Reviews by Rick G.

It's been too long since I've reviewed a cigar. It's one of my favorite things to do when I'm running out of things to do in the office. That is, things I do to pretend like I'm working when I'm really just looking for an excuse to smoke cigars and get paid to do it. So to try and get myself back into the swing of things, I decided to pull the trigger and do another blind review. This cigar comes …

It isn’t much of a secret to anyone that I’m a fan of expensive cigars. If you tell me that someone made a limited-edition cigar that I won’t be able to find ever again if I don’t get some right there and then, I’m all over it. I love the serene wrappers, the beautifully embossed bands, and the overly detailed and pricy boxes. Now, you may be asking yourself: Is the Mark Twain Memoir one of these …

Today I decided that I wanted to blindly review a cigar. I asked my buddy Scott to pick out a cigar that I would likely enjoy, but something that I don’t already smoke regularly. My typical rotation is made up mostly of full-bodied smokes, so I’m a bit taken aback when a few minutes later, he came back with what I can only assume is a shade-grown toro that was de-banded and ready to …