KATMANCROSS
Katmancross
- Location
- The Midwest,
- Birthday
- January 01
- Title
- Your Highness
- Bio
- This is the home for my cigar reviews..and thoughts about life.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Cigar Review- Pinar Del Rio
Liga Especial Reserva Superior
May 19, 2012 01:18PM - Beware of the Mooch.
May 18, 2012 05:39PM - Cigar Review- Viaje Late
Harvest
May 18, 2012 11:30AM - Cigar Review- Viaje Oro
Delicado
May 16, 2012 12:57PM - Cigar Review- Viaje Platino
Sueno
May 15, 2012 12:18PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Hey Jimbob,
All is
well.
I've found the
smaller sticks are more
humidor friendly.
T…”
May 11, 2012 05:58PM - “I thought you liked
young chicks in their
60's?”
April 27, 2012 06:19PM - “Well done. I remember my
birth perfectly. They had to
coax me
out with a lox
and…”
April 26, 2012 05:46PM - “I have dreams about
you....We are naked. We are
running, hand
in hand, in a
huge…”
April 26, 2012 12:35PM - “Thank you David and
Mahonri for becoming OS
members so you
could comment.
I value…”
March 22, 2012 02:34PM
Katmancross's Links
Cigar Review- Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior
Wrapper: Dominican Habano
Binder: Brazilian, Nicaraguan
Filler: All-ligero: Esteli, Jalapa, Dominican
Size: Gran Toro 6 x 54
Price: $8.00 +/- Depending on quantity bought.


I want to send out a big thank you to… Read full post »
Beware of the Mooch.
I can look back at this and laugh now. Although the spies on my FB page won’t think it’s funny.
Famous Smoke.com is one of the largest online cigar stores in the country. They allow you to review any cigar they have. Well….I left reviews but using my sick humor.… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Viaje Late Harvest
Fábrica de Raíces Cubanas- Honduras
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Size: Robusto 5 x 50, Corona Gorda: 6 x 48
Price: $9.00 (Ships FREE
at Rocky's Cigars)
Release Date: May 2012

Many thanks to my bitch, Mark Cowlin Jr… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Viaje Oro Delicado
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Size: Delicado 6 x 50
Body: Full
Price: Around $8.00
Hand-crafted in the Raices Cubanas factory in Honduras.

As usual, my benefactor is Mark Cowlin, Jr and Rocky’s Cigars… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Viaje Platino Sueno
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99
Size: Sueno 6 x 54
Price: $8.00

Right off the bat, I must tell you that Mark Cowlin Jr at Rocky’s Cigars provided the samples. And then I must tell you that… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Joya De Nicaragua Dark Corojo Anatano
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Full
Price: $3.50
Size: Corona 5 x 44
I want to thank Mark Cowlin Jr and Rocky's Cigars for the taste.

The wrapper is the color of dark oil. It shimmers in the light and reflects like a pool of… Read full post »
Cigar Review- VegaFina SUMUM Edicion Especiale 2010
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Cubano
Binder: Santa Domingo
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Peru
Size: Robusto Gordo 5 x 54 (One size only)
Price: $6.75
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Tabacalera de García

This cigar is the wo… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Room 101 Serie SA
Origin : Dominican Republic
Wrapper : Mexican San Andreas
Binder : Honduran Corojo
Filler : Honduran Corojo and Criollo
Size: 6 x 60
Price: $7.60 at Rocky’s Cigars

The Room101 San Andreas line… Read full post »
Cigar Review- La Palina El Diario Toro
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Fabrica de Tobacos Raices Cubanas
Wrapper: Honduran Corojo ’99 Rosado
Binder: Honduran Criollo ’98 (x2)
Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98
Size: Toro- 6 x 50
Price: $10.00

Through… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Chess Extreme Natural Ecuadorian
Wrapper: 5 year old Ecuadorian
Binder: Domincan
Filler: Nicaraguan Ligero 98, Seco Corojo
Size: 4 x 64 Torpedo
Price: $6.00
Body: Medium
The Chess line is available at one online story only: www.ranchomaduro.com

Ken Ballone is… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Avo Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Special Sun Grown "Seleccion 702" (Ecuadorian Sumatra)
Binder: Dominican Piloto
Filler: Dominican Criollo Ligero, Piloto, Cubano Viso, San Vicente Ligero, Domincan Olor Ligero, Peruvian Seco
Size: 6-1/2 x 54 Torpedo
Price: $15.00 when purchased in a box of 10
Thanks to Rocky&… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Amero Corojo
Wrapper: Corojo (Country?)
Binder: Dominican
Tobaccos: Colombian, Ligero 1996, Olor Dominicano, Seco Cubano.
Size: Robusto 5x52
Price: $6.00 or less.

The only American distributor of Amero cigars is Rancho Maduro in Reno, NV. Owner, Ken Ballone will b… Read full post »
Cigar Photos- Cigar Bands- Close-Ups

CROWNED HEADS FOUR KICKS

TATUAJE AVION

CHESS EXTREME ECUADORIAN

CROWNED HEADS FOUR KICKS

NESTOR PLASENCIA HUMO JAGUAR

INFERNO BY OLIVA
Cigar Review- Tatuaje Avion
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Size: Box Pressed Perfecto Grande 6-3/4 x 48 x 52
Thanks to Prime Cigar in Brookfield, WI. My local B & M. I bought this cigar from them but I'm glad they are there.

Cigar Review- Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Conn Broadleaf
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Size: 6-1/2 x 52
Price: $13.00
Thanks to Rocky's
Cigars

Each Cojonu 2012 blend is box-pressed 6 1/2 x 52 toro vitola. A new, small venture in the Tatuaje line. The collaboration between Pete… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Chess Extreme Corojo
Wrapper - Nicaraguan Corojo,
Binder - Dominican Olor,
Filler - Nicaragua (Ligero '98 & Seco Corojo).
Size: 4 x 60
Price: $6.00 (Price fluctuates dependent on amount purchased)
The large Chess band with the blend band below it is very attractive. It catches… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Crowned Heads Four Kicks
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder & Filler: Nicaraguan
Strength: Medium
Size: Robusto 5 x 50
Price: $7.00
Thanks to Pipes and Cigars. com
Crowned Heads is the name of the company started by Jon Huber of CAO. He took with him Mike Conder, Michael… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Capa Especial Sumatra
Wrapper: Sumatra
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Price: $13.00
Each Cojonu 2012 blend is box-pressed 6 1/2 x 52 toro.

“Rolled in Miami's Little Havana at the fabled El Rey de los Habanos factory, these cigars are made in the… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Canimao Double Corona
Cigar Review- San Lotano Habano
Wrapper: Brazil
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua
Size: Churchill (7 x 52)
Price: $6.00-$7.00 Thanks to my good friend, Elissa, at www.charmedleaf.com

A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano line of cigars was introduced in its pre-release fo… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Carlos Torano Noventa
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan Habano
Filler: Nicaragua (Pueblo Nuevo, Jalapa, Condega and Esteli)
Size: Toro 6 1/2 x 54
Price: ~$13.00 by most online stores. CI is selling them for $2.80 each.

In case you haven’t already heard the story, the… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Room 101 OSOK Trucha (One Shot One Kill)
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Honduran Corojo
Filler: Honduran Corojo and Dominican Piloto Ligero
Strength: Medium to full
Size: Trucha (6.5 x 30 x 50 x19)
Price: $10.00-$12.00 Each


This is a Camacho cigar from its Room… Read full post »
Cigar Review- CAO Brazilia GOL
Wrapper: Brazilia Bahia
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Honduras
Flavor characteristics summary: Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Nutty, Espresso, Mild Spices, Licorice, Cinnamon, Malty, Sweet Tobacco,Well-Balanced, Full Flavored, Complex.
I play bass. And when I'm in… Read full post »
Cigar Review- La Palina Kill Bill
Wrapper: Honduran Corojo Rosado
Binder: Honduran Criollo
Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo
Size: Petit Corona 4.5 x 40
Price: $9

La Palina’s owner had this cigar made for his private stash. The size is due to the time Bill Paley finds do-able… Read full post »
Cigar Review- Viaje Super Shot 10 Ga
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Price: $6.50 each
Body: medium/full

Viaje has a habit of not disclosing the ingredients of their cigars. I discover from the packaging that this is 100% Nicaraguan... as is most Viaje cigars.
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