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My Father Flor de las Antillas

WillyStyl — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:36:53 +0000

My Father Flor De Las Antilles Size: Box Pressed Robusto (5 x 50) Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: $7 msrp Grade: 8.3 Click here to buy now The new My Father “Flor De Las Antilles” has been hitting retailers shelves the last few weeks and I love to try [...]

My Father El Hijo

WillyStyl — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:47 +0000

My Father “El Hijo” Smoke Inn Microblend Series Size: Box Pressed Robusto (5.5 x 52) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano (2009) Binder: Nicarauguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium to Full Price: 9.75 msrp (Box of 15, $146.25, Exclusively at Smoke Inn Cigars) Grade: 9.1 Click here to buy now So, after my good friend Da Mayor reviewed the [...]

Arturo Fuente Solaris

The Mayor — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:13 +0000

Arturo Fuente Solaris Size: 6X49 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Binder: ? Filler: ? Strength: Mild-Medium Price: $8.95 MSRP Grade: 9 out of 10 Click here to pre-order now When Smoke Inn announced its Microblend Series celebrating its 15 anniversary I was excited. But when they announced that Arturo Fuente was making the fourth installment of [...]

Pedro Martin Royal Lancero

WillyStyl — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:38:13 +0000

Cigar: Pedro Martin Royal Size: Lancero (7 x 38) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Maduro Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo Strength: Mild-Medium Price: Unknown (this was gifted) Grade: 7.9 So I’ve been on a small ring gauge kick for a while now, and have been cherishing the opportunity to sample various cigars out of my normal routine [...]

La Palina El Diario Toro

WillyStyl — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:18:49 +0000

Cigar: La Palina El Diario Toro Size: Box Pressed Toro (6 x 50) Wrapper: Honduran Corojo ’99 Rosado Binder: Honduran Criollo ’98 (Double Binder) Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98 Strength: Medium Price: $10 msrp ($200 for a box of 20) Grade: 8.9 Click here to buy now The La Palina El Diario, or [...]

Ortega Serie “D” No. 8

toasted — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:30 +0000

Ortega Serie “D” no. 8 Size: Robusto (5 1/2 x 50 ) Box Pressed Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Maduro Binder: Esteli, Nicaragua Filler: Esteli & Jalapa, Viso & Ligero Strength: Medium Price: $6.90 msrp Grade: 9.3 Click Here To Buy Now The Ortega Cigar Company was founded in 2012 by Eddie Ortega, formerly the “O” [...]

Romeo Pyramid by Romeo y Julieta

toasted — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:55:18 +0000

Romeo Pyramid by Romeo y Julieta Size: Pyramid (52 x 6) Wrapper: Dark Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Strength: Medium Price: $7.50 Grade: 8.0 Altadis USA, owner of the (non-Cuban) Romeo y Julieta brand has recently released an expansion of the R&J line under the name “Romeo”. The Romeo is a departure from the classic [...]

Quesada Q D’etat Molotov

The Mayor — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:37:55 +0000

Quesada Q D’etat Molotov Size: 5×58 perfecto Wrapper: Dominican Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Strength: Medium-Full Price: $7.95 Grade: 8.7 out of 10 Click here to buy now For my first review under the Toasted Foot banner, I chose the Quesada Q D’etat Molotov. Now here’s a little background on this 5×58 perfecto that, as the [...]

LA Flor Dominicana TAA 2012 Airbender Torpedo

WillyStyl — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:08:42 +0000

LA Flor Dominicana TAA 2012 Airbender Torpedo Size: 6 1/2 x 54 Torpedo Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Strength: Full Price: $8 MSRP Grade: 8.7 Click Here To Buy Now The 2012 La Flor Dominica TAA exclusive is a limited release cigar only available to stores that are members of the Tobacconists Association [...]

Drew Estate Unico Series L40

WillyStyl — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:02:38 +0000

Cigar: Drew Estate Unico Series L40 Size: Lancero (oversized) (7 x 40) Wrapper: Connecticut Stalk Cut Habano Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: $13 msrp Grade: 9.1 Drew Estate’s “Unico” series is the brand by which the makers of Acid, and Liga Privada release their small batch series of cigars. The “Dirty [...]

Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Sumatra

WillyStyl — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:47:40 +0000

Cigar: Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Sumata Size:Box Pressed Gran Toro (6 1/2 x 52) Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium to Full Price: $13 msrp ($312 for a book of 12 Sumatra & 12 Broadleaf) Grade: 8.9 Click Here To Buy Now Pre-Light : (1.8) The Tatuaje Cojonu was first released in 2003. [...]

Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Broadleaf

WillyStyl — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:54:18 +0000

Cigar: Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Broadleaf Size: Box Pressed Toro (6 1/2 x 52) Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium to Full Price: $13 msrp ($280 for a book of 12 Sumatra & 12 Broadleaf) Grade: 9.3 Click Here To Buy Now The Tatuaje Cojonu was first released in 2003. The Cojonu (or [...]

TheGarShop.com has acquired ToastedFoot.com Cigar Review Blog

toasted — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:49:37 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TheGarShop.com has acquired ToastedFoot.com Cigar Review Blog. Macon, GA – May, 2012 – After three years, Matthew Michael & Jed Jessup retire from ToastedFoot.com Matthew Michael and Jed Jessup, good friends that enjoy toasting the foot of cigars while catching up on life, launched Toasted Foot in November of 2009, after moving [...]

Farewell from Matthew & Jed

toasted — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:14:22 +0000

What an exciting 3 years it has been. Jed and I have loved every minute of our journey with Toasted Foot – connecting with readers, learning more than I ever thought imaginable about the cigar industry, and gleaning insight from other bloggers and industry veterans. We truly feel honored to have been invited and welcomed [...]

Litto Gomez Small Batch #4

toasted — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:06:34 +0000

Cigar: Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch #4 Size: Double Corona-ish (7×54) Wrapper: Dominican Pele De Oro Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Strength: Full (very) Price: $18.75 Grade: 8.6 CLICK HERE TO BUY At this point a disclaimer: I am typically not a big fan of Dominican cigars However there are some exceptions, mostly with LFD. I [...]

Candles for Men – Humidor Scent & Others

toasted — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:56:37 +0000

A friend of Toasted Foot recently launched a line of candles for men, and they smell great! Johnny at Valor Candles has done a great job with these, from personally testing the scent formulas, to finding a local pourer, and distributing them across the country online. I wanted to let you know about one scent [...]

Cigar Press Release: New from La Gloria Cubana

toasted — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:16:03 +0000

Continuing its tradition of innovation, Team La Gloria is proud to introduce La Gloria Cubana® Artesanos Retro Especiale, a collection that spent eight years in the making. Inspired by an antique humidor found at the El Credito® Cigar Factory, Michael Giannini and Team La Gloria toiled for nearly a decade to replicate the antique humidor. [...]

Cigar Review: Macanudo Cru Royale Robusto

toasted — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:08:54 +0000

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder:Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $104 Grade: 9.0 Released at the 2010 IPCPR, this brand follows the release of one my favorites, the Macanudo 1968. Produced by General Cigar and blended by Benji Menendez this cigar is a more full bodied offering from Macanudo [...]

Cigar Review: Esteban Carreras Connecticut

toasted — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:00:30 +0000

Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut (Aged 7 years) Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra Filler: Dominican Strength: Mild Price: Box of 20, $104 Grade: 8.8 The Connecticut is available in 4 sizes and range from $104 – $132 for a box of 20. There is mixed information online regarding the Binder and the Filler – while most [...]

Quick Toast: Tatuaje Seleccion De Cazador

toasted — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:09:12 +0000

Size: 5×50, Regios Wrapper: Habano Ecuador Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Strength: Full Price: Box of 25, $225 Affectionately known as the “Brown Label” or “Cabinet Selection”, the Tatuaje Seleccion De Cazador is the first line in the Tatuaje collection. The majority of the sizes are produced in Miami with two sizes being produced by Jaime Garcia [...]

What’s In Your Humidor: Paul Maldonado of Maldonado Dynasty Cigars

toasted — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:20:31 +0000

What’s in your humidor? At the moment, I only have The Mogul in the humidor I’m afraid. Guilty! I happen to be in “perfectionist-mode”and I end up testing The Mogul in different vitolas to get a sense of change in flavor profile. My favorite in my brand would be The Mogul because it happens to be [...]

Cigar Review: D’Crossier Imperium Class Vintage Robusto

toasted — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:20:58 +0000

Tony is back with another guest review – it’s always a pleasure having him join us! Size: 4 7/8×50 Wrapper: Costa Rica Binder: Equador Filler: Costa Rica/Dominican Price: Unknown I’m back for another review for my friends at Toasted Foot with another cigar I know nothing about. The only information I have is from a [...]

Cigar Press Release: Willy Herrera Joins Drew Estate

toasted — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:00:29 +0000

For additional information: Contact: John Brooke Phone: (786) 581-1800 Email: jbrooke@drewestate.com Miami, FL – On June 15th, Willy Herrera, formerly the blender and master cigar maker of El Titan de Bronze, joined Drew Estate. Willy is bringing his unique cigar skills and talents to this dynamic, rapidly expanding premium cigar manufacturer. He will be responsible [...]

Cigar Review: 262 Paradigm 4Sixty

toasted — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:47:37 +0000

Size: 4 x52, 4Sixty (Short Robusto) Wrapper: Brazilian Binder: Honduran Filler: Cubito, Columbian, and Nicaraguan (Seco/Ligero from Esteli and Jalapa) Strength: Medium-Full Price: Box of 20, $141.42 Grade: 8.8 We have previously reviewed the 262 Paradigm Box Pressed Toro here. Today we are reviewing the same blend, but in a different size that was created [...]

Cigar Press Release: New Cigar from Sencillo, the Sencillo Black

toasted — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:38:56 +0000

The outstanding quality and affordable price of Sencillo Platinum cigars have won them thousands of fans since they were introduced in March 2010. The new Sencillo Black-a collaboration between Nestor Plasencia Jr. and Keith K. Park, the man behind God of Fire and Angelenos cigars and Prometheus accessories, is sure to win the brand even more [...]