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Puro Del Oro Cigar Review

Have a Cigar: Puro Del Oro Petit Torpedo

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Name: Puro Del Oro Petit Torpedo

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Torpedo

Size: (5 inches x 64)

Strength: Medium to Full

Earthy, creamy with coffee notes, the Puro Del Oro Petit Torpedo is a decent budget cigar that you can enjoy while you read the news or a good book after a long day.

Good draw. Thick, cloudy smoke. Good burn, though a little uneven when my draws became a little sporadic. But that’s because I was drawn into the book I was reading.

The story I was reading while smoking was Nikolai Gogol’s “The Nose.” I found it to be funny and entertaining. Every now and then, however, words of wisdom suddenly surfaced. Here’s a quote from it:

But there is nothing enduring in this world, and that is why even joy is not as keen in the moment that follows the first; and a moment later it grows weaker still and finally merges imperceptibly into one’s usual state of mind, just as a ring on the water, made by the fall of a pebble, merges finally into the smooth surface.

from “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol
Avo Regional South Edtion Cigar Review.

Have a Cigar: Avo Regional South Edition

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Name: Avo Regional South Edition

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Torpedo

Size: (7 inches x 52)

Strength: Medium

I smoked this one when I was wasted. It was past midnight, but we had guests over. We were drinking whisky and wine, so I offered them cigars. Only one of them accepted, so I chose to light one as well… only so that he doesn’t smoke alone.

The guest picked a Cuban without thinking much about it, but I wasn’t so sure about what to smoke. I had already burned three cigars that day. I looked into the humidor, and a moment passed. I finally chose the Avo Regional South Edition. I had already tried the Avo Regional North Edition, and I had liked it.

All in all, it was a good cigar.

Have a Cigar: Edicion Roja Gran Reserva

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Name: Edicion Roja Gran Reserva

Country: Honduras

Shape: Torpedo

Size: (5 1/2 inches x 52)

Strength: Medium

Edicion Roja cigars never fail me. My first Edicion Roja cigar was the Cinco, and the one I recently lit is called Gran Reserva. It’s a torpedo that smells like a new car filled with salted caramel candy. I paired it with Glenfiddich 12 and smoked it while grilling chicken wings, shish tawook, and striploin on my terrace. My friends, who were smoking other things, complimented the Edicion Roja on its appearance and smell. “That’s a sexy one.”

The cigar burned for an hour and a half, and, when I took the last draw, I wanted more. So I went ahead and lit a second one shortly after.

The Gran Reserva, I know, is a stick I can count on. I’ll definitely try to keep a few in my humidor.