Quick Take: Indian Tabac Cigar Co. Hand Pressed Super Fuerte Maduro

Super Fuerte means super strong, and this Maduro stick from the Indian Tabac Cigar Co. has a kick, although I would not classify it as “super” strong.  This box pressed cigar is handmade in Honduras, and contains a blend of tobaccos from Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. I was immediately impressed with the taste – [...]

Tonight’s Tasting: West Coast Pale Ale (Home Brew) and Perdomo Reserve Maduro

Whoever wrote “it never rains in Southern California” hadn’t seen our weather of late.  (Actually it was Albert Hammond, and he was being intentionally ironic.)  But in any event, it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to head out to the Lido deck for a tasting.  Tonight I finally got to try my own home [...]

Quick Take: Siboney Robusto

Siboney (SEE-bow-Nay) is an in-house brand for Famous Smoke Shop, made by Alec Bradley. (Not to be confused with the Siboney Reserve cigars from Famous Smoke Shop, which are made by Don Pepin Garcia.) The Siboney consists of a blend of Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 & Honduran Criollo ’98 longfillers, Honduran binder, and a Honduran Trojes [...]