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Many companies claim to have a philosophy to live and work by. They spout it like gospel in commercials and splash it across countless advertisements. And in the end, their philosophies are meaningless - a simple marketing tool. But I’ve come to the conclusion that high-end cigar brand Davidoff is different. Davidoff Cigars claims to subscribe to the philosophy of “The Good Life”: that living well is an art. They market their products, especially their cigars, to those “looking to take time to experience all the nuances of pleasure” that life offers. Sure, I know that it’s just a marketing tool… but they have a good point. After all, it sounds a bit like the experience of smoking a good cigar, doesn’t it?

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Origin : Honduras
Format : Corona Extra
Size : 114 x 18 mm
Ring : 46
Wrapper : Honduras
Filler : Italy, Nicaragua, Peru
Binder : Honduras
Hand-Made
Price : ~$5 each
More info about purchasing CAO Italia cigars...

It was a long-awaited smoke. When checking search statistics here at CigarInspector.com, one of the terms that would get most searches is ‘CAO’. This obviously means that this brand is highly popular in the United States and I finally managed to get hold of a couple of sticks. I’ll begin with a CAO Italia Novella and the Brazilia blend will follow.

CAO Italia is manufactured in Honduras from a Habano seed Italian tobacco mixed with Nicaraguan and Peruvian tobacco. The wrapper and the binder of this medium-bodied stick are from Honduras.

Click here for the full review of CAO Italia Novella…

Here’s our weekly selection:

Fonseca Habana Seleccion Black Prince

Reviewed by Kevin at  The Box Press

Kevin is back with his great reviews.
Read the full review here…

Litto Gomez Diez Americano

Reviewed by Matt at  Matt’s Cigar Journal

Matt’s blog just celebrated its 3rd anniversary (I had no idea that it was one of the oldest cigar blogs around).
Read the full review here…

Fidel Castro might not be the world’s most generous and friendly guy, but… you’ve got to admit that he has great taste in smokes. After all, it’s because of ol’ Fidel that the (justifiably) famous Cohiba cigar exists today. Unfortunately, it’s also because of Castro that they’re practically impossible to get in the U.S.

The first Cohibas weren’t commercial cigars at all - they were the personal cigars of Castro’s then-bodyguard, Chico Perez, rolled for him by a close friend. Castro admired them so much that he hired Chico’s friend to begin rolling cigars for Castro himself. They were reserved for Castro and his buddies until Fidel decided to release them for public sale in 1982.

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Recently received my order of cigars from the US, I tried to choose those that received some good feedback from cigar bloggers and seem to be quite popular. Here’s what I’ve got:

• CAO Italia Novella
• CAO Brazilia Lambada
• Oliva Serie V Torpedo
• Oliva Serie O Toro
• Rocky Patel Decade Lonsdale
• Tesa M3 Toro (this was included as a gift - thanks FumeeWorld - anybody knows what this is?)

Please share your thoughts on these sticks, I’ll be taking them into account :)

Origin : Honduras
Format : Churchill
Size : 175 x 19 mm
Ring : 48
Wrapper : Ecuador
Filler : Honduras
Binder : Honduras
Hand-Made
Price : ~$10 each
More info about purchasing Zino cigars...

Unlike the Zino Platinum series, the Classic blend is more than smokeable. Of course, I will not put it on my list of favorite sticks, but the Zino Classic No. 8 deserves at least one try and who knows, you may actually like it in case you’re into milder, gentle cigars.

Click here for the full review of Zino Classic No. 8…

We’ve found a couple of new cigar blogs worth checking out:

Partagas Serie D No. 4

Reviewed by Agent 15 at  The Cigar Spy

Check out this gorgeous blog. You might recognize the one who is behind it.
Read the full review here…
Read the review of Partagas Serie D No. 4 at Cigar Inspector…

Arturo Fuente Anejo Robusto

Reviewed by Barry at  A Cigar Smoker

“Less than impressed” and a 90 rating. Interesting.
Read the full review here…
Read the review of Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva No. 55 at Cigar Inspector…

Just found out (thanks to StogieGuys.com) that Altadis USA is giving away a free Montecristo Classic or White.

More details here.