Gifted by Srecko Pavicevic, owner of Global Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Tobacco from Nicaragua. Size: 5.6x50, Robusto. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, smooth and tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel, when lightly squeezed. Cold draw: Can't sense any particular flavour. 1st third: Starts of with a taste of barnyard … Continue reading 262. Condega Don Jose Robusto
261. La Cava Del Puro Sello Negro Oro
Gifted by William Kilander, President of the Swedish Cigar Federation. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Tobacco from Colombia. Size: 5.7x58, Toro Gordo. Wrapper: Light nutty, smooth with tiny veins. Construction: Slightly spongey feel when lightly squeezed. Cold draw: Almonds. 1st third: Starts with a taste of buttered popcorn, white … Continue reading 261. La Cava Del Puro Sello Negro Oro
260. Caldwell The King is Dead Manzanita
Store bought at Mellgrens Fine Tobacco. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Wrapper: Negrito Dominicano – 2008 Binder: Corojo Dominicano – 2006 Filler: Corojo Ligero Dominicano 30% – 2006, Negrito Viso Dominicano 20% – 2008, HVA 20/20 50% – 2010 Size: 42x4, Petit Corona. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, sandy but still … Continue reading 260. Caldwell The King is Dead Manzanita
259. Leonel 511 Robusto
Gifted by Srecko Pavicevic, owner of Global Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Colorado-Claro wrapper, filler and binder from Nicaragua. Size: Robusto. Wrapper: Light milk chocolate, silky smooth feel and tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel, when lightly squeezed. Cold draw: Light cedarwood notes. 1st third: Starts with a … Continue reading 259. Leonel 511 Robusto
258. Vega Fina Limited Edition Nicaragua Ometepe Magnum
Gifted by Anders Jonasson, Trade & Marketing Manager Habanos Nordic. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: All i know is that it's a pre-release cigar. A up coming limited edition cigar. Size: 5.5x54, Magnum with rat tail finish. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, silky smooth with tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel … Continue reading 258. Vega Fina Limited Edition Nicaragua Ometepe Magnum
257. Toscano Duecento 1818-2018 200th Anniversary Edition
Store bought at Cigarrummet. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Manifatture Sigaro Toscano celebrates the 200th anniversary of Toscano cigars with a new handmade cigar, unique in shape and smoke: the Toscano Duecento. Tobacco from Italy and North American Kentucky tobacco. Size: 200mm / 7.87" Wrapper: Dark chocolate, rough, bumpy … Continue reading 257. Toscano Duecento 1818-2018 200th Anniversary Edition
256. Room101 Farce Longsdale Pre-Release 2018
Gifted by Robert Caldwell, owner of Caldwell Cigars, and Martin Nelson, owner of Kind Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Farce. It’s a five-size line being produced at Tabacalera William Ventura, a frequent producer of Caldwell cigars, and distributed by Down and Back, LLC, Caldwell’s distribution company. As for … Continue reading 256. Room101 Farce Longsdale Pre-Release 2018
255. Caldwell Long Live the King MAD MOFO Corona Maduro
Gifted by Robert Caldwell, owner of Caldwell Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: A limited edition release, Caldwell's Long Live the King Mad Mofo Belicoso begins with a filler blend of Corojo '98 and PA double ligero fillers, bound in Indonesian leaf, and embraced by a spicy Mexican San … Continue reading 255. Caldwell Long Live the King MAD MOFO Corona Maduro
254. Caldwell AntiBlack Fresco Robusto
Gifted by Robert Caldwell, owner of Caldwell Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Didn't get much info about this cigar, only that it only was a few weeks old and should be smoked when it's still "fresh". If I remember correctly it was Dominican tobacco. Size: 4.9x52, Robusto. Wrapper: … Continue reading 254. Caldwell AntiBlack Fresco Robusto
253. Blanco Liga Exclusiva De Familia Connecticut Shade Robusto
Store bought at Mellgrens Fine Tobacco. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Blanco & Plasencia families manufacture Blanco Cigars at one of Plasencia’s five factories located in Estelí, Nicaragua. This factory is one of the most opulent and beautiful factories in all of Central America and is commonly referred to … Continue reading 253. Blanco Liga Exclusiva De Familia Connecticut Shade Robusto
252. Viking Cigar Valhalla Valkyrje Epicure
Gifted by Håkon Aanonsen, Viking Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: The cigars are blended by Ernesto P. Carrillo and produced at Ernesto's factory Tabacalera La Alianza on the Dom Rep. Ernesto is a legend in the cigar industry and is considered one of the world's best cigar manufacturers … Continue reading 252. Viking Cigar Valhalla Valkyrje Epicure
251. Rocky Patel Super Ligero Lancero
From my own collection. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Wrapper: Cuban-seed Honduran San Agustín Habano, Binder: Habano, Filler: Nicaraguan and Costa Rican Triple Ligero, Factory: El Paraiso Factory (Honduras) Size: 7 1/2x38, Lancero. Wrapper: Coffee bean, oily, silky smooth and tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel all over wjen … Continue reading 251. Rocky Patel Super Ligero Lancero
250. CAO Amazon Basin Limited Edition 2016
From my own collection. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Amazon Basin uses a rare tobacco called Braganca that is organically grown on unspoiled tropical land and harvested only once every three years. The Braganca leaf is thoughtfully surrounded by tobaccos from five different countries, giving you a smoking experience … Continue reading 250. CAO Amazon Basin Limited Edition 2016
249. Royal Danish Sangre Azul 2.0
Sponsored by Royal Danish Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: New blend, so it's a pre- release blend. Should be tobacco from Nicaragua. Size: 5x52, Torpedo Boxpressed. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, silky smooth, oily feel with tiny veins. Construction: A light squeeze gives a feel of firm but still a … Continue reading 249. Royal Danish Sangre Azul 2.0
248. Omar Rodriguez Reserva Escogida Toro
Gifted by Ramin Pourasghari, owner of YXtobak. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Omar Rodriguez is a cigar expert and author of the well known book "Cigar makers of Nicaragua" and this cigar is one of his special blends. Size: Toro Wrapper: Milk chocolate, oily but with a rough feel … Continue reading 248. Omar Rodriguez Reserva Escogida Toro
247. Royal Danish Viking Stories Valhalla Burning
Sponsored by Royal Danish Cigars. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: The Viking Series from Royal Danish Cigars are grown in Matagalpa, which is actually a highland coffee region in Nicaragua. There the climate is cooler, which means the tobacco grows slower, making it more flavourful and and powerful(just like … Continue reading 247. Royal Danish Viking Stories Valhalla Burning
246. Flor de Selva El Año del Cerdo (Year of the Pig) Toro Limited Edition 2019
Store bought at Cigarrummet. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Produced by Maya Selva Cigars. As the name implies, the cigar is being made in honor of the upcoming Year of the Pig, the next year on the Chinese zodiac calendar. The cigar has a habano wrapper from Jamastran, Honduran. … Continue reading 246. Flor de Selva El Año del Cerdo (Year of the Pig) Toro Limited Edition 2019
245. Partagas Maduro No.1 Habanos Festival Exclusive
Gifted by William Kilander, President of the Swedish Cigar Federation. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Partagás Maduro No. 1, offers the smoker all the flavour and intensity of Partagás, with a very special wrapper , selected from the best leaves harvested from the top levels of the “ Shade … Continue reading 245. Partagas Maduro No.1 Habanos Festival Exclusive
244. Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Double Robusto
Gifted by Merja Juselius, owner of Cigarrummet. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: This special blend was crafted by Carlos Fuente Jr. to honor his father – the patriarch of the brand and the namesake of this medium-bodied masterpiece. Many consider the Don Carlos series to be one of the … Continue reading 244. Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Double Robusto
243. Gurkha Cigars East India Co The Classic Cigar Havana Blend Toro
Gifted by a friend. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: The Classic Cigar: Havana Blend has been perfected using a proprietary binder and filler with twenty different tweakings of the blend to get it just right. With a San Andres Wrapper, The Classic Cigar: Havana Blend is a box-pressed and … Continue reading 243. Gurkha Cigars East India Co The Classic Cigar Havana Blend Toro
242. Ramon Allones Club Allones Edicion Limitada 2015
Store bought at Mellgrens Fine Tobacco. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Ramón Allones is one of the big names in the history of Habanos. Founded in 1837, it is also one of the oldest brands still in production. Cuban tobacco, from the Vuelta Abajo area. This cigar was a … Continue reading 242. Ramon Allones Club Allones Edicion Limitada 2015
241. Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Río Seco
Store bought at Mellgrens Fine Tobacco. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Hoyo de Monterrey brand was born in the plantation of the same name in San Juan y Martínez * (P.A.O.), in the heart of the Vuelta Abajo * (P.A.O.) region. Hoyo de Monterrey is located on the fertile … Continue reading 241. Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Río Seco
240. Bespoke Club Mareva Gold Limited Edition 2015
Gifted by Merja Juselius, owner of Cigarrummet. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: In 2014 to celebrate the partnership with Cigar Club Mareva, home of the Cigar Smoking World Championship, Bespoke cigars launched the Club Mareva Line. Many different versions have been made for this Club Mareva, the first one … Continue reading 240. Bespoke Club Mareva Gold Limited Edition 2015
239. Bentley Tobacco Churchill
Store bought at Cigarrummet. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: Bentley Tobacco is a German brand that mainly focuses on pipe tobacco, but has a cigar line of 3 sizes, corona, robusto and churchill. The cigar is made with tobacco from Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua. They also make a rum … Continue reading 239. Bentley Tobacco Churchill
238. La Aurora 107 Zeppelin
Store bought at Mellgrens Fine Tobacco. Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge. Information: La Aurora 107 Series is a celebration of their 107 years (2010) of producing cigars. This cigar has a wrapper from Sumatra Sun Grown (Ecuador), binder from Valle del Cibao (Dominican Rep) and a filler from Valle del … Continue reading 238. La Aurora 107 Zeppelin
Updates for 2019 & Year in Review
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019! I have heard your positive and negative feedback on my reviews. So this year I'm going to make some changes to my reviews and what I post on here. Firstly I'm going to add some short information about each cigar, I've done so on some cigars before when … Continue reading Updates for 2019 & Year in Review
237. Punch Descobridores Edicion Regional Portugal 2011
Private collection. Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, oily and smooth feel with tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel all over. Cold draw: Light cedarwood note. 1st third: Starts with a toasted bread and nutspread. 2nd third: Keeps the same toasted bread flavour now with a subtle hint … Continue reading 237. Punch Descobridores Edicion Regional Portugal 2011
236. Ramon Allones Petit Allones Edicion Regional Andorra 2013
Private collection. Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, oily and silky smooth with tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel all over. Cold draw: Cedarwood. 1st third: Starts with a white pepper spice, chestnuts, earthy sweetness and coffee beans. 2nd third: Keeps the previous flavours. The burn: Burns steady … Continue reading 236. Ramon Allones Petit Allones Edicion Regional Andorra 2013
235. La Flor de Cano Siboney Edicion Regional Canada 2014
Private collection. Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, oily and smooth feel with tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel all over. Cold draw: Light cedarwood note. 1st third: Starts with a spicy cedarwood, like cinnamon and toasted bread together. 2nd third: Keeps the flavours overall, maybe a tad … Continue reading 235. La Flor de Cano Siboney Edicion Regional Canada 2014
234. Juan López Seleccion No.5 Edicion Regional Francia 2010
Private collection. Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge. Wrapper: Milk chocolate, silky smooth with tiny veins. Construction: Firm even feel all over. Cold draw: Sweetness. 1st third: Starts with a caramel sweetness and a smooth nutty cappuccino note. 2nd third: Keeps the smooth flavours from part one. The burn: Burns hasty … Continue reading 234. Juan López Seleccion No.5 Edicion Regional Francia 2010