Prices: 4.5 to 5 x Cuba
Selection: Large humidor with little plume
Staff: Very Friendly
Rating: 9/10
I went to Thomas Hinds in Toronto and this place is nice with a large walk in humidor that is stocked. Saw the Cohiba Maduros, Cohiba Sublime EL 2004 $77.00 and alot of cigars that are pretty hard to find. The prices [...]
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I purchased this stick from Cheers Smoke Shop as a tester. It goes about $42 CDN. This cigar had near perfect construction and draw.
This is a very nice looking cigar and it had a clean crisp and creamy taste which surprises you when it evolves throughout the smoke. Very smooth cigar and it has the [...]
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Just received a box of 10 Cuaba Salomones (57 x 7 1/4). Yes its a 57 ring!!! I’m hoping to try these after they age a bit even thought the box code is OEB OCT 06.
Very nice looking perfecto as you can see from the close up.
They are some of the nicest perfectos made and [...]
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I recently puchased a box of Partagas Culebras from La Casa Del Habano in Toronto, Yorkville street for $90 a box. These cigars go about $30 in Cuba. Each box comes with 9 twisted cigars in three coffins.
Each coffin contains three cigars. They are 100% handmade (not like the old production) and the the size [...]
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There are 2 sites I like to use to find out what peoples opinion of a specific cigar is or where I can post my opinion. cigar-reviews.org is great for cuban information and cuban reviews. The other is top25cigars.com which is great for non-cubans and much more information. Cigar Aficionado has reviews but only [...]
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Bolivar Gold Medal is a beautifully rolled cigar in a dark wrapper. Gold Medals were originally released in Germany and then again produced for the La Casa Del Habanos Worldwide.
They are 42 by 6/5 inches long (I mentioned 38 instead of 42 by accident in the video) and covered in a gold cellophane wrap.
After taking [...]
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Prices: 2.5 x Cuba
Selection: Small humidor, Good variety of cigars, lots of plume
Staff: Average
Rating: 7/10
Cheers smoke shop is located on McCaul street downtown Toronto which is Dundas and University area. Owner’s name is Peter. He is a importer himself. It’s the best place to get your samplers since he has the best prices in [...]
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Drake’s rooftop offers a year round heated covered patio which is very cigar smoke friendly. Staff are very polite and the food is excellent. Heaters blast everynight from 8 PM till 3 AM. Its a great open space to have a smoke or two with friends. Drake Hotel is located on Queen west at:
1150 Queen [...]
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Besides the humidor there are some really great accessories that I find important.
Digital or remote temperature/hygrometer. -Both are great but the remote one is definitely a plus since you can keep it away from your cabinet humidor and monitor it without having to open it.
Humidity Beads and Humidifier – You can get these in 70% and 65% humidity [...]
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Tonight I received a very special cigar from Miami, Florida. I ordered a box of Oliva Serie V Double Robusto when I received www.bestcigarprices.com email promotion two weeks ago which they said they only have four boxes in stock. It went for $111.00 and I ordered a box and had it shipped to Miami since [...]
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