra Zion

We discussed this with Fred Rewey, but there are many different approaches taken by the Ezra Zion-distributed brands. Rewey travels to events than the boys…