EL Oso Fumar, Author at Cigar Dojo

91%That Good Funk

Super Fly Maduro Super Toro

August 7, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future I wanna fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me — Stev... Read More...

89%Fire & Ice

Jacobs Ladder Brimstone

EL Oso Fumar

May 13, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

"I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause." —Jonathan Edwards It was my great pleasure to witness the unveiling of not one, but two of Southern Draw’s newest releases at the 2019 IPCPR (now PC... Read More...

87%The New Old

Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2019

EL Oso Fumar

March 31, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” —St. Augustine. Faith and hard work. It’s the very foundation of the premium cigar industry and the backbone to one of t... Read More...

90%Defiance Defined

Ilegal Habano Toro

EL Oso Fumar

January 30, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

“Vote early and vote often” — Al Capone How ironic that a life-long criminal poses advice that we should all follow? Yet very few Americans do actually exercise their right to do so. And it is with that apath... Read More...

89%Stars & Stripes

The American Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

January 1, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” — George Washington The introduction to this review is appropriately one sentence. Everything about this cigar, even its essence, is 100-per... Read More...

91%Standing Ovation

Luciano The Traveler

EL Oso Fumar

November 13, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All'alba vincerò! Vincerò, vincerò! — Giacomo Puccini's Opera "Turandot" — Let me add more to the paradigm that is me as the person. For rea... Read More...

83%In Session

CAO Session ‘Garage’

EL Oso Fumar

September 25, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

“Politeness is the poison of collaboration.” — Edwin Land It’s blunt, but I’ve always loved this quote. Any great project, especially cigars, takes hundreds of hands and a lot of trust and contribution to com... Read More...

89%Oh, Henry

Henry Clay War Hawk Corona

EL Oso Fumar

September 18, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.” — Henry Clay Full disclosure, my esteemed colleagues at Cigar Dojo know that I’m a huge amateur histori... Read More...

87%Midnight Run

Joya Black Nocturno

EL Oso Fumar

July 23, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

Isn’t it strange how life has a soundtrack? Something will trigger lyrics in your head to go off at a glaring volume and all of a sudden, you’re hit with a wave of nostalgia. Most of the time, the situation is ... Read More...

89%On the Dotted Line

AVO LE 30 Years Signature Double Corona

EL Oso Fumar

July 9, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

“There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles!” — John Hancock Hancock’s remark, of course, was made after being the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. The late Avo ... Read More...

89%Golden Blueprint

Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

May 8, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

“Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith” –Garth Brooks, "We Shall Be Free," c. 1992 It’s hard to take a glimpse at the Gran Habano Blue in Green without admiring it for all it encapsulates. Okay, e... Read More...

90%Lady Luck?

Pier 28 Oscuro Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

April 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

A common mantra frequently attributed to Thomas Jefferson: I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Is it possible we’ve found the Thomas Jefferson of the cigar i... Read More...

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