EL Oso Fumar, Author at Cigar Dojo

89%Stars & Stripes

The American Robusto

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...

83%Grapes of Wrath

Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild

EL Oso Fumar

March 28, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

La amistad—friendship, to those who don’t speak the romance language of Spanish. It is certainly an apt description for the relationship that A.J. Fernández has with the premium cigar industry right now. His fi... Read More...

90%Twists & Turns

Long Live the King MAD MF Corona

EL Oso Fumar

March 8, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

I find Robert Caldwell’s story so rich and froth with intrigue. One could spin this review and take it down so many roads. I could conjure T.H. White from The Once and Future King, “The bravest people are the o... Read More...

87%Toil & Trouble

Grimalkin Toro (2018)

EL Oso Fumar

January 28, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

What's done cannot be undone. Sorry Will, Scott Zucca (owner of Emilio Cigars) and James Brown (of Black Label Trading Company and BLK WKS Studio) don’t care to live by your pointed words. The Emilio Grimalk... Read More...

88%Well-Behaved

Protocol Official Misconduct Toro

EL Oso Fumar

December 28, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

We’re cigar nerds. Juan Cancel and his fellow nerds owners, Bill Ives, Bill Agathis, and Kevin Keithan, have come a long way since their initial launch in 2015. But, if you ask (or, in some cases, don’t ask)... Read More...

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