Wrapper: Honduras OSABinder: Connecticut BroadleafFiller: Nicaraguan, HonduranSize: 6.5 x 58Body: MediumPrice: $132.98 for box of 25 ~ $34.39 for 5 pack Written by Katmancross The OSA name is short for Olancho San Augustin….a region in Honduras. The CAO OSA Sol marks the first new blend released under the CAO brand since it was produced under

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  Wrapper: Shade grown Criollo – NicaraguaBinder: Sun grown Criollo – NicaraguaFiller: Honduras, NicaraguaSize: Belicoso  6 x 52Body:  Medium/FullPrice: $125.84 for box of 21 ~ $38.03 for 5 Pack Written by Katmancross Rated 91 by Cigar Aficionado Each Xikar HC Criollo cigar is handmade at the Nestor Plasencia factory. The four-vitola Criollo line features a

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Wrapper: Honduran TrojesBinder: IndonesianFiller: Nicaraguan, HonduranSize: 5.5 x 50Body: MediumPrice: $104.50 for Box of 20 ~ $33.56 for a 5 Pack Written by Katmancross   This Alec Bradley Family Blend cigar was awarded #16 in Cigar Aficionado‘s best cigars of 2009. According to Alec Bradley’s website, the cigars were created “expressly” for the fathers of

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  Wrapper: Havana SubidoBinder: NicaraguaFiller: NicaraguanSize: 6 x 60 Mighty-MightyBody: Medium/FullPrice: $115.44 for box of 25 Written by Katmancross On the pre-light, I am overwhelmed with bulbous aromas of walnuts, cedar spice, 0ak, pepper, and grass. For the first time, the foot does not intensify the aromas. They lay most prominent on the barrel of

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