Posts Tagged ‘6 x 52’

Review: Pride Cigars Corojo Torpedo – Amazing cigar under $5

by Ed on Cigar Diary the 17th Mar, 2010 has one comment already!

Facts:Pride Cigars

  • Size: 6×52
  • Wrapper: Corojo/ Dominican
  • Binder: Dominican
  • Filler: Dominican
  • Body: Medium
  • Price: Under $5

I’ll be honest, the first time I noticed Pride cigars, it was only because they were on display right under the Liga Privada No. 9′s at my local store. Then I learned that they are a local Tampa company, backed by generations of Cuban craftsmen. Tampa has a very long history of great cigar crafters, with the Ybor City area originally built around the cigar industries of Cuban immigrants.

With the whole “support local” mindset I grabbed a Pride Corojo Torpedo and gave it a ride. Read more

Liga Privada No. 9 Belicoso Review

by Ed on Cigar Diary the 10th Mar, 2010 has one comment already!

Facts:Lega_prav_lg

  • Country: Nicaragua
  • Wrapper: Nicaraguan Broad-Leaf Maduro
  • Binder: Brazilian
  • Filler: Honduran & Dominican
  • Strength: Bold
  • Size: 6 x 52

I’ve been dying to try this smoke. One Monday night after too long of a day I found myself at the Cave with about 4 asst. sticks I’ve been meaning to smoke but instead found myself drawn to the 15,000 cigar humidor anyways. After about 5 minutes of laps back and forth in the humidor, I kept coming back to the Liga Privada No. 9.

Something about this just ‘feels’ right in the hand. Like a warm gemstone this cigar has soul!


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