Murcielago Capa Negra Great Go To Cigar
April 2012 - Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency
CIGAR REVIEW - This Murcielago is a decent smoke. Capa Negra makes a different flavor to your pallet and offers a deep smoke with strong draw from top to bottom... Another visionary creation from Eddie Ortega & Erik Espinosa, and the gifted hands of Don Pepin Garcia.
We are adding this one to our "Everyday Top Smoke" Category.
TOTAL = 85%
RECOMMENDED = Fair
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Casa Fernandez Value & Quality Makes It a Top Smoke!
April 2012 - Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency
CIGAR REVIEW - Casa Fernandez where do we start? It's a surprisingly excellent cigar.
It is a Torpedo Block press smoke with a thick taste and provides a lot of flavor and quality for the price (Retails around $7 / $8).
This is a fairly unknown smoke from the public. I have been asking about these around and you can only really find it in and out of Florida.
Regardless this is a little dirty secret and we all agree there is skills behind this smoke. It's not cutting it into our top list but definitely look after this cigar and the brand.
Bring it Casa Fernandez!
TOTAL = 89%
RECOMMENDED = Great!
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Alec Bradley "Black Market Test #2
April 2012 - Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency
CIGAR REVIEW - We have been worried and investigating about this smoke. This is Alec Bradley's Black market. We reviewed this cigar a month ago and I went back to re-explore this cigar.
I regrouped my partners and asked them to have it another try.
We came up with the same conclusions: The smoke is decent but lacks of flavors. It does not assimilates with the overal quality of Alec Bradley. Something is missing here and we can't find what it is.
Insiders told us some technical issues were spotted on the very first smokes that shipped out but it is hard for us to classify this cigar as a top smoke.
One thing is sure it is bolder than most ABs and has a different wrapper quality than most cigars from the Dania, FL based company.
We love Alec Bradley but CIA passes on this one.
TOTAL = Status Quo
RECOMMENDED = Fair
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Alec Bradley Prensado XXL Is BIG!!!
April 2012 - Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency
CIGAR REVIEW - We are again positive about this smoke it's a winner.
AB came up with this monster size Prensado that we found at our local Florida Cigar Bar.
It is a Prensado but with a lot more to smoke and gets a gigantic kick when you hit midsmoke.
That's where the surprise lays... Absolutely recommended.
TOTAL = 89%
RECOMMENDED = Great
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CAO Maduro Block Press Does The Job
April 2012 - Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency
CIGAR REVIEW - At CIA we are big fans of CAO's Italia but our feelings changed after trying on Traviata which was a very shocking finding...
But here is this very smooth filtered smoke with a highly pleasurable wooden taste to make us feel slightly better about CAO latest blends.
We are not as excited as some of other press partners that engaged in the usual grading (always 90 if you advertise with us) and results in unfortunate hype.
After explaining to so many people that we don't really care and the fact that we do not make any money to say this or that... It became obvious that certain brands are severely overrated.
CAO is a an all time American favorite brand but we are watching and we hope many smokes with more interesting blends will come out.
We wish all brands were on point but often not the case.
To summarize about this smoke it it solid and its wrapper is neatly perfected. This is a decent Maduro cigar with a very deep smoke and great draw. Well crafted but has a lack of picked up flavors in the blend that makes it fall off from our top list.
TOTAL = 83%
RECOMMENDED = Fair
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