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Here is the info from Al Argenti on purchasing the Entubar (he is also emailing me a document that lists the retailers): Entubar is a brand that will only be sold to brick and mortar tobacconists and will not be made available for online or catalog distribution (unless, of course, a brick and...

Awesome! This is the first "legal" smoke plant I've seen grown inside! Hope it goes well...

Great review and pictures. I keep seeing reviews on this stick pop up. What's the price point on this one?

It's a fairly new stick, I think they debuted it at the recent show in New Orleans. The press release said they intend to do a release in mid-October to 150 retailers and I think the online retailer will be cubancrafters.com but I'm not positive about that. The "Berger" of the "Argenti and...

Morning folks, the coffee may not be enough today...

Thanks for the review, nice pics!

Thanks for the post, great pics. I recently smoked the Panacea Black and had a bad experience with it so I went back and looked at your post on it. You mentioned "There was something about the aftertaste though that just wasn't as enjoyable as most cigars I smoke." I had the same problem, the...

Sorry fellas, I'll refrain from including links, next time I'll insert pics into the post instead of mentioning the blog. I enjoy reading the various forums at CP and admittedly don't make many posts other than reviews, but I will start doing so. I've already picked up several cigars mentioned...

Thanks for the review! I'm a big RP fan and I've been eyeing the 61 and the other new one, Patel Brothers of whatever it is. Great job!

See Pictures Here Size: 5¼x54, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian ‘Desflorado’ Connecticut-seed Filler: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Strength: Full Price: $8.99 Score: 9.6 Today we review the newest cigar from Berger & Argenti, the Entubar. The release of this cigar was recently announced at the 77th...

Size: Torpedo, 6×52 Factory: Tabadom, Dominican Republic Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Filler: Dominican and Central American Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $49.95 (Gifted) Grade: 8.9 (Matt); 8.7 (Jed) Cigar.com graciously sent us a sampler of their 7 House Blends and today we...

Size: Torpedo, 5X54 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduran Strength: Medium-Full Price: Box of 20, $140 Grade: 6.9 (Chris); 6.6 (Jed) Henke Kelner recently re-blended the Zino Classic and utilized Dominican tobaccos, while still maintaining the original Honduran...

Definitely give them a try, especially for the money; I got a 5-pack and they seemed to get better and better. Not bad for a Famous Exclusive...

Size: Robusto, 5×50 Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Dominican Strength: Mild Price: Box of 20, $39.95 Grade: 8.5 My buddy and blog partner Jed introduced me to Cu-Avana a year or so ago when he left me with one of the naturals. It sat for a while, appearing to be nothing...

Original Post Here Size: Robusto, 5 x 50 Wrapper: Honduran Habano Filler: Honduran and Costa Rican Ligero, Nicaraguan Viso, and Panamanian Seco longfiller tobaccos Binder: Nicaraguan Seco leaf Strength: Full Price: Box of 20, $79.99 Grade: 8.6 As a big fan of boutique cigars, I must...